http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , Northern Ireland en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:38:00 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:38:00 UTC We got into Belfast around 1600 relaxed a little and made some plans. We were to meet our Canadian friends from Galway and look for a place selling shepherds pie and Guinness. We remembered as we neared downtown that it was the night of the Christmas Lighting Ceremony. There were loads of people and a stage where they had various performers including a couple from Xfactor some kind of http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-349119.html Hey all make sure to look at the video above Well I missed up there so headed for a weekend.Prior to leaving there were loads of issues with work permits visas etc. Looks as if i won't be able to keep my job at the restaurant because they need a work permit ... which they didn't bother to tell me ahead of timeArgh.So back to square one but all will be ok.I went to Sligo met an immigratio http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Fermanagh/blog-349111.html Here's Part 2 of the pictures. All credit to Tara and Cheryl even though i told them which ones to get. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-344833.html Here are all my Belfast mural pictures. Again i encourage all to read up on Belfast. I have a few tales to share when i return home from some of the Irish men i met who lived through it all. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-344832.html This is a side story from ldquo4 Days and 3 Nights around Irelandrdquo which will be published shortly. For those of you who know me which again is most of you I do not do well with fear. I have always had an incredibly vivid imagination so when Irsquom put into a situation that looks remotely spooky or even worse Irsquom shown something horrifying I will be in nightmare land for days http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Antrim/blog-343729.html The sun was elusive today as it has been for most of our time here. It appears when your not expecting and stays briefly all the while shifting and changing from behind the clouds and then slowly fades. Today we left Robins house and traveled from Porstewart to Derry along the coast taking scenic routes when possible. We started by walking along the promenade watching the sea and wind slam again http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Londonderry/blog-343371.html Today we headed back along the coast to places we did not get to see because it was to dark. The first sight we saw were the ruins of Dunluce Castle. We decided we did not want to go inside because we had already seen a castle but took a nice walk to the bottom of the castle. At this point you could still see the inside of the castle ruins and a bridge that crosses into the remaining part of the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Portstewart/blog-343337.html Today we rented a car eventually and drove up from Belfast to Portstewart along the north coast. We traveled along the coast the entire way mostly on the A2 but also along the Torr road. It was a beautiful drive the rolling green hills and coastal rock cliffs. We stopped shortly out of Belfast to look at the Carrickfergus Castle which was started in 1178. It's hard to come to grasp with the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Portstewart/blog-342740.html this was meant to be up yesterday all...Well.Happy November to everyone. This has been quite a whirlwind of a week. Currently I am back in Galway as I write this and it's been an adventure. As I write I have that familiar posttravel feeling of... did THAT just actually happenSo... let's see... last time I REALLY wrote was a while ago so... I'll catch ya up. Continued to meet someone wonde http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Fermanagh/blog-341894.html Time for a bit of history. Lonely Planet suggested that if you only have a day in Belfast you eat at Maggie Mayrsquos best suggestion ever and you see the murals. We drove around and tried to find as many as we could. Many of the murals were political and especially moving. Being that I have only learned little bits of the Northern Ireland ldquoTroublesrdquo as they call it I decide http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-341018.html Well Hope yer all well... So it was a fun week. We have met some new people and havin' a really nice time. MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE VIDEOS ABOVEWe have finally decided that we are leaving here on November 4th could be the 3rd.We will go to Galway and hang out during election time... GO OBAMA COME ON ... and enjoy the city a little bit.Andrea will fly home on Thursday.And then.. there's be http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Fermanagh/Lisnarick/blog-339735.html BelfastI arrived in Belfast just after lunch excited to learn about the history of Northern Ireland and thought Belfast would be just the place to gain that knowledge. And I was right. I went on a 1.5 hour walking tour that discussed the 330 years of Belfast viewing the Victorian architectural sights of City Hall and the leaning tower that is the Albert Memorial Clock. A fairly boring tour unles http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/blog-338502.html We were unsure about doing an ldquoand finallyrdquo blog with our ldquobest bitsrdquo from the last year. Truth is we have had such an amazing time and really liked keeping our blog so wersquore going to continue writing it for all the new places we visit. Wersquoll start that in just a moment but first we just want to say thank you to all of you who have touched our lives in differe http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/blog-338467.html Hey all Here are just some updated pictures EnjoyJess http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Fermanagh/Lisnarick/blog-336131.html Well... not much more to write about We're still havin' loads of fun.The two Israelis left and two more came and we had a blast.Now it's back down to just Andrea and I and we're workin' harder than everCheers http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Fermanagh/Lisnarick/blog-334243.html Well it's been quite an interesting week here in the north... We have made some friends in the local pub in Irvinestown... that's probably an undersatement as we were there a few times last week. What a blast.On Wednesday we went and helped Teresa work with kids in a local park to build a willow sculpture. It was amazing... so much fun and I got some really nice pictures yay. We finished our bask http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Fermanagh/Lisnarick/blog-329551.html uma biblioteca a srio de muitos muitos pisos o Writerrsquos Square e a omnipresena da histria sangrenta da Irlanda do Norte o Hamiltonrsquos pub catlico o Campeonato Mundial de Pong e o Homem Mais Belo do Mundo que nos convidou a assistir final no John Hewitt as discotecas irlandesas VIP pass para a Thompsonrsquos e a diminuta roupa e pudor das irlandesas as sandes da Subway e http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-328944.html The sun is shining on probably the first real day of summer and I've forgotten the insoles to my boots. Pretty stupid thing to do especially considering that I said out loud these boots feel really loose when I was putting them on. All is not lost however I'm in Ballycastle and I'm sure that I'll be able to pick up some replacements. My optimism is dashed as all I can find is a thin pair of dr http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Ballycastle/blog-327473.html ltobject typeapplicationxshockwaveflash allowScriptAccessalways allowNetworkingall height230 width150 alignmiddle datahttpwww.justgiving.comwidgetsjgwidget.swf flashvarsEggId1329219IsMS0gtltparam namemovie valuehttpwww.justgiving.comwidgetsjgwidget.swf gtltparam nameallowScriptAccess valuealways gtltparam nameallowNetworking va http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-326610.html Hey all... Well... it's been quite a week here Sunday after the wedding was brilliant. Ina myself and Andrea did NOTHING but sit at the kitchen table eat and play on the computer. It was awesome. Such a great restful day.Monday Ina left us for her 10 day tour of the west of the republic... She's lovin' life right now The west is the best Have a blast Ina... we miss you. Monday Tuesday we http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Fermanagh/blog-326078.html da tarde segundo seno do RU as docas de Belfast e porque se gabam eles de terem construdo o Titanic onde se entra num desfile de moda da Emporio sem pagar as 12 pounds de entrada graas ao charme portugusNo dia seguinte aps uma durssima noite dormida pressa mais da parte da Snia que da minha que afinal estou de frias tivemos de nos arrancar da cama para eu conhecer as maravilha http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-325723.html We just got back from 5 day road trip. What a country It is beautiful in rain or sunshine. Heather did all of the driving while I navigated. Think we made good team except when we got lost in Belfast. The first day ended in Ballycastle a little resort village where we met some great people. I'll upload photos with comments and try to add more text later. We are in Dublin for the last we http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Ballycastle/blog-325405.html Hi all Well... this should be darn interesting for ya to read now... something differentFirst... McGann's pub put a gallery of my pictures up with a link to my website yay So excited. Check it outhttpmcgannspubdoolin.comcomponentoptioncomeasygalleryItemid31Now... I arrived in the North for those of you who don't live here... Northern Ireland is part of the UK and not the Republic o http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Fermanagh/blog-323997.html Northern Ireland has been a highlight of the trip and my trip to Portstewart on the coast to see the Giant's Causeway was spectacular. I finally met up with my friends in Galway and had a bit of craic a good laugh with them as the sun shined down on us. It was another lovely day and as we chatted about memories of Prague and what the future had in store for us athletes were running and biking http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Bushmills/blog-323547.html Sunday August 24th Rushport Northern IrelandSo I crossed the border to Northern Ireland. Nothing changed really except for the accent but that changes every two miles here. Yes I crossed the border not we. Stephan left yesterday as planned for Germany. But first things first. I left you at that house in Glendalough south of Dublin deep in the Wicklow Mountains and far away from any civilizat http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Bushmills/blog-316484.html Ok I think I'm ready to talk about the past couple of days now Having eaten and slept I'm a little calmer and collected now.Day 15 Sunday 17th August Drogheda to Rathfriland45.76 milesaverage speed 11.6 mphtotal ride time 3 hours 54 minsDecide I really must do at least one bit of sightseeing on this trip so this morning I head to church. Not because the bike ride has been so stressful I've tu http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-313842.html Hello all So the aim was to do a few blogs first so that you all have some idea of how I am feeling before I go...the days are slipping away fast and I think I have about 3 weeks left until I go It also gets me used to writing whatever comes into my head... should not be difficult I hear you mutter.. and then deleting the rubbish to try to make it all seem like something worthwhile reading. I tho http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/blog-313654.html Hi guys I'm still alive although I shouldn't joke too much about how important that statement is right now eekSo 4 countries down Yes Dad 5 if you include Cornwall and 2 weeks gone and I'm about to move across to the home run. What adventures has Frankie been up to recently then Well apart from a fair bit of cycling I've mostly been enjoying the wonderful hospitality of the Irish tha http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-313585.html