Divakar

We decide to head straight to the Belfast visitor centre, but end up shopping in Zoho (clothes store selling Irish Linen with a super sale tag). We were surprised at the Asian population and Indian restaurants with names like Archana's and Ginger Root. A short walk brought us to the City Centre with the Belfast City Hall at the centre. Belfast was granted the status of "city", by Queen Victoria in 1888.The City Hall houses the office of the City council and was built between 1898 and 1906. It looked catholical, with the green. gold and white/silver colour scheme. Vidhur and Trilok were more interested in the "Belfast Wheel" (a clone of the "London Eye"), right next to the City Hall. A brief stop at the Belfast information centre, helped us plan the next days in ... read more

All bags packed and ready to go...and still my boys dont have any clue about it. That is the long and short of it! errr...actually the short explanation. The long one is...Myself and Rajee, planned to take our sons, Vidhur and Trilok, on a holiday. After many hours on the internet, we decided on Belfast in Northern Ireland. It is filled with history and beauty, neither too far nor too near, besides giving us a reasonable package. The trip started off in good spirit. The boys knew where they were going only at the airport!! All of us were full of zeal and enthu...Pleasant flight. Before we know we were in Belfast. We were quick to find the right bus and arrive at the Europa bus station. After a brief, aimless wander, we walked in the ... read more