Belfast City Hall

The (Bel)fast and the Curious

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May 10th 2007
We made it up to Belfast Thursday morning. Since there aren't a lot of sights to see -- just Northern Ireland joie de vivre -- we decided just to spend a day here, before heading up to the more scenic coastal areas. Sadly, since this is technically a British territory, we have to spend Pounds here... and the exchange rate is even worse than that of the Euro (two to one). But besides that, everythi ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more