So we flew RyanAir from London to Belfast, and I was pleasantly surprised. I had read some bad news about RyanAir, but it worked out well other than the fact that we had to sit for an hour while our plane's wings were de-iced. However, there still is some weird shenanigans with RyanAir, but maybe it's the clients rather than the company. Read this story about a RyanAir customer who ate his winning ticket because he got so frustrated. It is hilarious.
Anyway, we made it to Belfast without incident.
Once we were there, we checked into our hostel, which was AMAZING. It was basically like a hotel. And we had movie night with a cute guy who worked there from New Zealand aka a Kiwi.
On our first day, we just wandered around the city center. The city hall building is really cool, and the inside has a lot of marble. Plus, the cool ferris wheel next to it is awesome.
Belfast architecture was really interesting. There is a lot of older buildings next to really modern ones, but the new ones have things that incorporate the more traditional ones, like color. The reason is basically the bombings. Belfast was heavily bombed during WWII and then by the IRA during 'The Troubles' from 1969-1994.
We also went into a pub called Crown Liquor Saloon, which dates back to the 18th century. It has these really cool wooden nooks.
Day One was mainly us wandering around the city center. But Lindsey and I reached a new measurement of hunger while walking around before stopping in a cool little cafe. Some guy was walking down the street eating a sandwich, and we both wanted to just take a bite out of it and keep walking. Luckily, we found The Streat a couple minutes later, and I had amazing chicken soup and a Brie BLT.
Much more to come about my few days in Belfast as well as new things about life in London.
awesome photos colleen. sounds like a fantastic time, i hope you had a chance to go on the huge ferris wheel!
ReplyDeleteunfortunately i did not get a chance to ride on it. i may have to go on the london eye though to make up for it. lol.
ReplyDeleteColleen,
ReplyDeleteReally interesting anecdotes and great pictures too. By the way, you cannot just grab another person's sandwich and take a bite .... smile. And ..... a cute guy from New Zealand ...... Kiwi? Such a wonderful time you are having - this is a tremendous experience for you. Keep the updates coming - I love seeing your pictures and hearing about your adventures.
Love - Dad