Monday, May 9, 2016

Beautiful day in Belfast

Day started a little late as we slept in - but slept well. A hot breakfast, then waited for the cab tour - they were late due to a flub with th company, but enjoyed seeing and hearing details and finding out the current attitudes. At the end, we had John (the driver) drop us off at city hall. We signed up for the 2 pm tour of the hall, then headed back to The Bobbin, the cafe in the hall for a tomato soup and toilet break. 

Met the tour guide at 2 pm, along with about 40 others, and got to go up the central staircase, and spend a few minutes sitting in the councilor's chairs. The, to the retiring room with a Titanic theme, and the grand ballroom, being set up for a banquet as we walked through. Tour well worth the time. Ten spent the next few hours wandering the streets looking at the architecture ( an old bank building converted to a Tesco) before wandering back to the waterfront and the Big Fish. A break there for a snack at 5:30, then headed back to the town square and caught the number 9 bus - along with the help of a friendly young man who helped us get off at the right stop.

Another quick break at the hotel, before we walked down to the Barking Dog - had at thought of fish & chips, but the don't serve that on Mondays. However, had a burger that was apparently rated one of the best in Belfast - we would agree. The potato was a St. Mary's strain - excellent for fries! Back to the hotel to bed down for e night - more than 10800 steps ( photos will follow after we find the cable...)

And here are the photos!



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