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May 16, 2023 – Derry, NI to Galway, Ireland
Took a bus five and a half hours from Derry to Galway. N8ce countryside to look at along the way. One of the photos shows the route but it wasn’t 3 hours, 40 minutes. That’s if you havevyour own car. The bus was fine and a lot cheaper than renting a car. Driving is a…
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May 15, 2023 – Derry, Northern Ireland
Took the train and a bus from Derry to the Giant’s Causeway. The trip took about two hours to the site. The Giant’s Causeway is exposed columns of basalt. The columns are hexagonal (six sided). They were created about 60 million years ago when lava cooled rapidly caused by seawater. Nah, just kidding. The Causeway…
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May 14, 2023 – Derry, Northern Ireland
Derry was another hub of violence during The Troubles, the period between 1969 and 1998 when those mainly of the Protestant persuasion couldn’t get along with the Catholics and vice versa. The Protestants had the power and the backing of the British. Things started to escalate in the late 60s and early 70s. The British…
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May 13, 2023 – Derry, Northern Ireland
Took a train around noon from Belfast to Derry. On this train trip I had plenty of legroom. The ride was pleasant with nice countryside and sometimes sea coast to look at. The sun even came out and shined. The trip was about two hours and cost 14 Ulster pounds which is about $17.50. Found…
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May 12, 2023 – Belfast, Northern Ireland
Went on an hour and a half tour of a segregated section of Belfast. By segregated, Protestants, who are pro-Britain, and Catholics, who are for a united Ireland, live in separate neighborhoods. Belfast is like a chess board of Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods. In this section there’s even a wall with gates that open mainly…
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May 11, 2023 – Belfast, Northern Ireland
One of the highlights of Belfast is Titanic Belfast, a great museum devoted to the ship Titanic. You may have heard of it. It was built here. There are lots of displays explaining the design, construction, working conditions of the ship builders, Belfast in the early 1900s, the voyage of the Titanic and the sinking…
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May 10, 2023 – Belfast, Northern Ireland
Took the train to Belfast late this morning. It took just over two hours from Dublin. The train isn’t fast. The isle of Ireland just isn’t large. Wish I could say the train ride was a pleasure but there wasn’t enough legroom. Sat at a table with three other people and it was hard to…
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May 9, 2023 – Dublin, Ireland
Went on an excellent day tour to Bru na Boinne about an hour’s bus ride north of Dublin. Bru na Boinne is a Neolithic ruin site with several passage tombs under great man-made mounds. These tombs and other artifacts date back to about 3500 BC, 1000 years older than the Egyptian pyramids and 500 years…
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May 8, 2023 – Dublin, Ireland
Visited Trinity College, established in 1592. The big attraction is The Book of Kells, an ancient manuscript painstakingly created by monks around 800 AD. It’s the book of gospels of apostles Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Book of Kells is written in Latin and adorned to the hilt with intricate drawings. The book is…
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May 7, 2023 – Dublin, Ireland
Arrived in Dublin, Ireland this morning. The weather was good, not raining. It rains a bit in Ireland so I had a good afternoon of sightseeing in the center of the city. Saw a little of Dublin Castle, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, Temple Bar area, River Liffey. My Airbnb host gave some recommendations…
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