Tag: Belfast
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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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