Belfast

We are just finishing up our second night in Belfast at the Europa Hotel.  Yesterday, our flight arrived at 7AM in Dublin, and we hopped on a bus to Belfast.  We arrived around 10:45 and went on a long walk around the city.  We saw where the Titanic was built and its dry dock - what an interesting history!  Then we walked to the other side of the city to catch what turned out to be a really great bike tour.  There were 10 participants, and our guide Jerry.  It was a beautiful trip that included the botanic gardens, a long ride along the River Lagan, and a ride through the countryside.  It really was amazing (except when someone wiped out and an ambulance while called - all while it POURED rain)!  We crashed around 7:30PM - we had been traveling with very little sleep since 1PM the day before, Ireland time.

Today we took a guided bus tour to the Carrick-a-rede rope bridge, Giant's Causeway, and the city of Derry (where we heard a great deal about it's tough political and religious history) with our bus driver and tour guide John.  Now we're beat and will head to bed, before we catch our flight to Glasgow tomorrow!!!

Ben & Jenny