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Belfast - with Ricky and Ciara
Sat 11/04/09 (day 1)
Belfast - Queens University
The next destination on our travels is Belfast where we meet Ciara and Ricky, two young locals who show us the best places to visit in the city…
We both agree that Ricky’s old University, Queen’s university is definitely a must see attraction when visiting Belfast. I'd say it's a 15-minute walk from the centre of town, you can't miss it, it's a huge red brick building, really striking. You can wander around the grounds where literary great like Seamus Heaney, Ciaran Carson, and Paul Mundoon, once wandered around.
The grounds are nice and leafy and the Botanical gardens are just next door. So you should pop across and check out the Palm House, it's a pretty Victorian building, the Tropical Ravine and the Ulster Museum .
At Queen's University you also really should see visit the Naughton Gallery. It's got great collections and exhibitions.
There are heaps of Hotels and B&Bs in the area, and its pretty central, so it's a great location to stay in.”
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Unscheduled - Belfast
We had such a wonderful time there. The food was fabulous wherever we went, and the people were always friendly and helpful. The markets have a wonderful atmosphere, and the the history of the place can be so deep, you feel like you've stepped back in time. The buildings are stunning and you can walk around many of the churchs, taking in their beauty.
Belfast may have been the place for terrorists at one point, but now it's home to tourists.
Fabulous place and I recommend any to visit at least once. Although having been, you will want to go again and again.
see the big fish and a big sugar cube floating on the lagan promoting sugar walk an iconic apartment block in belfasts much loved cathedral quarter.
see you all soon