Belfast Touring and then driving to Shannon
Trip Start
Oct 05, 2006
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Trip End
Oct 16, 2006
Shannon, Ireland
Monday, October 16, 2006
Belfast Falls Road - went to see the walled murals.
The first one the taxi driver took us to see was the mural depicting Bush's failure in Iraq.
The Albert Memorial Clock, Albert Square, Victoria Street Leaning 1.25 meters (4 feet) off the vertical, the tower is 35 meters high and centers around Prince Albert, Victoria's consort.
Drove by St Anne's Church, Belfast's first Church of Ireland Parish, it boasts a beautiful Romanesque building and the largest Celtic cross in Ireland.
Saw the Europa Hotel, this is where most of the journalist covering the Troubles stayed. It claims to be the "Europe's Most Bombed Hotel".
We ate a much deserved lunch (hangover time for Teresa) at Crown Liquor Saloon located on the Great Victoria Street. It is under the care of National Trust. It is victorian pub, complete with stained-glass windows, carved-wood booths, and tiled front and a crown at the front door.
We attempted to make a tour at the Belleek Pottery, but we arrived to find out that there aren't tours on Sunday. Established in 1857 Belleek Pottery holds a very special place in the cultural and commercial heritage of County Fermanagh. Nestling on the banks of the River Erne in the Lower Lough Erne.
Drove to Shannon to spend the night before flying out the next day. I flew out first and Kerry went back to tour the Rock of Cashel.
