Welcome to Belfast
July 16, 2007
BELFAST — I got hit with an egg last night.
Welcome to Belfast. Some little bastards drove by and threw a brown egg at me as I walked down the street. Thankfully, it just bounced off my leg and broke on the ground, but what the hell?
Other than that, Belfast seems pretty okay. It’s expensive because they use pounds (which is the most arrogant form of currency I’ve ever seen). And the city is a lot more spread out than the other cities in the Republic, so it’s a little bit harder to explore, but I’ve wandered around most of the city centre.
A lot of things are the same, and a lot are different. It’s weird to see British flags flying over everything.
Yesterday, I walked down to see the BBC Northern Ireland building. Then strolled around the very impressive City Hall at Donegal Square. The City Hall is this huge, intricate building surrounded by a platoon and a half of statues, at least a dozen dead heroes just frozen in stone.
There is also a memorial for the Titanic disaster since the ship was built in Belfast.
Later, I walked up past a bunch of churches and wandered through the city’s botanical gardens. The architecture is great and the city tourism council seems very proud of it.
Today I just looked around the westside of town. I found a few political murals regarding Ulster freedom fighters. Strange stuff to see in a city. There’s a lot of political graffiti and a lot of random coffee shops.
Tonight is my last night in Belfast. Then one last night in Dublin before catching the big bird home.
See you all in a few days. Cheers.
July 16, 2007 at 11:50 pm
Glad to hear you were lucky enough to experience a good ‘ol fashioned drive-by egging, in a foreign country nonetheless. That’s hysterical. You’ll have to tell me all about Belfast when you return. Let me know what time and day you arrive back in the states, and if you need a ride from the airport or a place to stay, I gotcha covered my friend. Enjoy your last few days and I’ll talk to you soon.
July 17, 2007 at 5:46 am
Against Me! at the Big Easy the 29th. You better get tickets.
Sounds like your trip is going well. When you get back, we’ll find a reason to drink that $50 glass of Scotch.
Oh yeah, check out the new Boxhead. It’s amazing.