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    • TravelerWestern Scottish Isles Walk
      221111
      Day 16

      Derry history in one day?

      July 10 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Impossible!
      This history is long…this history means tragedies…this history is tangible…this history makes me sad and hopeful in once.

      My last years trip to Belfast and this to Derry shows how religious differences show up. Do people carry still what ancestors made wrong as they felt doing right over 450 years?

      These words come to mind: Unconsciously conscious, violently non-violent, unresolved solved, hated and beloved, traditionally present, friends, no surrender, free Derry, …

      How can conflicts be solved? Bring people together…go on talking and create present and future not to forget the past, together. Fight for humanity and civil rights. „Sei ein Mensch“!      Read more

    • TravelerGrand Tour of Europe - 2023
      2
      Day 24

      Northern Ireland & Derry

      May 26, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      After arriving in Northern Ireland, we travelled through Antrim and Ulster to Londonderry, where we were taken on a tour of the city with a local appropriately named Ronan. He was entertaining and told and showed us the cities history and explained the story behind the conflict of The Troubles between the Irish and the English and how Londonderry (or Derry, depending on whether you are English or Irish, Protestant or Catholic) has moved on since the peace settlement in 1998 with the signing of the Belfast Agreement.Read more

    • TravelerIreland
      11
      Day 22–23

      Derry Northern Ireland

      October 1 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      We crossed into Northern Ireland today after a quick visit to Letterkenny. Google Maps didn't let us know, but since my phone stopped working, we figured it out. It never occurred to me that I would need two plans, but it is a different country. The drive was every bit as pretty the people just as friendly. Our B&B on William St was one block from where Bloody Sunday took place, and our host Kevin remembers it well. He was 8, and his parents came home from what was supposed to be a peaceful rally and locked them in the house for almost a week. We visited the memorials and murals in that area. It's hard to imagine how recent it was. We totally loved Derry. It's such a nice blend of old and new. People are friendly and there is music everywhere. The original walls from the 15th and 16th centuries are still in tact, and it's about a mile walk around the top. There were tributes to the Derry Girls alongside tributes to revolutionary heroes. Quite unexpected, but it works. We walked for hours and then found a pub with traditional music. Initially, it was a group of young people with someone who appeared to be their music teacher. The pub was full of their families as well as tourists and regulars. It reminded me a bit of Song Farmers as each performer took turns leading a song. At 8:00, the lights flashed, and everyone under 18 had to leave. A young couple from Ottawa with a baby had joined us at our table, and they had to go too. Quite a coincidence as the young father races at our yacht club at least once a year with our dock neighbor. After the kids left, some other musicians sat down, and the music continued. A couple from Owen Sound sat with us, too. They were traveling the opposite direction to us, so we shared suggestions based on both our experiences. The next morning, we walked across the Peace Bridge and explored some other parts of the city.Read more

    • TravelerAuszeit
      Day 600

      Londonderry die 2.

      June 7 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Weil uns die Stadt so gut gefällt nochmal Bilder. Die Leute sind super nett! Smalltalk garantiert 🤩😍
      Ach ja, wir haben die 600 Tage leben im Auto heute erreicht. Soooo schön diese Freiheit!!! 🥳

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    • TravelerWestern Scottish Isles Walk
      2
      Day 16

      Derry („Londonderry“)

      July 10 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      I will be two nights in Derry (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry) before going back to Coleraine by train and to Ballycastle by bus where I‘ve started three days ago. Nothing was really planned; only an idea to come here.
      I am into history of the country and I want to feel and ask a lot to soak the city’s mood. Let’s dive in.
      Decided to write another Footprint 👣 on the history of Derry. My feelings in the city and my „poor“ view about what I‘ve recognized.      Read more

    • TravelerIreland
      Day 16

      Derry City Wall

      July 22, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

      Mom and I got up and walked the Derry Wall. Pretty cool. It's about a mile around, and served the purpose of protecting the city in the 1600's. It served the purpose of keeping the Catholics out in the 1900's.Read more

    • TravelerIreland 2023
      1
      Day 11

      Starting the morning right!

      May 12, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F

      Starting the morning right. The local bakery, Courtney's, came highly recommended. Spot on! Scones, fresh cream filled donut, cinnamon donut, and an apple tart. 😋 No! We did NOT eat them all right away! Saved some for later. 😆

      Stopped in the church gardens across the street. Just lovely. They have a 200 year old beech tree according to Paudi ("not Paulie" we were told), the grounds keeper. Many nuns are buried under this tree as the building that now has a Catholic school was once a nunnery. The chapel has stained glass windows by Harry Clarke (1889-1931), an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator whose works are considered national treasures.

      We left a sunny Dingle to drive into the clouds covering the Conner Pass on our way to the Blennerville Windmill. What we thought was a photo op turned into a really interesting stop. The port here is where the Jeanne Johnson famine ship departed from for other lands (remember we saw this ship on Day 1). At 5 stories tall, this stone windmill is the largest working windmill in Ireland. The mill has been refurbished and is again operational. The miller gave us a tour and demonstrations about how it all functioned. Quite amazing. Even Richard learned something new! 🤓

      The ferry system has been grand.  We took a second car ferry trip today to cut over to the Kilkie Cliffs and Pollock Holes. This was yet another of the amazing "like another world" sites. 

      The Cliffs of Moher are one of the most famous sites and images of Ireland. The sheer cliffs are 700 ft high - second highest in Ireland and has one of the major bird nesting colonies. They are stunning to see!       Read more

    • TravelerIreland 2023
      1
      Day 10

      Things don't always go as you plan...

      May 11, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F

      Things don't always go as you plan...the Sea Safari was cancelled (rough seas). 😢 The up side to that is we had lots of time for the Slea Head Drive! The morning started out a bit cool, gray, and windy - some real Irish weather. 😀

      First stop - Fairy Fort and critters. 🐑🐎🐐🦙 We had so much fun with the animals we kinda forgot about the fort. Stop two was Dunbeg Fort and no critters so I could focus. This fort, from 500BC, is nearly falling into the ocean as erosion wears away at the cliff. I hiked up to see some of the abandoned famine houses while Richard checked out the building that housed a restaurant. When I got back, he had found us some real Irish headgear to help complete our conversion. 😆☘️

      Somewhere between the 8th and 12th centuries, dry stone stacked huts called "beehive huts" were built. They were used mostly by monks and Star Wars film crews.

      Onward...Dunmore Beach and Dunquin Pier. This is where the less than 175 inhabitants of the Blanket Islands would row across to unload their sheep and other items to sell on the main island. This island's people were instrumental in helping the Irish language not go extinct. Today, Irish is now a required to be taught in schools and is growing in use. Learn more: blasket.ie

      Stopped for a pint at the western most pub in Ireland, Kruger's. We then continued our loop around with a stop at the Gallarus Oratory. Also built using the stacked dry stone method, it stands today exactly as it was built over 1000 years ago. There has been no need for any renovations! Amazing! 

      Back in town, we popped into Murphy's for some locally made ice cream. Oh my goodness!! Such great flavors - Brown Bread Crumble, Chocolate Whiskey, Dingle Sea Salt, and Honeycomb Caramel. 😋🍦 I know, brown bread ice cream sounds really weird, but it was delicious!

      We had enough time to drive Slea Head a second time...hoping for a little more sun. We didn't get the sunset we were hoping for, but we did stop back at Kruger's for a pub dinner. Learned about Sheep Dog peanut butter whiskey. Delicious!

      After a few hundred more photos, we arrived back in Dingle in time to hit a couple of pubs. Foxy John's is half pub, half hardware store. 😂 Then, down the street to Nelligan's for some TRAD (traditional) music to end our day.       Read more

    • Europa, wir kommen
      2
      Day 341

      Derry/Londonderry

      May 24 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Während die Stadt in der Republik Irland Derry heißt, wird sie im Vereinigten Königreich Londonderry genannt (nur die Einwohner selber sagen meistens Derry).
      Nachdem wir einen kurzen Abstecher zur Peace Bridge gemacht haben, ging es einmal durch die Innenstadt zur St. Columb´s Cathedral, die zur Church of Ireland gehört, also anglikanisch ist. (Nicht nur mit dem Geld ist das kompliziert hier!) Eine schöne Kirche, in der mich besonders die uralten Flaggen beeindruckt haben.
      Da ich mich bisher eher wenig mit dem Nordirlandkonflikt beschäftigt habe und auch bisher nicht so wirklich wusste worum es dabei eigentlich geht, haben wir noch das Museum of Free Derry besucht. Das Gebäude steht in Bogside, dem Viertel, in dem am 30. Januar 1972 die Demonstration stattfand, die später im "Bloody Sunday" endete. Sehr eindrucksvolle und bewegende Texte, Bilder und Videos sind in dem kleinen Museum zu sehen.      Read more

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    • TravelerEin Sommer im Norden
      Day 104

      Peace Bridge

      August 13, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      Die Derry Peace Bridge über den Fluss Foyle überbrückt eine 400 Jahre alte politische Kluft zwischen zwei Seiten einer einst bitter gespaltenen Gesellschaft.
      Die Brücke wurde am 25. Juni 2011 eröffnet und ist 235 Meter lang.Read more

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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    City of Derry, Londonderry, DRY, Doire

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