Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

Wir fahren weiter in den Norden, nächstes Ziel das Cover vom Lonely-Planet Reiseführer 😅: Die Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. Eine kleine Hängebrücke, die ursprünglich von Fischern installiertRead more
Wir fahren weiter in den Norden, nächstes Ziel das Cover vom Lonely-Planet Reiseführer 😅: Die Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. Eine kleine Hängebrücke, die ursprünglich von Fischern installiertRead more
Another packed day. Sunshine has prevailed all day, so we have been taking advantage of that. A drive through the Catholic neighborhood in Belfast. Saw the Sinn Fein headquarters and a tribute toRead more
We bid farewell to Belfast’s peak hour traffic this morning and wound our way up to ‘Napoleon’s nose’, which is on the most prominent hill that overlooks Belfast. The morning started a littleRead more
Traveler We were in Enniskillen in 1985 with a big group, the year John was born while we were in England, just arrived from Egypt and went to the Edinburgh Tattoo in August of that year and I had my birthday in London and I spent the day trolling every floor at Harrods - a great birthday that year!!!! LOL Mum - keep safe and well xx
Traveler I mentioned to Garth (our aircraft maintenance mechanic) we were in Belfast- he sent the following email: Enjoy Belfast I was there for 6 weeks during the troubles in the late 70’s buying Shorts 330 aircraft for a company I was working for at the time. There were bombs going off everywhere and the hotel we stayed in “The Europa” had been bombed 18 times in 10 years. Thank goodness things are better now. Bobby Sands a member of the IRA was starving himself to death in Long Kesh (The Maize Prison) and died a little while after we left. Regards Garth
Today turned out to be our most beautiful weather so far in Ireland and we were able to make the most of it. Three days in a row with no rain - the locals are declaring this as some sort ofRead more
Traveler Loved the rope bridge across to the island!! It didn’t seem to sway very much and it seemed well maintained, just as well!! It is fortunate that you are having good weather. Keep safe and well - lots love Mum xx
Pretty much just a day of transport and transiting, our goal was to get to Glasgow.
This entailed a 1.5hr direct drive from Londonderry to Belfast, boarding our slightly delayed ferry back toRead more
Traveler Oh glad you’re enjoying it Mish. It’s always a great adventure with Mark as the tour leader😳…. but never a minute’s rest till you climb into bed for what seems like 10 minutes and then up at the crack of dawn to do it all over again the next day 😱😆 but oh such fun. Sending love to you and Peter xx
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 andRead more
This morning, we headed down the Atlantic Ocean coast through Ballysally, Bushmills and Portrush (and the golf course, home of the 2019 Open Championship) and on to the incredible Giants Causeway.Read more
Dann ging es noch zum Giants Causeway, eine Formation von Gestein in Form von Sechsecken, so verrückt. Wir laufen den Trail andersherum, kommen noch bis vor an einen abgesperrten Abschnitt und laufenRead more
Loch Morlich....a walk out of Aviemore..to this freshwater loch in the Badenoch and Strathspey area..one minute sun..the next sleet..but stunning views….and through wonderful pineRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Northern Ireland, Nordirland, Irlanda del Nord, Irlanda del Norte, Irlande du Nord, Šiaurės Airija, Noord Ierland, Северная Ирландия
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