Today was an incredibly busy day and by the afternoon I started to feel how tiring traveling can be, but I figure it’s better to not let the tiredness get to me and just take advantage of my last afternoon in Belfast. Today was the first day of true Irish weather as it was quite cold and was drizzling on and off for most of … Continue reading Saoirse–Freedom
Waking up to another beautiful day without rain, the group ate breakfast at the hotel and then headed out to start our full day of planned activities. We took taxis to the Titanic museum, as the Titanic was assembled in the Belfast Harbor, and had about 2 hours to explore the museum. On the way over our taxi driver told us that ironically, the building … Continue reading Belfast: Golden and Bronze
After a somewhat uneventful night at the Newark airport and a slight flight delay, my group departed for Belfast, Northern Ireland around 10:00 pm. Within the group it seemed to be a unanimous combination of excitement, but also wanting to get some shut eye so we could take advantage of the first full day in Belfast, as we would be arriving at the airport around 9:00 am. … Continue reading Beautiful Day in Belfast
Earlier in the year I came across a vintage Irish tourism poster that read, “Travel round the globe, but first see Ireland.” I like to think of myself as someone who has chronic wanderlust. The more I see of the world, the more I crave to visit new countries and cities. Surprisingly enough though, Ireland was never somewhere on the top of my traveling list. … Continue reading The Irish Adventure
Emily Houston 