Our hotel is a funny combo of styles.
There's a courtyard in the restaurant that's filed with sculptures of animals.
Then there's a bit of art nouveau in the light fixtures.
Then there's fun suitcase and bird wall paper.
Additionally, there's a ton of purple.
It's kind of fun.
After arriving back from rainy Belfast, we were trying to figure out dinner.
I know I take the availability of things in my life for granted. But really people, if you don't sit down by 9:30, you're not eating, anywhere.
How can people stay out drinking with no food??? I do not understand this.
But I am also now a firm believer that all beverages should be available in half pints. It's a much more reasonable size.
And I made Michael go stand in front of temple bar. We did come all the way here, I figured it's kind of mandatory.
Although we didn't spend a whole lot of time in northern Ireland, I would encourage people to go.
I know even, ten years ago people would still be afraid to go. All I can say is it's a beautiful place, and everyone we meet was friendly and so excited that people are coming to see their country.
I didn't get any photos, but we did brave the hoop on hop off bus (with no hopping) just to see some of the murals. There's a whole peace wall that stands still around the city.
Next to the old court buildings, there are places the walls are, 17 feet thick and reinforced with steel, so they could withstand a car bomb.
The opera house there is beautiful and was rebuilt 3 times after being bombed.
It's an amazing part of this beautiful island.
