Belfast, United Kingdom

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Jul 13 - Jul 15, 2011

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It was amazing! I never knew what this was before coming here, but I am so glad we saw this natural wonder! The strange rocks were formed by a volcano long ago and they still stand today, still a strange site to see.

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Belfast is more like a city than any of the other places we've been to, so it wasn't my favorite. We went to the Ulster Museum and I learned about the interesting Irish history and 'The Troubles' that was so recent and still going on in Belfast to some extent. I don't want to go into more depth, but look it up if you're interested. We saw some of the protestant murals that Belfast is famous for that are painted on the side of houses in certain neighborhoods. Overall it was a good end to our Ireland tour.

Ireland was absolutely amazing, it exceeded my standards that I had coming into the trip. My favorite part of Ireland was the 'real Ireland' - the amazing scenery was unlike anything I have seen. I'm glad that we got to see so much of Ireland. There is definitely more to see, but we got a really good taste of it. We were so lucky with the weather, which really helped us have an amazing time always being outdoors enjoying the country.

Now we are heading to Dublin to fly to Berlin, and I am so excited! We are going to see our friends there, and it will be really nice to stay in one place for longer than a night like we have been doing.

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We went to a bar that was still run on gas lights, that's how old it is. I believe it is the oldest bar in Northern Ireland, but it was renovated. The seating was in private rooms with booths, so you could tell back in the day, only the higher class ate there. But now, anyone can, and the food was delicious.

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