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Last we left off I was leaving London UK for Belfast, Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. They consider themselves Ireland, really just UK on paper etc. The currency is still the Pound. Funny, You can use British pounds in Northern Ireland, but you can\u2019t use Irish pounds outside of Northern Ireland. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n

I\u2019m once again jumping on my go-to tour company Intrepid Travel to guide me around this lovely country. The tour is called Northern and Southern Ireland. It\u2019s seven days, starting in Belfast and ending in Dublin. I\u2019m tacking on extra days in both cities as usually you don\u2019t have much time in them on the tour. So keep that in mind if you are booking a tour, always look at the itinerary and trip notes. Now you\u2019re thinking, no shit, seems obvious, but many people don\u2019t, then are upset or surprised by the itinerary. So don\u2019t be that type of traveller. Anyway, let\u2019s look at the map below. I did 3.5 days in Belfast in my own, before starting the tour.<\/p>\n

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This blog will cover Belfast to the Giant\u2019s Causeway.<\/p>\n

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Belfast! Known for the Titanic, shipbuilding and linen production. Marvellous little city! There\u2019s this hardy, spirited energy about it. Population of about 340,000, definitely has had its share of trauma and turmoil. But happy to see it\u2019s on the mend as per the locals.<\/p>\n

Easy to get around. You can walk, and of course they have a city bus system. I do sometimes utilize the hop on\/hop off buses. Good way to see a city and the main stops. Theres usually really good commentary too. There\u2019s designated stops, so get off, explore that area\/ attraction, then get back on. That simple. The only thing I would say about the Belfast one is the hours were quite short compared to other cities I\u2019ve done them on. So watch out for that to see if it\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n

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The City is divided into multiple quarters. Such as the Cathedral Quarter, the Titanic Quarter etc. Mainly just cultural divisions. All have something unique and interesting.<\/p>\n

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I highly recommend taking a Black Taxi Tour. It was approx 1.5 hrs. This was mainly a political tour to show the history between the Protestants (the English) and the Catholics (the Irish). Lots of sad and awful history of oppression, abuse and violence. I won\u2019t go into great detail because I\u2019ll be here forever. But you can look up \u201cthe troubles\u201d and \u201cBloody Sunday\u201d the \u201c1981 Irish Hunger Strike\u201d.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s many murals around. This is an important one as this marks the rioting and civil rights protests to end discrimination against the Irish Catholics. The Catholics were being treated so cruelly and unfairly by the Protestants. For example, you could be walking down the street, get arrested for no reason and jailed for years. All police and courts were Protestant. This became the start of the IRA, Irish Republican Army. They were around in the 1920\u2019s, but really took hold in 1969.<\/p>\n

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Protestant area. You can tell by all the flags everywhere.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll see these types of memorials around. Very sad and tragic reads. This one was on the Protestant side. So these people were murdered by the IRA. shootings and bombings. And this isn\u2019t that long ago, ended in 1998.<\/p>\n

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The Peace wall that divides the Protestant and Catholic sides. There\u2019s still gates that open at 0600 and close at 1800. Even though you\u2019ll hear most people talk about there being peace now, they say they\u2019re still building the trust. That maybe one day they\u2019ll never have to lock the gates again.<\/p>\n

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The Catholic memorial side on the back of the Peace wall. These people were murdered by the Protestants.<\/p>\n

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Falls Road. This is on the Catholic side. These are political murals, still being maintained today. Some are about local people in history and some are about world issues today.<\/p>\n

Some of the Irish Catholics who were imprisoned for no reason went on hunger strikes. Here\u2019s a link to a very powerful movie about with Michael Fassbender as one of the leaders Bobby Sands. He\u2019s very much revered as a hero.<\/p>\n