It was December when I visited Belfast with German friend Katharina, that trip was filled with Christmas markets, couch surfing, sightseeing and just hanging around...
So now it was time for another Belfast visit with German friend (again) but a different one than last time. We were staying at friends place who hosted me also last time I was in Belfast.
As it was second time in Belfast there was no need for do those kind of basic sightseeing things so it made this trip more focused on just hanging around and meeting friends, my both couch surfer hosts, Robyn and Pouki, and Sophie, Danish girl who we met on one of our road trips in Derry. Our trip started in a funny way, right after we had arrived to Belfast and while we were walking towards our host (Robyn's) place just randomly in front of Europe hotel we bumped to Sophie... "World is a small place and Europe even smaller" had been proven to be true again.
Tradition were kept on place and after having a joyful walk around Queens university and botanic gardens day started to turn to an evening and we all headed to Lavery's to hang around and play some pool with Robyn, her boyfriend Matt, Sophie and my travel companion Julia. Playing in teams we managed to have several matches.. Girls vs. Boys, Maynooth vs. Belfast, Scandinavia vs. Rest of Europe etc... Hours passed and balls rolled until bar was closing and it was time to go leave.
Because every trip has to include something new on this trip me, Julia and Sophie wanted to go see Belfast castle... Nevertheless I had almost promised myself that no more castles in Ireland here we went again... But because I was in Northern Ireland it can be counted as acceptable exception. After all the name "castle" was a bit confusing, it was more like a mansion on the hill... Which made it cool was its garden and surroundings. There was a tale that castle have always had a cat as a residence so it was thought to be a good luck. That's why in the garden there were hidden nine cats in different forms (small statues, shaped bushes, mosaic formations..), after searching a while we found them all! After this treasure hunt we took a trail that went behind the castle through the forest and top of the hill which provided great views over the Belfast. It was interesting to notice how small for example Titanic museum looked like since last time standing next to it, it seemed to be gigantic.
At evening discovered some Irish heritage of Belfast... There was an Irish pub where happened to be on that day traditional music and dances. At first hearing the name of the place didn't ring me a bell but immediately as we were getting closer that place I recognized that it was actually the same pub where I was on my last visit in Belfast... Nice coincidences. So second evening passed by with a taste of few pints of Guinness and Irish rhythms. One of us even was even brave enough to join the dances and no, it wasn't me. That was a good craic to see and even better to participate.
Next morning it was time for goodbyes, those moments that no one likes... But moments that need to be faced. But I'm sure that our paths will cross somewhere again. Boarding the train and farewells for Belfast, city of interesting history and nice people.
So now it was time for another Belfast visit with German friend (again) but a different one than last time. We were staying at friends place who hosted me also last time I was in Belfast.
As it was second time in Belfast there was no need for do those kind of basic sightseeing things so it made this trip more focused on just hanging around and meeting friends, my both couch surfer hosts, Robyn and Pouki, and Sophie, Danish girl who we met on one of our road trips in Derry. Our trip started in a funny way, right after we had arrived to Belfast and while we were walking towards our host (Robyn's) place just randomly in front of Europe hotel we bumped to Sophie... "World is a small place and Europe even smaller" had been proven to be true again.
Because every trip has to include something new on this trip me, Julia and Sophie wanted to go see Belfast castle... Nevertheless I had almost promised myself that no more castles in Ireland here we went again... But because I was in Northern Ireland it can be counted as acceptable exception. After all the name "castle" was a bit confusing, it was more like a mansion on the hill... Which made it cool was its garden and surroundings. There was a tale that castle have always had a cat as a residence so it was thought to be a good luck. That's why in the garden there were hidden nine cats in different forms (small statues, shaped bushes, mosaic formations..), after searching a while we found them all! After this treasure hunt we took a trail that went behind the castle through the forest and top of the hill which provided great views over the Belfast. It was interesting to notice how small for example Titanic museum looked like since last time standing next to it, it seemed to be gigantic.At evening discovered some Irish heritage of Belfast... There was an Irish pub where happened to be on that day traditional music and dances. At first hearing the name of the place didn't ring me a bell but immediately as we were getting closer that place I recognized that it was actually the same pub where I was on my last visit in Belfast... Nice coincidences. So second evening passed by with a taste of few pints of Guinness and Irish rhythms. One of us even was even brave enough to join the dances and no, it wasn't me. That was a good craic to see and even better to participate.Next morning it was time for goodbyes, those moments that no one likes... But moments that need to be faced. But I'm sure that our paths will cross somewhere again. Boarding the train and farewells for Belfast, city of interesting history and nice people.
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