Belfast - Fascinating City and Amazing Landscape

Our trip to Belfast was incredibly memorable - the city has such a fascinating history of violence and the landscapes around the city are so incredibly dramatic.  As a kid, I remember thinking of Belfast as a dangerous place to go (true), but since the Good Friday Accords, the city has calmed and it was an interesting trip to learn about the history as well as continuing religious tensions.  We also had the opportunity to take a full day tour outside the city to some of the spots where the show Game of Thrones is filmed...that was an amazing treat and the scenery was just jaw dropping.  Enjoy the snaps!

There is public art everywhere in Belfast...check out the big fish and the crane in the background that says H&W (Harland & Wolff) is iconic as it's in the shipbuilding yards and is the same company that built the Titanic.

The architecture of the Titanic Museum was stunning

We stopped by the Crown Bar in Belfast...the most famous bar in Belfast that included amazing murals, stained glass, and wood carvings...as well as private booth "snugs" with a closing door!

One of the current political murals in Northern Belfast next to the Sinn Fein headquaters.  Note the barbed wire above it:

The Dark Hedges...famous for Game of Throne fans

Don't look down...from the rope bridge...but check out the amazing color of the water below.  It's like being in the Caribbean ...but the water is 32 degrees!!!

Another view of the bridge

Giant's Causeway is the basis of many Celtic legends...but this amazing set of stones was actually caused by a volcanic eruption eons ago:

The go into the ocean and are echoed on the other side of the sea...24 miles away on an island on the coast of Scotland