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3 Entries Tagged with "Belfast"

Imagination Becomes a Reality

Posted by Intern on October 23, 2013.

For many years now, I have wanted to come to the United Kingdom and Ireland, the British Isles. I never really knew why nor did I have a real reason why, but there was something about this region that drew my attention unlike any other place in the world. It has class, elegance, grandeur, … More »

Tags: Belfast // UK // Northern Ireland // Giant's Causeway // Ireland // Shankill Road // Falls Road // Fish and Chips
Derry, Belfast and the Orange Marches

Posted by Andy Steves on September 15, 2010.

I had four days off between my units in London and Milan, and I decided to go back to Dublin. There I met back up with Stephen McPhilemy, and we went up to Belfast for the Orange marches. In Northern Ireland, there’s what’s known as the marching season. It is where all the Protestants get … More »

Tags: Derry // Belfast // Orange Marches // 2008 // Summer // Ireland
Defying Gravity for a Guinness

Posted by Andy Steves on September 15, 2010.

We made our way down to Dublin on Saturday. On the way we took a detour through Belfast. Stephen wanted to show me where the real Troubles happened. In that city, it looked like there was another Berlin Wall running right down the middle separating the two parts of the population. Protestant … More »

Tags: Ireland // Dublin // Belfast // Derry // 2008 // Weekend Trip // St. Paddy's day // Study Abroad

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