IRELAND DAY SIX - BELFAST

We head off to the ancient medieval walled city of Derry, the home of Bloody Sunday is probably what it is know for all over the world.  When we get here we are given the opportunity to go on an award winning walking tour around some famous sites. The tour was great, learnt a lot about the battles between the Protestants and the Catholics and saw places where lots of the turmoil unfolded. It's so sad to see but good to see that things have been pretty good there for a while. However it still looks segregated tho. In the Protestant area we saw some famous murals that were painted on the sides of buildings in memory of certain events. Walked past the Bloody Sunday Memorial as well as a plaque and flowers in memory of an 11 yr old boy that was killed by rubber bullets during fighting, so sad. It was a very interesting tour. Back on the bus and heading for The Giants Causeway the 8th wonder of the world and Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. The Giants Causeway is it Giant or Science is how Carroll put it to us, it was for us to decide. There r an estimated 37,000 basalt colums whose tops form stepping stones leading from the clifftop and disappearing under the sea. The then reappear in the island of Straffe. This is where the giant legend comes in. Did the giant Finn McCool build a road across to Scotland then run back tearing it up leaving the gap in the middle???? All I can say is that it was an awesome site and can see why it's known as the 8th wonder of the world. Off to the rope bridge now, this crosses a gap 20m wide and 23m above rugged rocks and the ocean. Hmmmm a rope bridge hey!!!! How bad can it be??? We had the perfect day we could actually see all the way over to Scotland and Mull of Kintyre. The bridge was good, got a little hairy when someone decided to bounce on it but other than that it was OK :) and yes more pics . In the bus and heading to Belfast. Nice a night out in the big smoke, dinner and drinks then back for a card game and drinks with everyone at the hostel. Such a good day.