Category: Belfast

  • belfast in half a day

    While I’m sure there’s more to Belfast than the Titanic Exhibition, we didn’t get a chance to see much. We only had one and a half days there – and our full day was already reserved for the Giant’s Causeway, leaving us with only about a half a day to explore the city. Here are…

  • you’ll never guess how much it cost to build the rms titanic

    $7,500,000! What a great bargain! Granted, that amount of money was worth a lot more 100 years ago but even so! Quick history lesson: The Titanic was built in 1912 in Belfast, the capital (and largest city) of Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom (whereas the Republic of Ireland is…

  • ireland 2013

    I visited Ireland almost two years ago. (March 16-24 to be exact) So yes, I was there for St. Paddy’s Day (and it’s not spelled St. Patty’s there. If you spell it that way, be prepared to be taught a lesson on that one!) and no, it wasn’t as crazy as you would think it…