In order to get to Belfast, we opted to rent a car. This is what we drove.
On our drive to Belfast, I found this impressive structure. I had to take a photo of it.
Per everyone's request, I took a photo of the Irish country-side. This time, we had pulled off the main highway and took a less beaten path.
While travelling, we found a small animal preserve. We were trying to find a castle of some sort, so when I saw there was a cafe selling coffee, I suggested we go ask for directions. Plus I wanted a coffee.
As we approached Carlingford, towards the castle the kind folks from the cafe directed us to, we saw this sign. The sign may be humorous, but the shocking thing is, it was probably a problem at some point.
Having parked the car, this was the scenery as we approached King John's castle. Can you imagine having this sort of a view from the back of your kitchen window?
A glimpse of King John's castle we explored.
Nothing shows the true power of nature as well as vegetation growing from a stone wall.
The castle has seen better times. It's still impressive.
A view of the village, pointed away from the castle. Marvellous!
I had to do a bit of climbing to get this picture, and Dan was happy to take the photo.
Finally in Belfast, we dropped our stuff off at the B&B and immediately went looking for the next pub.
A long hard day of travelling and checking out castles wore me out. I decided to relax and enjoy a burger.
An exciting day was planned for our fourth day of the trip. But never let it be said I never take time to stop and smell the roses. Or at least, photograph the flora. These were adorning the walkway up to the B&B we were staying at.
I was excited for where our trip took us next - London! And we were going there by way of this great new ship named The Titanic.
Actually, our next stop was the Titanic Experience. One of the first things I planned to do when I found out I was going to be in Belfast for Titanic's 100th tragedy memorial.
One of the first things on display was a scale model of the Titanic. So impressive to see how large this ship actually was.
One of the most talked about feature of the Titanic has always been the Grand Staircase. Here a quick photo of the staircase, followed by a short video:
It seems just 100 years ago, people were much shorter than they are now. How did they fit in these tiny beds?
The Titanic now lays at the bottom of the ocean, but a few artifacts have been recovered. Here are just a few examples.
The Titanic experience over, we fly out to London. I saw this ship below us and snapped a photo. I believe this one managed to miss all icebergs.
As we flew over Ireland, I wanted to capture just a bit more of the country side.
My final view of Ireland. Well, at least for a few days.
