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Day 7: The small city of Belfast

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Before Cris had to leave, we visited the Botanical Gardens which was really near our hostel. Such pretty colors. Can only imagine how much prettier the park is during proper spring/summer. With Ange in the Palm House of the Botanical Gardens

Day 6: Black Taxi Tours and more in Belfast

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We started off our day in Belfast with the famous Black Taxi Tours . Your driver picks you up in a black taxi and takes your around the city sharing Ireland's political history with you. He shared a lot about the Irish and the British, and the catholics and the protestants. Our cab driver was really interesting. He shared with us a lot of stuff, and the tour felt very personal. He made it a point to answer all our questions, and even took us to a beautiful monastery. The famous International Wall

Day 5: The Giant's Causeway & The Coastal Route

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We spent the morning exploring the Giant's Causeway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was really nearby our hostel so we just walked over when we were ready. We paid the £7.50 entrance fee, but later on realized that the fee was just for the Visitor's Centre, and not for the Giant's Causeway, which you can technically enter for free. Oh well...

Day 4: Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge & Barbecue Night

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We started late today; we woke up just in time to take the free hot breakfast offered by our hostel. After breakfast we took the 11:30 bus to Carrick-a-Rede to cross the rope bride. Waiting for the bus on another cold morning The teaser

Day 3: The journey to Northern Ireland

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We started today really early. Cris and I took a cab at 5am to Heathrow Airport and we met Ange and Bel there. We were on our way to Northern Ireland! When we arrived at the airport we were a bit hungry so we decided to buy some sandwiches at the café. We sat down to eat them and had a conversation that went something like this… “Our gate closes in 10 minutes.” “Our gate is 20 minutes away.” “…what are we still doing sitting here??” We then started running to our gate (we had to pass another security point pa), but we made it on time. :P