It seems we left Belfast in the nick of time...the Australian Government issued a travel warning for Northern Ireland the day we left Belfast. We noticed a lot of police and police vehicles (in the middle of the road even) on our way into Belfast city centre, but didn't find out until we had left that there had been violence and riots (sectarian trouble as usual) the day we left Belfast. Nice to have missed that. We did a hop on hop off bus tour of Belfast and learnt quite a lot about the history of the "troubles".
Moved on through Northern Ireland and did the touristy things. Mum enjoyed the Carrick-a-rede rope bridege (a "knee trembler" were her words) and was fascinated with the Giant's Causeway. We arrived at Bushmills Distillery (Ireland's oldest whisky distillery estsblished in 1608) at 5pm, just on closing time! So she has seen the outside but missed out on a tour and taste of Bushmill's - she had one the next night in Sligo.
Mum, windswept, at Carrick-a-rede
Mum on the rope bridge
Us at Carrick-a-rede
Mum at the Giant's Causeway
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