I have returned from my weekend trip to Belfast! Rickey, Hannah and I woke up at 5am on Sunday, took a taxi at 6:30, and hopped on a Paddywaggon tour bus to drive to the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Giant's Causeway.
The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is in County Antrim, and we had to pay 5 pounds to cross it (the tour did not cover it for us). It was worth it though - we got a very scenic view of Antrim.
Giant's Causeway was even more awesome! It's a bunch of basalt columns where tourists can climb on and take pictures. It's essentially an adult playground.
After that, the bus took us to Belfast to do some shopping, but since it was Easter Sunday, nothing was open. Rickey, Hannah and I walked to our hotel, which was loads nicer than the hotel we stayed at in London! The breakfast food was better (hooray for sunny-side-up eggs!!), and I did not get stuck in the elevator this time, so all was grand.
After breakfast, we took a taxi to Titanic Belfast, the birthplace of the Titanic! First, we took a SEGWAY TOUR to learn all about how the Titanic was built. That was honestly one of my favorite moments of being abroad! I've wanted to ride a segway ever since I was in third grade, when they were first invented. We rode around to the various attractions/ships, and at the end, our tour guide gave us some free riding time!! After the segway tour, we did an interactive tour, which took us through many different stories. We even saw a few of the telegraph messages that were sent while the boat was sinking.
I am exhausted, as we did so much walking today, and my calves are sore from the segway tour. I'm about to go to sleep, but I will add pictures as soon as possible. Also, this post probably does not make too much sense, but enjoy!
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