Our first stop in Derry included a walking tour around the city walls while a local guide told us the story of Ireland's civil struggles. Search on Derry to get the details because the broads are too tired to write the history in this blog. Needless to say, Derry is the site of Bloody Sunday and many other disturbing events. You'll see in the pictures large murals that tell the story of key events.
Next we stopped at the Giant's Causeway, a five mile stretch of coastline famous for its bizarre basalt columns. The shore is covered with largely hexagonal pillars that stick up at various heights. Geologists claim the Giant's Causeway was formed by volcanic eruptions more than 60 million years ago.
Other than bathroom stops, we headed for Belfast through the snow laden mountains that we had been hearing about on the news for a few days. Lucky for us, the roads had been plowed and we only experienced snow flurries.
That's it for today - we're tired.
Our snazzy Belfast room. Very modern.
I didn't realize for some reason that Derry was on your itinerary. One of the most interesting places historically that we visited while in Ireland. We went on a 2 or 3 hour walking tour and has a fabulous guide. He called it the "Warts and All" tour.
ReplyDeleteGiant's Causeway was another high point on our trip. Very unique. I'm assuming with the cold weather you didn't take the long hike over the top of the Causeway.
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