We sailed into the Belfast harbour exhausted by a very short night’s sleep on the ferry (interrupted frequently by passenger announcements at an ear splitting volume) and taxied over to the Titanic quarter where we were pleased to find a Premier Inn where we could have breakfast and store our bags while we explored the Titanic museum.
The Titanic museum was truly as awesome as we’d heard. The boys really liked the ride that showed us how the Titanic was built, and Paul and I enjoyed reading about the lives of the passengers on board.
In the afternoon, we opted for naps and a movie instead of exploring the city centre, but we did check out the CS Lewis sculpture garden.
The next day, we headed out of town to see the Giant’s Causeway. This was another of my bucket list places, and I was so excited. On the way there we stopped at Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge which is suspended over 30 metres above the sea and originally built to allow fisherman to access a rocky island with great fishing. It was a blustery day and we almost weren’t allowed to cross the bridge. Thankfully, they reassessed the situation and decided to open the bridge. We all conquered our fears and crossed the wobbly bridge high above the sea.
At Giant’s Causeway, we first checked out the visitors centre and learned all about how the amazing hexagonal columns were formed. We also learned about the legend of Finn McCool, the giant that picked a fight with another giant in Scotland and built the causeway to get over to him. We then spent the afternoon hiking along the cliff above the causeway and scrambling around on the causeway itself. It was magic and well worth our decision to detour to Northern Ireland (and even the sleepless night on the ferry).
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