"Is Anybody Listening....Does Anybody Care"

Our May bank holiday weekend in Belfast began when we woke up at 4am (a little early, as it turned out) to catch our 8.30am flight from Luton Airport (those cheap flights are always too early, I'm in denial about what time of the morning our flight departs for Switzerland - but I digress.) Upon arrival, we found our hostel (quite plain, but nice...and cheap), dumped our bag, and set off to explore the city. After a quick Tesco sandwich and a visit to the tourist office where we booked our Giant's Causeway tour, we headed off to the Shankill Road side of Belfast where there are murals depicting the Catholic/Protestant conflict. We then walked down to the waterfront via the Albert Memorial Clocktower, and crossed the bridge to check out the big arena complex (sorry, the name of it escapes me).
Next day was our tour. After filling up on a good breakfast at the lovely Causeway Cafe, we hopped on our coach. Our guide was very chatty on the microphone the whole day, occasionally punctuating his sentences with the wry remark 'Is anybody listening...does anybody care.' Yes, we were listening and we did care. Our first stop was Carrickfergus Castle, followed by the Carrick-a-rede rope bridge ('if ye are afeerd of heights, doon't be crossing the rope bridge'). We stopped for our lunch at the Causeway Hotel, before spending a good 2 and a half hours at the Giant's Causeway, clambering over the stones and taking many photos.
Our final day in Belfast was spent just strolling around the city. The May bank holiday is also the day of the Belfast Marathon, so we watched the runners go past for a while, before jumping on the airport shuttle.
Since then, we have been to the theatre at Covent Garden, and I have done a bit more exploring of London while Dave works at the pub.
Hope everyone is doing well.

The Giant's Causeway

The Giant's Causeway

Carrick-a-rede rope bridge


At City Hall in Belfast