Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Belfast

1. The Northen Ireland Cancer Centre
















2. (at) The Belfast City Hospital































































3. Drizzt the rabbit
4. Dad's school



5. Belfast City Hall (and wheel)



6. Crown Bar



7. The only other evidence of Belfast's shipbuilding history
























































8. The titanic memorial statue
9. Belfast has officially made it: they have a big wheel



10. Titanic-era tools left in the pumphouse connected to the dock.



11. Picture of the Titanic coming in to the dock.



12. Picture today taken from exact same spot as in 11.








































13. The dock that housed the Titanic for a brief time.


























14. The Albert Clock, on a bit of a slant- according to some, due to the locals throwing Guinness at it on New Years Eve (think they'll have to throw the other way next year)

15. Where the Titanic was built, 2009.

16. My accommodation in the student village

17. One of the massive Harland and Wolff cranes (nicknamed either Samson or Goliath.)



3 comments:

anneke said...

sorry about the weird formatting- everytime I tried to change it the photos got deleted.

Two Shea said...

Ne'er mind about the photies, isn;t it a great place: wide open spaces at the shipyards for future ships.

So you are off to Oslo. Max 2deg C min -2 deg C. Great.

CanterwilkFrance2014 said...

tw3163WEWWe have been thinking of you as you were making your way to Oslo, finding a place to live and getting settled in.

The photos are great You've done well to get them in place....using internet cafes OS can be very challenging.

You'll be an expert on how to dress in cold climes after this lot!