After what seemed like days, we finally arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The weather guides had promised temperatures of 10 - 17 degrees celsius (being autumn), but instead it has been mid-20s. Good for sightseeing!
After a ten hour sleep, we were up the day after arriving to head of on a bus trip to see Giant’s Causeway, a 60 million year old World Heritage Site, made of hexagonal columns of solidified lava.
On the way to Giant’s Causeway, we stopped several times to see some other cool places
Carrickfergus Castle was built in 1177 and still so well preserved! It was also where King William III first landed in Ireland. We were assured that his statue is historically accurate, so maybe inspiration for Captain Jack Sparrow? 😂
We also got to see a few Game of Thrones location, like the White Wall (just a drive by), Carnlough Harbour, which is where Arya emerged from the water, and Cushenden Caves, where Melisandre gave birth to the demon
Our next stop was the closest point between Northern Ireland and Scotland, part of which is (on the Scottish side) the Mull of Kintyre
The next day we caught the Hop on Hop off bus around Belfast, which included a stop at the Titanic building (known locally as the Iceberg)
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