18th August 2019
Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic, which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912. This legacy is recalled in the renovated dockyards' Titanic Quarter, which includes the Titanic Belfast, an aluminium-clad museum reminiscent of a ship’s hull, as well as shipbuilder Harland & Wolff’s Drawing Offices and the Titanic Slipways, which now host open-air concerts.
A late start for us today, lucky our tour is not until this afternoon.
Even less achieved this morning than usual. Then off ashore to meet our tour group for a highlights tour of Belfast followed by a visit to the “Titanic Belfast” museum. We had an excellent guide, a local chap who had grown up in “the troubles” and appreciated the peace since the agreed end. There seems to now be an agreed timetable for even the peace wall to be removed, let’s hope for the best. Much redevelopment of housing and new hotels are a good sign.
Titanic Memorial
City Hall
City Hall Interior
Peace Wall
The Titanic museum is quite impressive, if a little confusing in it’s layout, and I might say a little disappointing, but still not to be missed.
Titanic Museum
Sampson or Goliath
Back to Victoria in time to go to the main restaurant for dinner followed by the show in the Theatre “One Way or Another” with the Cunard singers and dancers.
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