I was in Belfast at the weekend

[AbbeySider]

for the first time I might add. 

Really nice city, fairly good pubs and bars. Thought the people were sound.

We arrived up Friday night and went straight out for a quick bite and a pint (in the hotel bar attached to the Premier Inn in the city centre). Everyone was falling out of pubs after their Christmas partys but there was no trouble. That night we went to two more bars close by but I cant think of them.

On the Saturday we did a taxi tour of Shankill Road, the barricades and the Falls Road.
The tour itself was over two hours long and all of the murals were explained as well as stories about the areas. Our taxi driver / tour guide was exceptional, really good guy. He was probably raised around the Shankill area as his knowledge of the Falls and Irish history was not as strong as the English stuff. We had a great chat though.

After that we hit the Christmas markets and had a few pints in the German beer tents. It felt very seasonal altogether! Later we ended up in the James Hewett and some other really small club down an alleyway, good criac.

All in all, it was a great weekend, apart from the drive home on Sunday.
I would recommend Belfast to anyone.
It was one of the first times I had even ventured North apart from Enniskillen a couple of years ago. I suppose when you live in the South you wouldnt have had much of a chance in the past to go up North because of the troubles.

I would defo go back to Belfast, loved it.

[the Deel Rover]

jesus abbeysider brave man do they look different up there ?

[The Real Laoislad]

jesus abbeysider brave man do they look different up there ?

I hear they walk on all fours

[AbbeySider]

jesus abbeysider brave man do they look different up there ?

I could be down in Crossmolina over the Christmas... now that will be brave 

[the Deel Rover]

jesus abbeysider brave man do they look different up there ?

I could be down in Crossmolina over the Christmas... now that will be brave 

true very true . sure if you calling down bring down moclair with ya as i'm sure he is getting homesick at this stage 

[lawnseed]

you should try derry another good town

[AbbeySider]

jesus abbeysider brave man do they look different up there ?

I could be down in Crossmolina over the Christmas... now that will be brave 

true very true . sure if you calling down bring down moclair with ya as i'm sure he is getting homesick at this stage 

Thats a great call !! 

It might be the last time ye see ever see it   

[the Deel Rover]

jesus abbeysider brave man do they look different up there ?

I could be down in Crossmolina over the Christmas... now that will be brave 

i:D true very true . sure if you calling down bring down moclair with ya as i'm sure he is getting homesick at this stage 

Thats a great call !! 

It might be the last time ye see ever see it   

na we will be back so enjoy it while ya have it 

[the Deel Rover]

jesus abbeysider brave man do they look different up there ?

I hear they walk on all fours

where do they buy the celtic and rangers jerseys then ?

[Peter Solan the Great]

jesus abbeysider brave man do they look different up there ?

I could be down in Crossmolina over the Christmas... now that will be brave 

i:D true very true . sure if you calling down bring down moclair with ya as i'm sure he is getting homesick at this stage 

Thats a great call !! 

It might be the last time ye see ever see it   

na we will be back so enjoy it while ya have it 

Jesus get a room.

[the Deel Rover]

jesus abbeysider brave man do they look different up there ?

I could be down in Crossmolina over the Christmas... now that will be brave 

i:D true very true . sure if you calling down bring down moclair with ya as i'm sure he is getting homesick at this stage 

Thats a great call !! 

It might be the last time ye see ever see it   

na we will be back so enjoy it while ya have it 

Jesus get a room.

only for its christmas i'd tell you to fcuk off

[DirtyDozen12]

Best city in Ireland lads IMO.  DId you find it cheap enough Abbeysider say compared with the South?  I was in Galway over the summer and the price of drink is outrageous, ditto for Baile Atha Claithe.

[Peter Solan the Great]

jesus abbeysider brave man do they look different up there ?

I could be down in Crossmolina over the Christmas... now that will be brave 

i:D true very true . sure if you calling down bring down moclair with ya as i'm sure he is getting homesick at this stage 

Thats a great call !! 

It might be the last time ye see ever see it   

na we will be back so enjoy it while ya have it 

Jesus get a room.

only for its christmas i'd tell you to fcuk off

You always were a bunch of muck savages up in North Mayo

[ross4life]

If Galway wasn't overpriced it would run Belfast close as Irelands best city, It's a very clean friendly safe city today compared to the city i first visited in the late 80s

[Maguire01]

If Galway wasn't overpriced it would run Belfast close as Irelands best city, It's a very clean friendly safe city today compared to the city i first visited in the late 80s

Galway's nice, but it feels like a town rather than a city to be honest.