| Belfast, capital city of Northern Ireland.
A city recently became one of the popular city
break destination in United Kingdom. Belfast
is a beautiful city surrounded by small hills and picturesque
beaches. This city is a mixture of English and Irish
cultures. As we all know Belfast is devastated by the
wars in the past, and now it’s slowly coming out
of the troubled years and looking forward for a better
and promising future.
Belfast is famous for Edwardian and Victorian style
buildings and landmarks. In Belfast there is lot of
interesting attractions; to start with, City
Hall in Donegall Square is a century old building;
which is a popular spot for tourists. Titanic
Tour is one of the tours that will take you
back the memory lane, the tour shows you photos and
videos of titanic times and guides you through a complete
tour of birth place of titanic. Next one is The
Waterfront Hall, Belfast’s popular concert
venue. Then the Botanical Gardens,
a popular hangout spot for locals during the weekends.
Don’t miss the Belfast Castle,
a stunning castle built during the 1700’s and
its just 2 miles from the city center. If you are an
art lover then you should visit the Ulster Museum,
famous art museum holding the treasures of Irish past.
Two most important roads of Belfast, shankill
road and falls road, both were separated by
peace wall a political landmark in Ireland’s history.
A must see spots in Belfast. Finally should go on
Hop-on / hop-off city tour bus, a quick way
to see most of the city’s attractions.
Belfast has some great list of popular restaurants
with cuisines from around the world. It has some fantastic
Indian, Italian, Thai, Chinese and British restaurants
to satisfy your hunger. Belfast also got fantastic nightlife
with some interesting pubs, clubs and bars. Normally
the pubs are open up to the wee hours of night. Nightclubs
are open till 2 am and serve the people with variety
of entertainments. Then there are some good theatres
and opera houses for a different entertainment option.
Belfast is served with two fantastic airports, George
Best Airport (which is named after the famous footballer)
and Belfast International airport. Belfast also offers
range of accommodation options like Hotels,
Bed and Breakfasts, Cottages, Apartments and Hostels.
Belfast is well connected with rest of the United Kingdom
through rails, ferry and off course flights. |
