I have to be honest and tell you that Belfast wasn't on my list of cities I needed to visit, but our best friends were keen to go, so we tagged along and here's how I got on...
Belfast is a great city. I’ve been a few times for work & one of the things that stood out for me is the very creative graffiti on the shutter doors. I found round every corner there was something that caught my eye. I’ve also been there during Halloween to open a store & it was party central. Great craic!
Thanks for your comment Aimee, so pleased you liked the post.
I think I was just conscious that we were being shown places where there’s very evidently such a lot of strong feelings still, and I felt it was important we heard the whole story to get a bit of understanding of Belfast, but also conscious that people’s lives aren’t tourist exhibits. Sorry, I’m not explaining myself very well, I guess I was just a bit at odds with myself.
Belfast is a great city. I’ve been a few times for work & one of the things that stood out for me is the very creative graffiti on the shutter doors. I found round every corner there was something that caught my eye. I’ve also been there during Halloween to open a store & it was party central. Great craic!
Such a great place to visit, the graffiti is something else, isn’t it!
Awh, you’ve captured my home city so well! ☺️ I’m glad you had a lovely time there. You certainly packed a lot in.
Interesting to know some parts of it felt “uncomfortable” as a visitor. I felt the same really.
Just leaving an old post of mine here which may interest you after having been there https://flourishandfare.substack.com/p/im-irish-but-home-has-never-been
Thanks for your comment Aimee, so pleased you liked the post.
I think I was just conscious that we were being shown places where there’s very evidently such a lot of strong feelings still, and I felt it was important we heard the whole story to get a bit of understanding of Belfast, but also conscious that people’s lives aren’t tourist exhibits. Sorry, I’m not explaining myself very well, I guess I was just a bit at odds with myself.
Thanks for the post link, I’ll have a read.