This is a pretty cool picture of City Hall. Philippe will probably have to kill me now that I’m letting the secret out, but the trick is he put his sunglasses in front of the camera. It’s also a good technique to employ if you want a lot of people to look at you like you’re weird.	Us on the bus.
The Leaning Tower of Belfast. You can’t really tell because it’s a wonky picture but it leans a good five feet by the time you get to the top. At least I think that’s what the tour guide said. Honestly, I think it’s easier to understand French than Irish accents.	Continuing with the crappy picture theme, this is the building where the Titanic was designed. It was built in a shipyard off to the left.
Statue of Peace or something. The Belfastians call it The Thing with the Ring.	An old jail. This is actually what a lot of Belfast looks like – dilapidated buildings. Apparently lots of stuff is on its way to being rebuilt so it should be pretty cool in a few years.
One of the many murals.	A mural of Bobby Sands, a hunger striker, on the side of the Sinn Fein offices.
A typical upper class neighborhood. Houses go for over a million pounds (that’s like almost $2 million dollars).	Belfast’s tiniest house (to the left of the church). It’s only 7 feet wide. You like that reflection of my camera in the window? Oh yeah.
The Europa Hotel aka The Most Bombed Hotel in Europe. It’s been bombed 43 times.	Typical street.
Kid playing soccer in the street. You can’t see it, but he does have friends.	I can’t say for sure but we think this gate blocks off the Shankill side from the Falls side because it’s right between the two and I think the tour guide said something about it.
View from Belfast Castle.	Belfast Castle.
Me on the Italian Staircase at Belfast Castle. And yes, I did stop for a second and pretend I was a princess. Who wouldn’t?	Some dork in front of the castle.
Some bigger dork in front of the castle.	A view of the castle from afar. I love how when I see stuff from a long time ago I start talking like from a long time ago. See ye the castle from afar. Ye.
Philippe in White’s Tavern.	Me looking chubby in White’s Tavern.
Typical pub.

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