N.I. - Day 1: Norther Ireland, we're coming!

After having talked about it for quite a while, Michi and I finally decided to go to visit Northern Ireland. Ramona promised us it was the nicest part of Ireland and it was really worth it. She was right. I took 2 days off to accomplish this trip and on Saturday morning, Michi and I went to the airport parking place to take the car we rented: a Ford Fiesta with only 200km on the counter. Direction Belfast!

On the way we visited Newry, a charming little town just after the border. We stopped for a coffee and a walk, then we went along the coastal road and discovered a lot of wonderful viewpoints. The weather was unbelievable. Even though it had rained the past days, on these 4 days trip, the sun was shining and the temperature very high, which allowed us to enjoy every single moment. We were really lucky on that point and we would never had expected such a nice weather!

Anyway, we finally arrived in Belfast and had to find for a guest house to spend the night. First problem: everything was full! All the youth hostel, the guest houses, the hotels... nothing was free for one night.... but we got lucky! On our way to a guest house marked in Michi's guide, we noticed a guest house and decided to try. Luckily, they had one room left and we established there for the night. The room was lovely and after a nice shower, we walked to the city center to have dinner in a restaurant with a funny concept: people, when they come in, are given a bipper. They go to the bar for some drinks while they wait for their table and choose the menu. Once they get one, they're bipped and can order.
Michi and I had a great time and good laughs at that restaurant!

After the restaurant, we went for a drink in a pub and the bad part started when we came back: I've never seen so many people drunk in the streets and so many policemen! We were really scared that something happens to us! After this episode, we really deserved some rest!