Northern ireland!

Hello Followers! Boy oh boy it has been awhile! Bright and early last thursday morning we headed our way to Northern Ireland. Also, i was still a little sick on the trip but i did NOT want to miss it!
Our first stop was Carrick-a-Rede Rope bridge! Now I am going toake a guestemate here and say that up in these mountains the winds were blowing about 100 miles an hour with splashes of rain. I am afraid of heights and this bridge legitally made me wet my pants! Please picture a bridge made out of rope high above splashing water and rocks, that was this one! Well made it across, barely. As i was nearing the middle the winds picked up and it started blowing, i thought id be a goner!! Sadly on the way back i had to have the cute older Irish helper man walk with me over it! He was so cute and was giving me a pep talk. I definitely got a picture with him. How cute. I felt better when another boy froze up in the middle and needed help getting across. I still cannot beleive i made it out alive.
Next was Giants Causeway. This is the only place in the world where you can find rocks in this certain shape. There is some story that the rocks got this way when a giant from Scottland was trying to fight one here in Ireland. The scottish giant got scared turned around and ran leaving a rock path! it is so amazingly astonishing to see these rocks in such shapes! Almost breathtaking! While climbing the rocks i got dreched by rain, but it was well worth it!
Next it was off to Derry. It is the 2nd biggest city in northern Ireland. it is known for its history of fighting between Catholics and Protestants. On Sunday January 30, 1972, 13 unarmed civilians were shot dead by British paratroopers during a civil rights march in the bogside area. Another 13 were wounded and one further man later died of his wounds. This event came to be known as bloody Sunday.
We learned about this even in our history class. We went on a tour of the town and looked at all the murals that were made in memory. Then we went to the Derry Museum where we met the brother of one of the victims in Blopdy Sunday(Michael kellys brother). It was so heartwrenching but interesting at the same time. I love learning about history like that. SOme people call the town Derry(meaning its free from British rule) where others call it London Derry. Such conflicts. I loved that town.
Next we went to Belfast which had a lot of british influence ranging from the cars to the ferris wheel mimic of the one in London. it is the second largest city on all of Ireland. it reminded me alot of Dublin! I did a lot of window shopping. Also things were more expensive because we had to use the pound there instead of the euro, it was kinda a pain. Oh well!
This whole trip we were given breakfast and 3 COURSE DINNER MEALS!!! My favorite was by far the dessert! Oh nAlso i got to go to the place where the TITANIC was made and launched. OMG it was so amazing. I cannot get over how big that ship was! lol Anyways overall it was such a fun and amazing trip. It was great learning about the conflicts within northern Ireland and seeing the differences compared to Dublin!
Hope all is well with everyone. I miss and love you!
Love always&forever,
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