Today I present from Belfast Fun Photo Friday favorites, including this store, the name of which rather struck me for some strange reason that I’ve yet to figure out:
Now for a gallery of skyline shots:




Today I present from Belfast Fun Photo Friday favorites, including this store, the name of which rather struck me for some strange reason that I’ve yet to figure out:
Now for a gallery of skyline shots:




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We’re on the Hop-on/Hop-off tour for today’s look at Belfast. So, let’s see the sights, beginning with “RISE“, a sculpture in west Belfast:
I always get a chill down my spine when I see commemorations of the old Soviet Union, and not in a good way. Here is the Kremlin Bar:
Just days before we arrived in Belfast there had been a devastating fire that gutted the historic Bank Buildings. Here are the still smoldering remains:
And here is Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church on Carlisle Circle:
And just moments away is this stunning spire atop the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on Donegall at Carrick Hill:
Between these two churches is the Orange Hall (1899) on Clifton Street:
Now for a few more sights from our Hop-on/Hop-off that day:
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I have over the years and during my many travels paid respects to my fellow veterans who have fallen in service to our nation. As such I thought it appropriate today to remind people what the word “Memorial” in “Memorial Day” means by reposting images from past articles.

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