| Northern Ireland - a place which to many
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| | for somewhere to spend an active weekend,
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| people, conjures up images of warfare and
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| | in the trendy clubs and bars which
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| civil unrest. Thirty years of bloodshed
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| | inhabit the city.
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| has indeed tarnished the image of
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| | Belfast is not alone in seeing its
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| Northern Ireland throughout the world.
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| | popularity rise - the whole of Northern
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| The good news is that this beautiful
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| | Ireland is seeing a dramatic increase in
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| little country is now climbing slowly but
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| | visiting tourists from a ll over the
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| surely out of the misery of its bitter
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| | world. A drive along the wonderful Antrim
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| past. In place of bombed out buildings,
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| | coastline, with its marvelous views over
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| now stand wonderful examples of new
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| | the Irish sea, never ceases to impress.
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| architecture in the capital city of
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| | The intriguing and mysterious Giants
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| Belfast. A whole new skyline has
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| | Causeway is also a must-see if visiting
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| developed over the past 3 or 4 years,
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| | Northern Ireland.
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| turning Belfast into a fine example of a
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| | Northern Ireland is a land of
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| modern city. Exciting new restaurants and
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| | surprisingly few people. There are only
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| bars seem to spring up every month in
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| | approximately 1.5 million people in this
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| this new and vibrant city. Fantastic new
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| | small country. Flying into Northern
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| venues have been built along the river
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| | Ireland on a clear day, you can look down
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| Lagan in Belfast, such as the Waterfront
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| | on a vast patchwork of green fields - you
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| Hall and the Odyssey Centre - a
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| | would be forgiven for thinking that
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| multifunction entertainment and
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| | no-one lives here at all. But any
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| educational centre which is a landmark
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| | visitors can be sure of a friendly
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| for this developing city.
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| | welcome. The hospitality of the Irish and
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| To many, a visit to Belfast was a thought
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| | of course the Northern Irish, is
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| which provoked a degree of trepidation
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| | legendary. Very few people come away from
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| and the fear of being hurt in one of the
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| | their first visit to Northern Ireland
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| many explosions which rocked this city
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| | without being bowled over by just how
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| throughout the 70s, and 80's. Nowadays
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| | friendly and helpful the locals are.
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| the only loud bangs are the mechanical
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| | So make no mistake, if you're looking for
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| diggers and construction machinery being
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| | a new destination to visit or a
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| used to transform Belfast into one of the
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| | fun-filled weekend, then look no further
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| most dynamic cities in the UK.
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| | than Northern Ireland, a location which
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| Belfast was always a poor relation to
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| | has successfully turned itself around
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| Dublin when it came to nightlife and a
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| | from a place to avoid, to a place which
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| place for tourists to visit. However it
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| | leaves a wonderful lasting impression on
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| is progressively catching up as a
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| | its visitors!
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| location for revellers and people looking
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