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The Titanic museum which opened in 2012.<\/p>\nThe ship docks at the pier, the pink buses are waiting to take the tourists into town. And off they go to see the sites of this Irish city. While I was growing up, nobody thought one day Belfast Ireland would become a tourist stop for the thousands that visit each day on the cruise ships. It certainly now is.<\/p>\n
Exterior view of Belfast City Hall.<\/p>\n
The Titanic museum which opened in 2012.<\/p>\n
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Looking out from Belfast City Hall.<\/p>\n
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Marble staircase inside Belfast city hall.<\/p>\n
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My reflection inside Belfast Castle. As the On\/Off bus dropped us of at the Castle, the driver said the next bus would be along in an hour. I asked someone who was getting on the bus if the Castle was worth an hour’s visit. He said a half hour would do it. He was right. Turns out the next bus, which was an open air double decker bus came along in a half hour. Just the right amount of time to see the Castle.<\/p>\n
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On the open air double decker bus, the trees are up close and personal.<\/p>\n
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The Beacon of Hope statue on the\u00a0Laganside waterfront.<\/p>\n
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The\u00a0Victoria Square Shopping Centre has an elevated dome which offers views of the city, so of course I took photos of my shoes on the staircase leading down.<\/p>\n
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H&W crane that stands over 300 feet tall. There currently is no work for the crane, but our driver mentioned “they” were going to build a restaurant atop the crane. It certainly would offer amazing views if built.<\/p>\n
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The Ikea international airport. OK, not really. It’s just a jet taking off past the Ikea store.<\/p>\n
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The Lanyon Building of Queen’s University. Not too bad of a photo from the 2nd deck of a bus going 30 mph.<\/p>\n
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The last pink bus of the day returned passengers back to the ship before we blow out of town.<\/p>\n
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