Northern Ireland is considered as a different country; it is not an independent state, thus there is no official country name. It is oftentimes referred to by many as Ulster, while others label it the Six counties. Politically however, it’s the smallest province of the United Kingdom, hence, the currency is Ulster pounds or you [...] . . . → Read More: Northern Ireland
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Our visit to Ireland was not complete without hitting Northern Ireland (Belfast). Although we hesitated at first (yes, we postponed it twice) because of the unsettled weather, we finally decided that we should go rain or shine. Hence, the day before our trek, we had to secure British Pounds (Northern Ireland’s currency) by exchanging our [...] . . . → Read More: From Euro To British Pound On the day of our trek to the Wicklow Mountains, though it started blah, it turned out to be fun and exciting. The gray and gloomy start of the day turned out to be sunny but cold because of the winds. With the funny and witty tour guide, there was no dull moment. It was [...] . . . → Read More: Wicklow Mountains Trinity College is Ireland’s most prestigious college. Founded in 1592 (418 years ago), it was originally limited to rich Protestant males, but it opened its doors to women (Catholic at that) in 1903. We took the college tour that is organized by Trinity students. Our tour guide was a witty Irish college boy and we [...] . . . → Read More: Trinity College Butlers Chocolate Cafe was our after dinner place almost every night of our stay in Ireland. In fact, in almost every restaurant that we dined in for dinner, we had to skip dessert because we loved the cafe so much that we had to get our dessert(freshly baked pastries) and coffee/chocolate fix every night. I [...] . . . → Read More: Butlers Chocolate Cafe At the end of the day (right after a day of touring Ireland, and a few minutes before dinner) this is what we got accustomed to doing: Head right back to The Westbury and rest for a good half hour. After which, we would find ourselves heading out again for dinner and later on drop [...] . . . → Read More: Rest And Recoup In an Irish pub, when you say “a beer please”, you’ll get a pint of Guinness. Known as the black beauty with the blonde head, Guinness is best had in its homeland. It doesn’t travel well, they say. One thing is certain in Ireland. That is to never ever rush the bartender when he’s pouring [...] . . . → Read More: Guinness |
 
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