Birthday in Belfast
Sep. 2nd, 2017 10:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luckykaaI have a rule that each year, I should spend my birthday in another country. Other parts of the UK do count here, so this year, it's Belfast.
We waited a frustratingly long time in Manchester's budget terminal, before a very short flight in a cute little purple turboprop across the Irish Sea. We caught a taxi, and a very chatty taxi driver took us to our hotel. A fine place, a stone's throw from the city centre.
Only really had a short time, so spent the time wandering around the city getting our bearings, and visiting tourist tat shops. Git add far as Belfast City Hall, before deciding it was time to headback to hotel, and then go for dinner.flickums had found a fantastic little restaurant, and I enjoyed a "Trixie Firecracker" (mainly because it has a name similar to Flick's D&D character) and Trio of Duck. All very tasty. Followed up by heading to a Cuban themed cocktail bar, which seemed popular with Hen Parties...
Actually there were quite a few Hen Parties, many on those pedal powered mobile bar things that are so popular in touristy cities.
Decided Cuban bar was a bit loud so went on a hunt dir another. I liked the look of a Victorian themed bar, but it seemed a bit of a dive. Next option was Rita's. Sadly, Flick didn't meet the dress code. Jeans are apparently fine. So is a t-shirt. So it's a hoodie. So are my battered DM's, but light tan coloured boots are "too casual"
Decided we didn't want to go there anyway, and found another place.
And that was it for the day.
It was a nice birthday
We waited a frustratingly long time in Manchester's budget terminal, before a very short flight in a cute little purple turboprop across the Irish Sea. We caught a taxi, and a very chatty taxi driver took us to our hotel. A fine place, a stone's throw from the city centre.
Only really had a short time, so spent the time wandering around the city getting our bearings, and visiting tourist tat shops. Git add far as Belfast City Hall, before deciding it was time to headback to hotel, and then go for dinner.
flickums had found a fantastic little restaurant, and I enjoyed a "Trixie Firecracker" (mainly because it has a name similar to Flick's D&D character) and Trio of Duck. All very tasty. Followed up by heading to a Cuban themed cocktail bar, which seemed popular with Hen Parties... Actually there were quite a few Hen Parties, many on those pedal powered mobile bar things that are so popular in touristy cities.
Decided Cuban bar was a bit loud so went on a hunt dir another. I liked the look of a Victorian themed bar, but it seemed a bit of a dive. Next option was Rita's. Sadly, Flick didn't meet the dress code. Jeans are apparently fine. So is a t-shirt. So it's a hoodie. So are my battered DM's, but light tan coloured boots are "too casual"
Decided we didn't want to go there anyway, and found another place.
And that was it for the day.
It was a nice birthday
