Belfast

The best place to start your visit of Northern Ireland is in its capital city, Belfast. This city has a varied and very dramatic history that provides the visitor with many things to do. It’s located along the water and is considered the main port city for Northern Ireland. It also happens to be the place where the RMS Titanic was built. Nowadays, Belfast is increasingly becoming known as a movie town with many movies and television shows, like Game of Thrones, being shot here. In fact there is a movie studio located next to where the Titanic was built.

Belfast Street Art

Belfast is known for its street art throughout the city. Practically anywhere there is an empty wall, someone will paint a mural on it. This makes for a very colorful visual presence. The area I found must moving was in the Falls Road area of Belfast. This was an area known during the so-called troubles. So many of the murals, like seen in this photo below, were political in design. This just shows that Belfast may have moved on, but everyone still remembers the rough times.

Belfast Parliament Building

The Parliment Building, also known as Stormont, is located on an estate outside of Belfast. The long avenue that leads up to the building provides quite the view. It’s almost like you are coming up to Windsor Castle in England. This building houses the government of Northern Ireland.