{"id":6118,"date":"2021-08-30T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/?p=6118"},"modified":"2021-09-29T21:51:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T01:51:04","slug":"belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/30\/belfast\/","title":{"rendered":"belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6168\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/710AD7A1-1D2D-470F-A696-B6C1D7BB58D8.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6168\" src=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/710AD7A1-1D2D-470F-A696-B6C1D7BB58D8-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/710AD7A1-1D2D-470F-A696-B6C1D7BB58D8-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/710AD7A1-1D2D-470F-A696-B6C1D7BB58D8-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/710AD7A1-1D2D-470F-A696-B6C1D7BB58D8-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/710AD7A1-1D2D-470F-A696-B6C1D7BB58D8-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/710AD7A1-1D2D-470F-A696-B6C1D7BB58D8.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">belfast, northern ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>i took the 2 hour train ride from <a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/28\/dublin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dublin<\/a>, ireland up to belfast, northern ireland for a daytrip, and it was great! interestingly, despite the united kingdom having very strict covid quarantine requirements for incoming international travelers at the time, i was able to legally circumvent these by arriving directly from ireland overland, thanks to the rules of free movement and no border checks within the &#8220;common travel area&#8221; (cta). so, even during covid times, but also any other time, this was an easy daytrip, and one i&#8217;d definitely recommend!<\/p>\n<p>i really enjoyed wandering around belfast (on one of the hottest days of the year), and seeing the <a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/29\/titanic-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">titanic museum<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/29\/political-murals-belfast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political murals<\/a> relating to the troubles, and the international <a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/29\/solidarity-wall-belfast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solidarity wall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6172\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36209BF0-FFFE-4785-8600-4CB0E624B382.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6172\" src=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36209BF0-FFFE-4785-8600-4CB0E624B382-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36209BF0-FFFE-4785-8600-4CB0E624B382-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36209BF0-FFFE-4785-8600-4CB0E624B382-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36209BF0-FFFE-4785-8600-4CB0E624B382-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36209BF0-FFFE-4785-8600-4CB0E624B382-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36209BF0-FFFE-4785-8600-4CB0E624B382.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">city hall, belfast, northern ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6171\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/337F8341-5914-472F-8437-9FB0D18CA6B1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6171\" src=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/337F8341-5914-472F-8437-9FB0D18CA6B1-1024x542.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/337F8341-5914-472F-8437-9FB0D18CA6B1-1024x542.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/337F8341-5914-472F-8437-9FB0D18CA6B1-300x159.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/337F8341-5914-472F-8437-9FB0D18CA6B1-768x407.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/337F8341-5914-472F-8437-9FB0D18CA6B1-1200x636.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/337F8341-5914-472F-8437-9FB0D18CA6B1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">downtown skyline, belfast, northern ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6164\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B7CEC081-8A8C-4AA2-B36B-8BA4CB8FA735.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6164\" src=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B7CEC081-8A8C-4AA2-B36B-8BA4CB8FA735-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B7CEC081-8A8C-4AA2-B36B-8BA4CB8FA735-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B7CEC081-8A8C-4AA2-B36B-8BA4CB8FA735-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B7CEC081-8A8C-4AA2-B36B-8BA4CB8FA735.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">great to see a canadian staple in northern ireland!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6169\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5033F865-1D20-43DE-A5E7-51C4F6C9149A.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6169\" src=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5033F865-1D20-43DE-A5E7-51C4F6C9149A-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5033F865-1D20-43DE-A5E7-51C4F6C9149A-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5033F865-1D20-43DE-A5E7-51C4F6C9149A-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5033F865-1D20-43DE-A5E7-51C4F6C9149A.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">belfast, northern ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6166\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/47B95F3A-80A3-42EE-AAF0-0628530A2529.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6166\" src=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/47B95F3A-80A3-42EE-AAF0-0628530A2529-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/47B95F3A-80A3-42EE-AAF0-0628530A2529-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/47B95F3A-80A3-42EE-AAF0-0628530A2529-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/47B95F3A-80A3-42EE-AAF0-0628530A2529.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">clonard monastery, belfast, northern ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6165\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D23AD837-E9E8-4AFC-B0A2-A8B4977D7194.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6165\" src=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D23AD837-E9E8-4AFC-B0A2-A8B4977D7194-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D23AD837-E9E8-4AFC-B0A2-A8B4977D7194-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D23AD837-E9E8-4AFC-B0A2-A8B4977D7194-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D23AD837-E9E8-4AFC-B0A2-A8B4977D7194-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D23AD837-E9E8-4AFC-B0A2-A8B4977D7194-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D23AD837-E9E8-4AFC-B0A2-A8B4977D7194.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">clonard monastery, belfast, northern ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6174\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EEA068C1-A9A6-4B94-9ADE-E2C33DD8B739.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6174\" src=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EEA068C1-A9A6-4B94-9ADE-E2C33DD8B739-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EEA068C1-A9A6-4B94-9ADE-E2C33DD8B739-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EEA068C1-A9A6-4B94-9ADE-E2C33DD8B739-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EEA068C1-A9A6-4B94-9ADE-E2C33DD8B739-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EEA068C1-A9A6-4B94-9ADE-E2C33DD8B739-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EEA068C1-A9A6-4B94-9ADE-E2C33DD8B739.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">belfast, northern ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6167\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B51DA534-A577-4C09-B820-3B4C23B1EAF9.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6167\" src=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B51DA534-A577-4C09-B820-3B4C23B1EAF9-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B51DA534-A577-4C09-B820-3B4C23B1EAF9-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B51DA534-A577-4C09-B820-3B4C23B1EAF9-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B51DA534-A577-4C09-B820-3B4C23B1EAF9-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B51DA534-A577-4C09-B820-3B4C23B1EAF9-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B51DA534-A577-4C09-B820-3B4C23B1EAF9.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">victoria square shopping centre, belfast, northern ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6170\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1E51FC28-062C-4DE0-834B-54ACE942B036.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6170\" src=\"http:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1E51FC28-062C-4DE0-834B-54ACE942B036-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1E51FC28-062C-4DE0-834B-54ACE942B036-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1E51FC28-062C-4DE0-834B-54ACE942B036-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1E51FC28-062C-4DE0-834B-54ACE942B036.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">belfast, northern ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i took the 2 hour train ride from dublin, ireland up to belfast, northern ireland for a daytrip, and it was great! interestingly, despite the united kingdom having very strict covid quarantine requirements for incoming international travelers at the time, i was able to legally circumvent these by arriving directly from ireland overland, thanks to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/toewstravels.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/30\/belfast\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> 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