Trip of a lifetime part one : Northern Ireland

Ever since my youth I have dreamed of walking the streets of Belfast . I was recently able to realize that dream accompanied by 11 members of my family .  

  On Friday May 12th 2017 I arrived at Dublin Airport after an eight hour flight from Chicago.

I took a taxicab to Connolly Train Station in Dublin City Centre where i met  my nephew who had flown in from Indianapolis . We had a few hours to kill before our train to Belfast departed so we went for breakfast at The Roasted Bean. The Staff was friendly and professional , the food & coffee were great and the outdoor seating provided a great setting for people watching as commuters rushed to make their trains. The train ride to Belfast on  Irish Rail  was a scenic delight . Upon our  arrival at Belfast Central Train Station my nephew and I had a few hours to kill before meeting the rest of the clan , who had arrived the previous day. We took a taxi to my mother's old house on Whiterock Rd . we then walked around the block to another of her old houses on Whiterock Crescent .