Belfast Shipyard and City Tour

Lunch:  we are definitely eating well!  Beef stew with a puff top at Crown Pub in Belfast today.  It was a beautiful pub designed by in 1898 with exquisite tin ceiling, stained glass, Italian tile and woodwork.Be
H and W shipyard (locals call them Samson and Goliath).  Story from our guide:  a gentleman who lived to be 100 told her he remembered from when he was a small boy that he saw the Titanic and never forgot the view.  Because Belfast has "mountains" around 3 sides you could go up and see the shipyard from anywhere in the city.,
Dry dock where the Titanic was floated to after initial water trial and then workers put in the motor workings, anchor and all the rest of the machinery.  The pump house built to pump water in and out could move the 20 million gallons of water in 4 minutes.  Workers entered from tunnels and stairs after the water was removed.  The original lock gate still holds back the water.
Close up of mural in West Belfast:  murals are done by locals and we heard a very interesting talk about the history of the murals and how they have changed over the years from very militant to more political.
Row houses in West Belfast.
Pat signing the Wall of Peace (1970's) to stop the daily fighting between the two neighborhoods in West Belfast.  Wall still remains but now is murals and signatures.
View of Wall of Peace.
We are having a wonderful time and it is only day 3!!