A Preview of the Next 2 Weeks

I have 2 trips planned for the next 2 weeks. Oddly enough, they're both the UK. Here's a little of what I'll be doing.

Oct 23-25: Northern Ireland Highlights:

-Black Cab tour. A tour of the parts of Belfast most affected by The Troubles given by someone who lived through the worst of it.

-Taking a bus to Port Rush, where I'll be staying. In Port Rush, I'll take the tour of the Bushmills Whiskey Distillery (the facility is only 400 years old).

-I'll take a trip on the Carrick-A-Rede bridge (weather permitting). This is a rope bridge that connects the mainland to a small, craigy island. Fishermen used to use a version of the same bridge to get to the island for salmon fishing. They fished the area out, so now only tourists use it.

-GIANTS CAUSEWAY. If you can't tell, I'm excited for this trip. It has to be one of the strangest geological features in the world - hundreds of hexagonal rocks jutting up on the coast. After looking at the actual history and the mythology associated with the causeway, I believe the mythology.

-The last leg of the trip will be the Glenariff Forest Park. A nice walk through a national park.

Oct 28 - Nov 1 London:

I am meeting Jenna in London for a long weekend (and Halloween!). We are in the process of planning the trip, but I'm sure we will do all of the sight-seeing that is necessary for our first trip to London.