Sweet redemption for Belfast

Although the tour is a hop on and hop off set up, the tour guide will continue to speak and the driver will whiz by the sites until someone raises their hand and says they want to get off. I really like our tour guide, because he was informative, objective and entertaining with a wild sense of humour. He pointed out that Belfast has a hockey team made entirely of Canadians. lol. He also mentioned several facts about Belfast history and culture, which I have made brief notes next to my list of pictures. The one intriguing fact is that Belfast is the second safest place in the world next to Stockholm and that it only started to develop its tourist industry five years ago. The guide made a quip about how there are Titanic permanent collections around the world and burial sites in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, but there is virtually nothing in Belfast. Despite the ship's tragic end, it is something that the Belfast people celebrate. He also pointed out how the cty is trying to rejuvenate and reinvent itself. They are creating new sculptures, bridges and other things to celebrate the peace process between the two political riffs and how they can unite together as one city. I tip my hat off to Belfast and give it a standing oviation for achieving full redemption. This magnificent city has welcomed its tourists and citizens with open arms. Despite getting lost as I travelled by myself and wandered through deserted alleyways and graffiti streets trying to get my bearings, I never once felt scared. I felt completely at home.