Today it was time to leave the Wicklow Mountains and head to Belfast in North Ireland. We were up early for a 6:45 am breakfast, and our taxi arrived on the dot of 8 am to get us to Rathdrum station for our train trip back to Dublin, and onward to Belfast.
All I can say is that everything went exactly according to plan, the trains were not crowded, and we arrived in Belfast on schedule at 1:30 pm.
We had pre-purchased 7-day transit passes for Belfast, so on arrival at Lanyon Place station we asked Google Maps how to get to our accommodation, and we were soon across the road at the correct bus stop, and in another 2 minutes we were on the bus (grateful that the transit passes did not have any issues).
Our accommodation is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, about 3 km from the centre of Belfast. It feels strange to have the whole place to ourselves, and it will probably feel even stranger tomorrow morning when my “Full Irish” breakfast does not get served. But I am sure that I will adapt and survive.
We went out for a walk this afternoon, to check out the neighbourhood and to buy some groceries, and just had to buy some date wheatens (scones) at one of several bakeries we passed.
So tonight I can relax with a cup of tea (decaf) and a scone, while finalizing our plans for the next few days, and watching the aftermath of the UK Supreme Court decision over the prorogation of parliament. Luxury!
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