We spent a day and half in Belfast. We did the final few things that we didn’t get a chance to do with Mark. We walked to Queen’s University to the botanical gardens, wondered through an old Victorian greenhouse and… Continue reading

Today was the final day at my cousins. Tomorrow we take a bus to Belfast for a few days before we head to the south of Ireland. We went to a sculpture garden in Banbridge, and had a cup of… Continue reading

Reg and a couple cousins hiked up to the top of the mountain to see an epic view of the Irish countryside. It took them well over an hour to make it to the top. I stayed at the bottom… Continue reading

Reg & I joined my cousin to attend church service where my great great grandpa attended church with his family before he emigrated to Canada in 1910. After church was a picnic in Tollymore Forest Park. Absolutely stunning park with… Continue reading

We headed out with my cousins friend today. We stopped in a beautiful beach town New Castle. We had a cup of coffee at a fancy golf hotel beside a world famous golf course. No golfing for Reg at this… Continue reading

A long awaited day, off to tour the Game of Thrones Studios in Banbridge. It was amazing to see all the sets, costumes and props. They had several demos on how all the special effects and sets were done.It took… Continue reading

Took the train into Dublin for the day. We walked around Trinity College, it is such a beautiful campus with all the old ornate buildings and well tended gardens. Met up with Callie’s (Jayden girlfriend) great uncle, Peter. Thanks in… Continue reading

The first stop of the day was the Ulster American historic museum. Our journey started with how people lived in Ireland before the potato famine and how it affected the emigration of the Irish. I didn’t realize that the landlords… Continue reading

We drove through the lush green countryside to the town of Beleek. We had a picnic lunch in the little park by the river and then went on the factory tour. It is the longest running factory in Ireland. The… Continue reading

Mark picked us up and toured us around the countryside. He showed us the gram he grew up on, farm houses that dated back to the 1600s and the emerald green rolling hills laced with moss covered stone walls. He… Continue reading