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as you know, i went to belfast for a business meeting last week.  i took a day's holiday when i was there to go on a bus tour of the north east coast.  it was excellent.  i met some really nice people and saw some fantastic sights

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the highlight of the tour was the Giant's Causeway.  we didn't get there until 4pm though unfortunately and it was getting dark.  so we had a whistle stop tour.  next time i'll take more time getting photos.

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here's someone on the stones.  the sea was amazing due to the storms (which also meant the flight home was a bit wobbly)

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here's a classic picture of the hexagonal stones and strangeness on the horizon in the distance

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more pillars

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these giants stoney things are quite amazing
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this is the giant's boot (i think)

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there was lots of scummy foam stuff. i converted this one to black and white to make it look nicer.

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very complicated diagram of where to walk.  the path down looks quite steep on the sign.

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this is the giant's organ.

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if i'd thought about it i would have got someone to stand in front of it to give you some scale.  but i didn't cuz it was dark and we were running out of time.

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apparently C S Lewis was inspired by the countryside of northern ireland and it may have influenced his narnia stories.

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quite amazing stuff.  i shal be going back some day !

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rascle Author Profile Page said:

I havn't been to N Ireland, but I have walked inside Fingles Cave on Staffa: equally Magnificent.
Great pictures FP.

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