Boxing Day and Titanic

Boxing Day and Titanic

On Boxing Day (or St. Stephens's day in the Republic of Ireland), many of the shops had reopened and Belfast was a madhouse! People everywhere.  And no wonder, Boxing Day sales are much like the after Christmas sales (or even Black Friday) sales in the US.  Unfortunately, many of the tourist attractions were still closed, so we explored a little bit of Belfast by foot.  One bonus, I was able to pick up a couple things that I can't get in Germany (they had Reese's peanut butter cups!  I forgot how good those things are!) for fairly cheap.  But, it rained all day, which normally wouldn't have been much of a problem.  Unfortunately though,  I had a down coat, which isn't the most waterproof of outerwear and I also discovered that the boots I was wearing (and the only shoes I brought with me), had a crack in the sole, meaning

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Christmas in Ireland

Christmas in Ireland

As some of you may know, Aaron and I decided to spend our Christmas holiday in Ireland, Land of my Ancestors, this year. Flights back to the US were really pricey, but flights from Frankfurt to Dublin were incredibly cheap.  We jumped at the chance to add another stamp to our passport!  And in Ireland, you really do get a stamp when you enter since it isn't part of the Schengen area, although it is part of the EU...

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