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Be it ice skating, ten pin bowling, a day at the zoo, a few hours at an interactive discovery centre or a journey into the sky, Belfast is well equipped to keep the most active kids busy. Find out how to entertain your little darlings with our guide to kids attractions in Belfast.

Attracting more than 295,000 visitors annually, Belfast Zoo is one of the top tourist spots in Northern Ireland. Check out our guide to Belfast Zoo with details on its residents, how to get there and top tips for an enjoyable day out at the zoo!

Thousands of people are expected at the Gay Pride parade in Belfast city centre on Saturday. Unfortunately not all embrace such a parade within the city.A representative of the Orange Order who did not wish to openly come out and speak to us confirmed over the telephone, “ I think it is terrible that people wearing garish colours should be allowed to play their loud music in our city centre. The

A few decades ago Star Trek may have shown us some of the gadgets we may see in our time. The lapel communicator that one touch to communicate has come to us in a form of nurse's badge.! Following statement is not from Star Trek but a quote from a staff nurse at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT)."The patient I was accompanying for a CT scan suddenly became very ill. I was immediately a

Belfast International AirportAirport NameBelfast International AirportAirport Code:BFSAddress:Belfast BT29 4AB,UKTelephone:(028) 9448 4848Websitewww.belfastairport.comBelfast International Airport MapBelfast International Airport

The new logo design of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, is spearheaded by a heart-shaped B logo and accompanied by messages including the word ‘be’ — such as ‘be welcome’, ‘be part of it’, and ‘be vibrant’. This logo has been specifically designed to promote the city to international market [...]

Gracie Barra Northern Ireland (BJJ), Vitor Estima, Belfast, UK - 21/06/2008 - SeminarI've never been to a seminar before, so I was intrigued as to what Vitor would show us today. I've also not been to Gracie Barra NI before (having arrived too late to Belfast during last year's throwdown weekend), so was cool to meet the rest of Mark's training partners. My hand was still a bit sore from earlier,

Belfast Throwdown II, Bullshido, Queens University Belfast, UK – 20-22/06/2008Once again, I flew out from Birmingham International to Belfast International with bmibaby: about £70 total, though that's with no extras ('extras' for these super cheap flights meaning stuff that used to be included, like luggage – I only took hand luggage). They do an online check-in thing which is pretty handy: y

We're delighted to be involved in some little way with the next BarCamp event which is being held on Saturday, June 21st 2008 in Queen's University.Unfortunately I won't be able to attend, as I will be in Paris for the ICANN meeting.If you're interested in finding out more or would like to simply drop by you can find all the details over on the BarCamp site.The list of attendees is growing nicely,

Danielle McDougall (Sales & Marketing) & Michael Kitchen (Business Development) will be at BarCamp Belfast 2008 on June 21st 2008 at Queens University Belfast (Peter Froggatt Centre) from 9am to 5pm, any local customers are more than welcome to drop in and have a chat, the team will be giving away a Micro Server and [...]

PhD Studentship Environmental or Health and Safety Economics Institute of Agri-Food and Land Use School of Biological Sciences (3 years) Supervisors: Professor George Hutchinson, Dr. Claire...

The Belfast Wheel has become a bit of a crowd puller with tourists and locals alike wanting to get a bird's eye view of Belfast. At its highest point you can enjoy wonderful views of the city from City Hall out to the suburbs of Belfast and on to Cave Hill. And you can follow the path of the River Lagan as it winds its way through the centre of Belfast. Our top tip is to take your city map with yo

Queen's University in the heart of Belfast has been regarded as the seat of learning for this part of the world for a century and a half?and has attracted (and still does) many famous students in the past. Along with it's colourful history and stunning architecture, Queens has become a tourist attraction in it's own right - check out our guide to this historic Belfast landmark.

Not only is Belfast's Cathedral Quarter the new nightlife and entertainment centre of the city it's also the historic and cultural heart of Belfast as well as the centre of the arts and craft scene. The cobblestone streets are lined with some of Belfasts best night spots including trendy caf?s, restaurants as well as plenty of pubs packed with revellers. You'll also find an art college, some very

Belfast city is a city on the rise. It is fast becoming one of the top city break destinations in Europe. Chances are, if you visiting here, you'll be flying into one of two airports - Belfast International Airport or George Best City Airport. Read on to find out more about these airports...

Belfast has a nightlife scene to match the best in Europe. So before you grab your glad rags and party your way along the streets of Belfast, check out our guide to Belfast's hottest nightspots - from it's pulsating clubs to it's welcoming pubs.

Parking in any strange city can be a bit of a nightmare, so here's a guide to Belfast's main car parks if you're thinking of taking the car. Belfast city is pretty compact so there's really no need to drive from attraction to attraction. Just park up the car in one of the following car parks

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Did you know that Belfast city has a staggering 40 public parks and gardens? We have selected the main ones, so when you feel the need to escape the hustle and bustle of the city to enjoy some relaxation, make sure you make your way to one of the following city parks...

Whether you're a history buff, a lover of culture and the arts or you just want to enjoy an educational and fun day out in Belfast why not visit one of its many museums and galleries?? Here's a list of some of the top galleries and museums in the city...

When in Belfast, make sure you take the time to visit one of the city's hidden gems - Belfast Castle. It can be found perched above the city on Cave Hill so it offers superb views of the city below and Belfast Lough.

The Stormont Parliament Building is the headquarters of the Northern Ireland Assembly. It can be found in the Stormont area of east Belfast and although you'll need prior arrangements to see the inside, it's well worth take a stroll around the grounds and admire its Greek classical style exterior and surroundings.

The principal towns of Ireland are all seaports depending upon trade. From Londonderry on the north to Cork in the south they face away from the main Atlantic. This is because the major part of Irish trade has always been with England and Scotland, and sometimes with France. Not only is the west coast very stormy, but also it is far from the parts of Ireland where the climate permits the largest population. Moreover, Ireland has had little in the way of goods that could be sold across the Atlantic. Ireland's new political independence, to be sure, is reflected in a perceptible increase of trade with foreign countries, but the economic relationship with England is too close to be much changed. For this reason the towns along the western coast, despite their splendid harbor facilities, remai

Did you know that the Titanic was built in Belfast? Not alone was it just built here, it was also designed and launched here, so Belfast can clearly claim to be the true home of the Titanic and as they say in Belfast "She was alright when she left here!".

Did you know that the Titanic was built in Belfast? Not alone was it just built here, it was also designed and launched here, so Belfast can clearly claim to be the true home of the Titanic and as they say in Belfast "She was alright when she left here!".

Belfast city has become a vibrant, fun and dynamic city and increasingly popular as a European city break destination. A new Belfast brand, which was launched this week by the Lord Mayor of Belfast, will aim to develop and promote Belfast city as a world class destination.

The award winning Waterfront Hall is a famous auditorium in Belfast city which plays host to concerts, exhibitions and conferences. The circular dome shaped landmark building can be found in Lanyon Place, just about a 10 minute walk from the city centre. If you're heading to Belfast this Summer, check out our guide to what's on there...

Derryman Duddy will fight in Belfast on 8 December Derry middleweight John Duddy is to fight at the King’s Hall for the first time in what could be a final warm-up for a shot at the WBC crown next March. Duddy is also due to face Uruguayan Noe Tulio Gonzalez Alcoba at the National Stadium in Dublin on 20 October. But the planned fight in Belfast on 8 December will a big one for Duddy. “It will be great for John to get boxing in the King’s Hall. I’m sure the public are eager to see more…

El mundo de los blogs se está revolucionando. La compañía de bajo coste inglesa Jet2 ha mandado a conocidos bloggers de viaje gratis para promocionar sus destinos. Locura Viajes y ViajesDestino han ido a Leeds y Diario del Viajero y Bajo Coste a Belfast.Con ello los respectivos blogs escribirán una serie de posts sobre los lugares y los lectores deberán responder a una pregunta y así entrar en sorteo para volar gratis dos personas con gastos incluidos.Parece una idea revolucionaria y esperemos que las demás compañías bajo coste se animen a seguirla!Más información, Megustajet2

Belfast Throwdown, Bullshido, Birmingham, UK – 17-19/08/2007I flew in from Birmingham International to Belfast International on the Friday evening – should have arrived at 18:00, but various delays meant I eventually arrived more like 20:00. At first I wasn’t sure how to get the ticket for the bus, as the desk saying ‘buy tickets here’ helpfully wasn’t staffed, but I noticed a poster saying you could get them from the driver. The stop is just outside the airport, over the road and to the left. Return to Belfast is £9, taking between 30 to 40 minutes: Europa Buscentre is normally the stop you want.Das Moose (Mark), Megalef (Johannes) and adouglasmhor (Dougie) were waiting for me at the bus station, though I somehow managed to walk past them…twice. Ahem. Anyway, once we managed to notice eachother, went back to Mark’s place and watched the awesomeness that is Flash Gordon. Forgot how kick-ass that fabulous exercise in camp really is (in fact, I think I can safely say its

Sunday 19th August 2007 Belfast International Airport Park Plaza Hotel, Belfast International Airport, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT 29 4ZY FREE TO ATTEND for all uVme registered members and their guests. 11am (doors open 10:45am) to 11:55am: Business presentation, followed by a break and a one-hour Business Building Workshop (BBW). The business presentation is designed for all uVme registered members, to introduce their guests to the uVme pre-launch business opportunity. It will be followed by a one-hour Fast Start BBW how to use the available tools, build your pre-launch prospect list, and understand the pay plan.

Planning for Belfast’s City Hall began, naturally enough, in 1888 when it was awarded the status of city by Queen Victoria (hence the relatively large number of things in the city named after her, of course) with building competed in 1906. The city centre location makes the grounds a very popular area for lunch in the Summer months and they’re used as the venue for the Christmas markets and various concerts. Although there are regular free tours of the building during the week, these aren’t terribly well promoted at the moment so many people miss the impressive Victorian architecture, stained glass windows and paintings which are certainly worth the 40 minutes or so that they take.

 The Albert Clock is one of many Belfast monuments that were named after aspects of Queen Victoria’s reign, in this case after her late consort, Prince Albert. As you can see there’s a life-size statue of him right there on the west face of the monument which was completed in 1853. Whilst many would blame the lean of the tower (which is quite noticeable) on too many bomb explosions around it, in fact it’s actually due to it being built on soft marshy land and the passing traffic over the years. Although presently a little away from the centre of the city, the enormous number of developments currently taking place nearby seem likely to make this a much more central monument in a few years by which time the current regeneration of the centre and the docks area will have been largely completed.

It is the twelfth of July today and here in Northern Ireland it is a public holiday while the Battle Of The Boyne in 1690 is celebrated by a large section of the community. But I would like to stay away from Northern Ireland Politics at all costs, so here is a completely unrelated photo of the Albert Clock taken from my Belfast Landscapes page (please note that I HAVE got the camera level - it is just that the clock tower is leaning...):-

It is the twelfth of July today and here in Northern Ireland it is a public holiday while the Battle Of The Boyne in 1690 is celebrated by a large section of the community. But I would like to stay away from Northern Ireland Politics at all costs, so here is a completely unrelated photo of the Albert Clock taken from my Belfast Landscapes page (please note that I HAVE got the camera level - it is just that the clock tower is leaning...):-

Seeing as SuperFrenchie thinks I’m “just” anti-French, I thought I’d redress the balance a little and point out one area where the UK is anti-European too.I was in getting my driving license renewed last week which is something of a hit and miss affair as the explanatory leaflet leaves a LOT to be desired in clarity. Even though the thing was in English and, one would assume therefore that I’d understand it, the opening paragraph on what proof of ID was required was totally incomprehensible and appeared to be totally wrong too. It opens by saying that if you have a colour photograph on your existing driving license then you don’t need to have someone certify your photograph nor to present a passport. Except, that when my father presented his renewal application complete with his old driving license with colour photo, they wouldn’t renew it without his passport. It then goes on to say that you always need to have your photo certified yet they ha

Seeing as SuperFrenchie thinks I’m “just” anti-French, I thought I’d redress the balance a little and point out one area where the UK is anti-European too.I was in getting my driving license renewed last week which is something of a hit and miss affair as the explanatory leaflet leaves a LOT to be desired in clarity. Even though the thing was in English and, one would assume therefore that I’d understand it, the opening paragraph on what proof of ID was required was totally incomprehensible and appeared to be totally wrong too.It opens by saying that if you have a colour photograph on your existing driving license then you don’t need to have someone certify your photograph nor to present a passport. Except, that when my father presented his renewal application complete with his old driving license with colour photo, they wouldn’t renew it without his passport. It then goes on to say that you always need to have your photo certified yet they hap

Here's an update on how things are going - we now have well over 500 different locations in which parking is available, spanning the entire United Kingdom from Belfast to Portsmouth. Things have really been picking up recently, certainly helped by the fact that we're still 100% free of charge - no fees charged or commissions taken.

Belfast has always had a slightly rural feel about it. The countryside isn’t far from anywhere in the town and you can almost always see the green fields that surround the city. In other ways too it has never been terribly cosmopolitan with nightlife being relatively quiet for many years. All that is changing though. For a number of years the nightlife has been getting considerably more lively and the city centre remains busy in the evenings these days with the increasing number of nightclubs and the like opening around the city not to mention the massive increase in city centre apartments that have been constructed over the last ten years or so. A striking example that I found in my recent trip was the appearance of Anna Lo’s face on an election poster. You’d never have seen her before not because there was discrimination against non-whites here but rather because there weren’t any non-whites. Yet another welcome indication of the settling in of peace.

Jesus translated isaiah 40 for Galilee (about 31 AD)Graham has translated isaiah 40 for Belfast (2006)what don't you try translating it for your city! thanks to dave magee for passing on Graham's bang on wee...

On Sunday 4th June 2006 the 2nd Global Day of Prayer in Belfast took place. I don’t intend to describe the full day’s event, but seek to tell you about it from my perspective. I took part with the local Psalm Drummers group as we played the piece called ‘Reconcile‘. The piece starts with a [...]

Them - Belfast Gypsies (1967)[Bonus Tracks]256kbps The Belfast Gypsies' sole album was a very credible blast of British Invasion-styled R&B-rock, though it sounded slightly out of date by the time it was issued in 1967, about a year after it was recorded. Producer Kim Fowley gives this rough-hewn R&B a manic, freaky edge on cuts like "People, Let's Freak Out," "Suicide Song," and "Secret Police." The Them-like atmosphere is heightened by singer Jackie McAuley, who's very much a Van Morrison-style vocalist ("Gloria's Dream" is a blatant cop of "Gloria"), though not in Morrison's league. Still, it's quite a solid effort, McAuley's organ pacing the band's brittle rock-R&B, with some decent originals and a diverse assortment of imaginative covers, ranging from Donovan to traditional folk to a tongue-in-cheek classical instrumental. Their tense version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" is one of the greatest obscure Dylan covers, and the magnificent harmonica on "Midnight Train

Check out this mad speculator queuing up to buy a pre-construction condo in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This guy thinks that property prices will "increase by 100 percent" in two years. 15 years ago, Belfast was a war zone, today it is bubbletown.

If you're travelling to Belfast and want to explore the surrounding countryside of Northern Ireland, car hire is an excellent option. You'll be able to discover the gems of County Antrim and beyond from the comfort of your car rental. Just pick up your car hire and off you go.

Looking for cheap car hire in Belfast? We have all the tricks of the trade and you can make genuine savings when renting a car in Belfast. Quality doesn't drop, just the prices! Also, hiring a car and driving across Northern Ireland is the best way to discover the magnificent scenery and breathtaking landscape.

Probably the city's most famous landmark, Belfast City Hall is the centre point of Donegall Square, the city's main shopping district, in the heart of Belfast. Features include the Great Dome, impressive marble structures, stained glass windows and landscaped gardens spanning an acre and a half. Read on for more...

With the major retail outlets now well established in Belfast, shopping breaks to the city are growing in popularity. We suss out the top shopping areas of Belfast from city centre streets to out-of-town shopping centres to give you the low down on how to shop smartly in Belfast.

Belfast has undergone some transformations in the past few years and is now a thriving cosmopolitan city. Its Victorian city centre is full of life and packed with new shopping outlets, fashionable restaurants and lots of friendly bars. Whether you're a shopper, reveller or sight-seer - Belfast will not disappoint! Check out what options are available for getting to Belfast....

The Black Taxi tours of Belfast have become world famous in their own right as they are a fun, interesting and educational way of exploring the city. There's simply no better way of seeing Belfast than from the back of one of these renowned Black Taxis.

Pop princess Kylie will be playing in the Odyssey Arena for four nights this June - the 26th, 27th, 29th and 30th. This is sure to be one of the most talked about shows of the year so it's not to be missed!

Belfast city has emerged from a long and troubled history as one of the top destinations in Europe for a city break. It has undergone some rejuvenation and revival in the last few years and is now a lively, buzzing cosmopolitan city that's packed with things to see and do.

Belfast has undergone some transformations in the past few years and is now a thriving cosmopolitan city. Its Victorian city centre is full of life and packed with new shopping outlets, fashionable restaurants and lots of friendly bars. Whether you're a shopper, reveller or sight-seer - Belfast will not disappoint! Check out what options are available for getting to Belfast....

The Black Taxi tours of Belfast have become world famous in their own right as they are a fun, interesting and educational way of exploring the city. There's simply no better way of seeing Belfast than from the back of one of these renowned Black Taxis.

Pop princess Kylie will be playing in the Odyssey Arena for four nights this June - the 26th, 27th, 29th and 30th. This is sure to be one of the most talked about shows of the year so it's not to be missed!

Belfast city has emerged from a long and troubled history as one of the top destinations in Europe for a city break. It has undergone some rejuvenation and revival in the last few years and is now a lively, buzzing cosmopolitan city that's packed with things to see and do.

Probably the city's most famous landmark, Belfast City Hall is the centre point of Donegall Square, the city's main shopping district, in the heart of Belfast. Features include the Great Dome, impressive marble structures, stained glass windows and landscaped gardens spanning an acre and a half. Read on for more...

With the major retail outlets now well established in Belfast, shopping breaks to the city are growing in popularity. We suss out the top shopping areas of Belfast from city centre streets to out-of-town shopping centres to give you the low down on how to shop smartly in Belfast.