Halftime! It seemed logical to visit another city half way through my stay in Belfast. But first a quick summary of my week:
At work everything was still fine. Tim and I continued to work with Javascript and also got a new task: We are supposed to help upgrade a server for testing in the cloud to the newest version. But there is a twist. Instead of, well, upgrading we are supposed to create a new virtual server and copy the data there. Because all servers are virtual this can be easier sometimes. For now we are still trying to get it to work.
On Saturday morning at 9’o’clock we started our journey on a bus to Dublin. The drive was fine, but not as beautiful as the drive to Giant’s Causway. After our arrival we walked a bit through the city and admired our new environment. There is a noticeable difference between Dublin and Belfast. First and foremost Dublin has a lot more people in it. I like the architecture of Dublin more, but in return Belfast’s streets are not as full and make sightseeing easier.
Our first stop was the Trinity college. They have a beautiful campus which probably makes a nice spot for a picnic. The main attraction for tourists is the Book of Kells, which is a Latin book from the 8th or 9th century. Wikipedia calls it “Ireland’s finest national treasure”. Because the queue was extremely long we thought it’s better to spend our limited time elsewhere.
At the end of the day and our trip we wanted to get some food as a group which was more difficult than we thought. In the (in)famous Temple Bar quarter there were already large crowds of people and the prices were astronomically high. A few streets away we tried to get a table at Zizzi’s but it was already booked. Finally we got lucky at Nando’s where we had delicious food.
I had a really great day and am excited to maybe do it again in two weeks when Kristina is visiting me again!