Tag: long weekend

Powerscourt Waterfall – free showers

On the second day of our Wicklow trip the weather still was not fully on our side. But anyway we got some it-is-not-raining-at-the-moment time that we spent walking around the highest waterfall in Ireland. Powerscourt Waterfallย (Irish:ย Eas Chonaill),ย is a 121-metre high waterfallย on the River Dargle, nearย Enniskerry. It is base on the grounds of Powerscourt Estate, that…


All aboard! – SS Nomadic, Belfast

Our visit to the museum would not be completed if we had not seen the last remaining White Star Line ship in the world! SS Nomadic was built at the same time as RMS Titanic and it was described as “Titanic’s little sister”. It is exactly the quarter of the size of the Titanic and…


Titanic Museum Belfast

That was the day the boys were waiting for! Titanic Museum here we come! But first… We needed to check is everything ready, so… do we have tickets somewhere handy on our mobiles (we booked those online for GBP 46.50 for a family 2+2)?do we have comfy shoes (9 galleries to walk through, slipways outside…


Belfast Castle, Northern Ireland

One of the first stops during our Christmas trip to Belfast – Belfast Castle. Belfast Castle is located 400 feet (121.92 meters) above sea level on Cave Hill overlooking the city. Built by the Normans in the 12th Century, the original Belfast castle sat within the city of Belfast itself. In 1611, the Baron of…