May 12 - Belfast

Lovely day, sunny but cool.  After lunch we headed out to do some exploring and came across a movie theater.  And they were playing "Tolkien".  Since he is a favorite author we decided to see a movie for a change.  Haven't seen a movie in forever.  We decided we needed to do some actual "living" while we are traveling.  Very much enjoyed the movie.

After the movie we continued sightseeing.  

The first major stop was the City Hall.

After some more walking the city we found the Spirit of Belfast, an interesting art piece in a plaza.

We found the waterfront and one of the art pieces there was the Beacon of Hope or the Thanksgiving Square Beacon (nicknames include Nuala with the Hula, the Belle on the Ball, the Thing with the Ring, or the Angel of Thanksgiving).  Regardless of the name it was very interesting.

On the way back to the hotel we found a building with a mural depicting King William III, Prince of Orange on one end.  It commemorated his landing of 1690 as part of the war that eventually overthrew James II and established William and Mary as monarch of England (and Ireland).

We also saw this interesting mosaic on a door.  It was constructed entirely of various colored bottle caps nailed to the door.