Sarah goes to Belfast | Part 1

Good evening, internet. I'm blogging this on a Friday evening, eating Country Crisp with crunchy Chunky Nuts and semi-skimmed milk while watching the second episode of Monk before going to the gym in an hour. Multitasking and details at its prime. Anyways, I just flew in from Belfast last night and I'm all well rested from sleeping in all morning and afternoon. So here I am blogging about my trip because I had an amazing time and can't keep it to myself.

Let's start with day one, I look pretty decent for someone who hasn't slept all night because I was feeling anxious about my flight and trip just tossing and turning throughout the night. Finally got out of bed after four in the morning and continued packing the rest of my luggage before my taxi arrived at five. I had to catch a flight at seven because it had the cheapest fare (easyJet, £49.98, to Belfast and back to Newcastle) and it gave me more time to explore the city.

Arrived safe and sound after a 55 minute flight and got into a taxi straight to my high school friend's place to leave my luggage there because I could only check in my hostel (Belfast International Youth Hostel, £13.50 per night for 4 female bedroom dorm) in the afternoon. If you're wondering why I'm not crashing at a friend's place for the trip ,well this was initially suppose to be my first solo trip, travelling and exploring alone but after making my bookings, I found out I had friends studying there through Facebook. Oh glorious Facebook. We then made plans to meet up and for them to bring me around which is so way better than doing it alone. First, I met up with Johnathan who gave me a light tour of The Queen's University of Belfast.

As you can see, the university is absolutely stunning from the photos but even more up front.

This is the view from Johnathan's place, I found it really lovely. Should I talk about the weather in Belfast? Well honestly, I loved it and wish I could have packed it in my bags to bring it over here. When it drizzled, it looked so light and beautiful in the Sun. When the wind blew, it was rather refreshing compared to the wind I've experienced in Newcastle. When it rained hard, the sight of the rain drops on the ground and the sound of cars going through puddles just makes me feel genuinely happy.

Winnie met up with us after she was done with class for lunch in Maggie Mays then Johnathan had to head to class after. They pretty much switched shifts on taking care of me and I appreciate it a lot that they did. The photo above is taken in the Botanic Gardens by the way, it was beautiful both inside and outside.

She took me on a university tour where I got to see the inside of the Queen's University Library and PEC, very impressive. We then relaxed on a bench in front of the Botanic Gardens before accompanying her to an appointment. I took a quick nap in the evening at Winnie's place, quick dinner at Johnathan's and checked in my hostel after that.

Day two came along where I visited the Ulster Museum with Johnathan.

Well, we tried. (to look like we were losing balance in a tilting room while the security guy was watching over us)

Lunch at John Henry's after the museum. I still have plenty more to share so I've split "Sarah goes to Belfast" into four parts, look forward to that and goodnight for now.