Blog # 10: Belfast, Italy
Looking Forward To A Fun Day - It's Actually Sunny!!!
Fun To Watch Open Kitchens. This Is The Ship's Italian Restaurant
And God Created...
Two Entertainers Pretending To be "Beetles" Put On A Great Show - Mostly Music, Some Beetle History And Funny Jokes
Belfast Seemed Like A Quiet Town - Layback, Picturesque, Etc.
We Had A Fun Bus Driver That Took Us On a Tour. Jerry Quickly Wrote a Limerick:
"There Once was a Guide Called Shamos
Who Over Time Became famous
He Almost Made It To Broadway
But He's Still Singing his own way
Through Jerry's "Creation," He Met A Japanese Couple (Ken & Mimi) On The Bus Who Want To Explore The Possibility Of Translating Jerry's Children's Christmas Story Into Japanese
Irish Speaking English: Bear = Bar
Are-Land = Ireland
Irish Vocabulary = 18 Letters
We Learned that Georgian Homes were In The 1700's And
Victoria Homes Were Popular In The 1850's
Most Of These Homes Are Owned By Corporations And Consulates
"Go To Bar" - Drinking Village With A Drinking Problem
Plenty Of Churches; And Large Ones
Oscar Wilde (Author) And A Local Butler
Museum And Government Building
Getting Rare Sun Rays While On The Phone
There Has To Be An O'Reilly's In Ireland
We Visited A Real, Live-in Castle -
This Was One Of The Trip's Hi-lites
A Castle Has Been In Glenarm Since 1242. Currently, The 15th Earl And His Family Live Here During Summers and Holidays
They Are The Viscount And Viscountess Dunluce, Randal And Aurora And Their Children
Some Of The Trees Are As Old As The Castle
Unexpectedly, The Butler Happened To Be In The Castle. "George" Lives There and Is The Caretaker). He Was Willing To Give Us A Tour
This Is A Working Castle. Sheep Are Raised, Slaughtered
And some of the Meat Is Sold At The Small Castle Store
Family Crest motto: Always Ready
14 Bedrooms, Five Kitchens, 7 Bathrooms (Plans To Build More) and 32 Principle Rooms
King Charles And Queen Camilla Recently Visited The Family
Entrance Hall: Many Family Items (Boots, Umbrella, Liquor, Books, Etc.) Left Around The Home
Many Paintings Of Family Members That Lived In The Castle
One Of The Relatives, Angela Sykes, Painted The Plaster Relief As Well As Other Items Throughout The house
1680-1720 - Randal, 4th Earl Of Antrim Composed Poems
6th Earl of Antrim
Anne Catherine (Early 1800's) Was Anointed "Countess Of Antrim" Because There Was No Male Heir. She Became Very Influential During Here "Reign." Also, She Was The Great-Grandmother Of Queen Victoria
There Was A Large Round Table With Drawers. The Drawers Fit Around The Table's Shape. There Was Also A Writing Box - Gifted From Queen Victoria
