So, Belfast Castle and Cave Hill Country Park it was then. We caught a bus along the Antrim Road and walked up from there to the castle. Here's Jo on the steps at the back of the castle:
Nice gardens too:
Above the castle sits the impressive rock of Cave Hill - reminded me a bit of Arthur's Seat. We had to climb up there - and, despite repeated objections from Jo, and my dodgy limbs - and heart - we made it to the top without too much difficulty.
Nice views on the way up - we could see Scotland and we watched the ferry arriving:
It's not called Cave Hill for nothing:
We could clearly see the animals in Belfast Zoo below us, but the summit was getting nearer and we ploughed on to take the obligatory photos at the top:
It was a good healthy walk on a very nice day. Now we were ready for the main event. First of all, however, dinner. Where to eat? Jo suggested:
- and what a good idea this was - we both had local sausages - very nice. It was just a short walk round to the Limelight and we strolled round after dinner to pick up our tickets, only to find the doors closed. Others were starting to gather so we stayed in the queue trying to make sure that we would be amongst the first to get in and grab a couple of the very few available seats - and we got them, thank goodness. I don't think either of us could have stood all night after our walk earlier on.
The concert was excellent - more details of this on my music blog at http://banchoryheadbangers.blogspot.co.uk/. There's also more details of our hill walk at http://bvhill-walkers.blogspot.co.uk/ and some beery stuff at http://iansaleadventures.blogspot.co.uk/
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