After walking around Belfast for a while, my sister spotted a bar that was reported having an obervatory of sorts, with views of the city surrounding all the booths and tables. We needed a special entrance elevator [a private elevator] which we were given...the concierge keyed us in and up we climbed. I ordered a non-alcholic drink, The Belfast Castle...mighty tasty! The drink consisted of orange, mango, whites, sweetened cream, topped with orange zest. Delicious. My sister, the drinker of our trio, ordered an Irish whiskey and Irene had a cranberry concoction of some kind [also non-alcholic]. Thru the windows at our table we were looking down on Belfast's 360° skyline...
Speaking of Bars and drinks...the whole country is big on Pubs. My guess is within any town there were three pubs to a block [if not more]. The Irish do like their drink. Some pubs had food served...all nicknamed Pub and Grub. A funny story kinda...our taxi driver at one time after we asked him where to get something to eat, he said to us "There is Pub and Grub just around the corner, ON the corner". Well, we walked from the castle we visited to the beat of "we know where we're going"...only to get to the corner and NO Pub and Grub. We were LOOKING for a restaurant NAMED Pub and Grub. Then, realized after a bit of figuring the ways of the Irish...they're ALL called Pub and Grub. Kinda a general name for each bar that serves food!! We had icy beer along with our burgers!!!
Okie Dokie, on the subject of pubs and Ireland, another one that was a stop over was the NORTHERN most pub in the country; at Malin's Head! A bit of Hollywood trivia here in County Donnegal...if you are a fan of Star Wars: the last Jedi, you know that at the end, Rey climbs the steep slope of the mountain [Skellig Islands] to find Luke Skywalker and returns his light saber!! That part was filmed near that bar. Mark Hamill visited the bar, and I just may have sat in the same booth he did.
Luke to Rey: "Rey, the Force will be with you, always."
~ The End ~