Day: April 25, 2026

Belfast day 2

Friday morning we walked to the Ulster Museum. Along the way we stopped to check out Queen’s University.

Gayle and I sitting in the quadrangle at Queen’s University
The banquet hall at Queen’s University
Queen’s University from the street

Ulster Museum is just around the corner from the University. We spent a lot of time walking through the museum. It was very well done and fascinating.

These wonderful woven dragons made by an Irish artist from willow branches.
The giant deer was the largest deer that ever lived. It became extinct in Ireland barely 10,000 years ago. The antlers and skull have a span of more than 2.8 meters.

After we left the museum we had lunch at a nearby cafe called Maggie Mays. It was such a beautiful day that we sat outside in the sun.

Lunch at Maggie Mays
Duke and I shared fish and chips and mushy peas

Next we walked through the botanical garden.

Everyone was out enjoying the sun.

We took an Uber back to the hotel then rested until dinner.

For dinner we were going to walk to a pub nearby. But we didn’t have reservations and it was Friday and they didn’t have a table. We went to a few more with no luck.We were standing outside one place and some very nice ladies stopped and suggested several places. We ended up at a wonderful place called Mr Deanes.

Duke’s salmon