Visit the construction site

Day 44&45 14.05-15.05.2018 Monday & Tuesday

 

On Monday my department manager showed me how to troubleshoot problems with a pc
remotely. Also, we checked for updates for the servers. The reason for that was that on
this weekend there was an issue which had to be solved. He showed me the script they
used to back up the server. Later on, we swapped failed firewalls with new ones
because they’ve been operating for too long already.
On Tuesday we created a Firewall rule for a printer so users could print on the new
printer. We installed a new router and swapped the old one because he
didn’t work properly anymore. There was also a problem with the VPN connection to another department which we had to troubleshoot. „Visit the construction site“ weiterlesen

Barbecue and a Bank Holiday well spent

Since we expected great weather on last sunday I went to the gym very early at the morning so I would have enough time in the afternoon. After a meal at Maggy Mays i went to the park with some people from our group where we chilled in the sun for a few hours. As the sun started to go down we had a great BBQ in their garden with some flatmates and since monday was a bank holiday we went to a pub afterwards.  On monday i woke up with a huge headache and spent most of the day at home until we went to the park for some basketball again.

„Prison itself is a tremendous education in need of patience and perseverance. It is above all a test of one’s commitment.“

(quote from Nelson Mandela)

13th of May in 2018:

Another sunny day in Belfast. I can’t stand the warm temperature anymore. I even got epistaxis or well-known as the nosebleed. Having breakfast, uploading some blog entries and watching series started my Sunday. „„Prison itself is a tremendous education in need of patience and perseverance. It is above all a test of one’s commitment.““ weiterlesen

Go to jail!

Early in the afternoon, we left to visit Crumlin Road Gaol Prison. Once there, everyone got a paper bracelet put on so we can participate in the tour. The guide told a lot about the history of the prison and showed us the different places where the prisoners lived. We even visited the execution room where the felons were hanged. After we were led into a tunnel, the tour ended after about 1½ hours. We briefly visited the souvenir shop and then left the prison.

Since I had eaten relatively little for breakfast, I bought a sandwich at Subway and then we go to the home where Jenny cooked for us today.

 

HM Prison Crumlin Road

Day 43 13.05.2018 Sunday

 

On Sunday I’ve visited the Crumlin Road Gaol Prison. Unfortunately, we couldn’t participate in a night/paranormal tour because we weren’t enough people (15 were needed) for the tour. Therefore the day tour was the only possibility.

At the beginning of the tour, we saw the rooms where the prisoners had to take off their personal clothes and let their hair get shaved off. Then they took us to the director’s room and the key storage room. And then we entered the prison.

It was like the type of prison you usually know from movies. I think this was my first time that I saw one from inside with my own eyes. „HM Prison Crumlin Road“ weiterlesen

„Belfast is the best and most convenient place in Ulster for the establishment of shipbuilding … „

(quote from Sir John Perrot)

12th of May in 2018:

Today was sunny Saturday. I know it’s not typical, but for the citizen, it’s a great pleasure to have such good weather from time to time. „„Belfast is the best and most convenient place in Ulster for the establishment of shipbuilding … „“ weiterlesen