{"id":1003,"date":"2018-04-21T00:05:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T22:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/userblogs.fu-berlin.de\/afibinirland2018\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2018-05-03T00:29:32","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T22:29:32","slug":"giants-causeway-allens-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.fu-berlin.de\/afibinirland2018\/2018\/04\/21\/giants-causeway-allens-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant\u2019s Causeway Allen’s Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 21 21.04.2018 Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One week ago Intern europe invited us to join their tour to the Giant\u2019s Causeway with \u201cAllen’s Tours – (Giant\u2019s Causeway Tour | Belfast Bus Tours | Private Bus Hire Belfast)\u201d for 14 pound. We met at 9:30 a.m. in front of the intern europe office and walked to the bus which was at the Allen office in Belfast. Inside of the bus it was very hot because the air conditioning system didn\u2019t work. So instead of a climatized bus we had a sauna.<\/p>\n

We visited many sites of Northern Ireland. We reached our main destination \u201cGiant\u2019s Causeway\u201d after 3,5h of the bus tour. Beforehand we visited the \u201cCarrickfergus Castle\u201d. But it was only a small stop for 20 minutes. After that we went over the Magheramorne Quarry which is a known location of \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d because they filmed their scenes for Castle Black, Hardhome & the Wall there.<\/p>\n

The busdriver always spoke to us on the way. He talked a lot about the history of the areas, always mentioning \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d locations and making jokes. <\/p>\n

As I know we also drove over the fantastic Antrim coast road with the Irish sea and the Glens of Antrim. I think I could see the Ballintoy Harbour which is also a \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d location. We passed a] town named London-\/Derry to get to the Giant\u2019s Causeway. The driver was very touched by the \u201cGlens Hedge School Cave\u201d because this cave provided shelter to local elementary school students in the 18th century. During that time education was carried out in \u2018hedge\u2019 schools. They\u2019ve been called this way because classes were held outside.<\/p>\n

Before we stopped at the Giant\u2019s Causeway we grabbed a small lunch at the The Giant’s Barn which is only 2 minutes (by bus) away. I really enjoyed the tour to the Giant\u2019s Causeway with the bus because you could see a lot of Northern Ireland and it\u2019s landscapes. Compared to Germany The cliffs and hills were astonishing and it is amazing that you have the ocean and beaches just right next to huge mountains.<\/p>\n

It was very beautiful to look at, even though I could see most of the locations only from the bus and only for a short period of time. Finally we arrived at the Giant\u2019s Causeway. It\u2019s stone columns are shaped like hexagons and there formed by nature due to volcanic eruptions.<\/p>\n

The weather was sunny but windy. The stones are great and the water was very fresh. The<\/p>\n

area itself was very relaxing. Unfortunately we had only 1\u00bd hour for the last stop.<\/p>\n

Because of the short amount of time left, we didn\u2019t make on top of the cliffs. Therefore we spend more time at the stones. The walk to the stones took us around 20 minutes. After that we visited the \u201cCarrick-a-Rede rope bridge\u201d. Crossing the bridge costs 8 pound. I did not want to spend the money, so instead I just enjoyed the view from the side and the atmosphere at the bridge as well as the sunshine. When we arrived at the bridge there was a large queue to cross the bridge. I think Giang had to wait about 15 or 20 minutes for her turn. Me and Domenik enjoyed our walk in the green area.<\/p>\n

Last but not least we visited the \u201cDark Hedges\u201d. Some of you guys might know that this area is also a \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d location. I don\u2019t know why, but for me they looked just like a regular road. I think it might be cooler if I was there at winter. After that we drove back home. On the way back home we took a faster road which took us only 1 hour. Back in Belfast me, Giang, Domenik, Phi and Jenny had dinner. It was a very beautiful and tuff day.<\/p>\n