Belfast – The Old & The New

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I’m no hotshot photographer but I had to stop on my lunchtime run today to capture this shot which epitomises the old and new Belfast. In the background, one of the distinctive Harland & Wolff cranes in the shipyard where the Titanic was built. There are two of them, Samson and Goliath, which I’m note sure which one is in the picture. The two of them dominate the city skyline.

To the fore are castle ramparts which were constructed for scenes in the Game of Thrones TV series. I think some of the Winterfell scenes were filmed there but don’t quote me on that. Both the Titanic and Game of Thrones are massive tourist attractions which bring busloads of camera toting holiday makers to the city. Belfast is buzzing at the moment and I’m proud to set my books within, and run my marathons around, it.

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We are Stephen and Fionnuala and this is our story. We live in Northern Ireland, have been married for 17 years and have three kids - Adam, Hannah and Rebecca. We hope that our story will inspire and encourage others. We have walked a rocky road yet here we are today, together and stronger than ever. We are far from perfect and our faith has been battered and bruised. But an untested faith is a pointless faith. Just as a fractured faith is better than none at all. We hope you enjoy the blog.

8 thoughts on “Belfast – The Old & The New”

  1. Cool photo and cool history of the area too! If I was on vacation there, you would definitely see me with my camera. 🙂 One of my dreams is to visit Ireland someday! I want to visit the castle of my ancestor Ceallachan. God bless!

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  2. Thanks for sharing the picture and description of all that’s happening in your city. Nice little lunch run you had there as well. I was just thinking this week how awesome it is to be able to strap a camera, jukebox and telephone to my hip when I run. I love stopping to memorialize the journey.

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