(Sorry I am so behind...)
Our last full day in Belfast was our free day, where we were supposed to go out and do some research pertaining to our final papers for Belfast. I had decided to do my paper on tourism in Belfast and how Belfast could make itself more appealing to tourists. I am going to create a draft of a mini-advertising campaign along with my write-up. So, naturally, I slept in until noon and then shopped all day in the Belfast shopping district. However, there were super sales (75% off!) at all of the stores. I got myself a cute £10 brown cardigan ($16.00) and a pretty dress for Kellie Benz's wedding (yay!).
In order to treat us for our last night together, we got all dressed up and went out to dinner at the Crown Bar which is known worldwide as one of the most beautiful bars in the world. We were treated to a traditional Irish meal, and lots of chatting and reminiscing of the previous week's events.
One of the people in our group was gay, and so he had not come out with us at all because he had been doing his own thing. We really wanted to spend time with him on our last night, so we secretly planned to go to a gay club that was having a drag show so that he would go with us. When we told him, he couldn't turn us down, so we all hailed black cabs and went to the club. Now, I have never been to a drag show before this, so I assumed it was going to be like a fashion show. It wasn't. It was a bunch of men gone women who were doing things such as talk shows and skits that were absolutely hilarious. They even had a bingo game where the winner won £40 at the bar! (We didn't win)
After awhile, the (straight) boys decided the gay club wasn't exactly their scene, so we hailed taxis back to Robinson's pub by our hotel and enjoyed the last few drinks we would have in Belfast. After last call, we hung around for awhile, and then the bouncers started kicking people out. The kicked out this drunk Irishman, Sean, first, and he gave us a pint on the way out and told us to 'enjoy!'. We managed to get him to sit down with us for awhile, and he was absolutely hilarious (and hammered), and we convinced him to take a picture with us (a beer in each hand).
All-in-all it was an eventful day, and I must say that Belfast was a success. Although I didn't like it as much as I liked Dublin, I'm glad that I went there, because it was a hidden gem of a city. I don't think most people think of touring to Belfast, but it really was worth the trip.
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