{"id":16195,"date":"2025-02-14T15:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=16195"},"modified":"2025-06-27T08:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:59:27","slug":"travelogue-ireland-scotland-part-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=16195","title":{"rendered":"Travelogue: Ireland & Scotland, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 2024<\/strong>
\nTour: Insight’s “Best of Ireland & Scotland”<\/em>
\nNorthern Ireland Tour Hotels:<\/em>
\nBallygally Castle Hotel (Ballygalley)<\/i><\/p>\n

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We were only in Northern Ireland for a day and it was not enough! We really loved it — different feel and absolutely stunning scenery! I hope to go back someday.<\/p>\n

\"\"Our first stop in Northern Ireland was Londonderry (or Derry, as some say. Long story. This entire country’s existence is a long story.)
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\"\"<\/a>Our amazing tour guide, Ronan McNamara. He’s half Chinese and half Irish – “my friends call me Chirish.” But he did a phenomenal job of explaining the Troubles. What an ordeal. I won’t even try to summarize here.
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\"\"<\/a>Local art.
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\"\"<\/a>Next step: Giant’s Causeway. Nature is wild.
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\"\"<\/a>Our hotel for the night was right on the beach.
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\"\"<\/a>The hotel was also haunted. Allegedly.
\n\"\"<\/a>oooo more palm trees!
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\"\"<\/a>Beautiful gardens at the hotel. This hotel was one of my favorites on the trip.
\n\"\"<\/a>Game of Thrones was filmed in parts of Northern Ireland.
\n\"\"<\/a>Don’t you think the knight looks like he has to pee?
\n\"\"<\/a>Breakfast before catching the ferry to Scotland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

May 2024 Tour: Insight’s “Best of Ireland & Scotland” Northern Ireland Tour Hotels: Ballygally Castle Hotel (Ballygalley) We were only in Northern Ireland for a day and it was not enough! We really loved it — different feel and absolutely…<\/p>\n

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