Change of plans...

Last night was amazing. I met some americans at my hostel and we walked literally 5 minutes down the road to this pub where they were playing live Celtic music. I love that lar de dar music so sticking much. The musicians were all gathered round a table and just jamming with each other. There was this older lady on the guitar (late fifties maybe), and various other instrumentalists...such as the guy on the fiddle, and the other guy on the irish penny whistle. I actually had my very own whistle sitting comfortable in my right pocket the whole time, and it was just itching to get in on the action, but I refrained from the embarrasment. That was pretty cool though. Actually, that was AMAZING! Live Irish music with at a pub...enough said.

So I woke up the next morning at about 7:00 am to hope next door to see if there was room for me in that Paddy Wagon tour thingy. Fortunately, there was, so I've completely changed my Ireland plans. Currently, I'm in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I have an official tour guide, and lots of Australian and New Zealand friends I've made so far on the trip with me. Today, we hoped into these black colored taxi tour guide things, led by older gentelman from Belfast, and we got a tour of the Catholic and Protestant sides of town, and the history behind their war. It was sad and depressing, but such an eye openning experience. As little as 15 years ago, it was basically an all out war between these people. Also, I saw a hotel, the Europa, which had been bombed by the IRA 31 times in total, and we drove by a bank where a sucessful robbery occured where something like 26 million pounds were stolen. And did you know, Belfast is where the Titanic was designed and constructed? Cool city. But tomorrow I'm headed to this geological formation known as the Giant's Caussway. Google image search it if you want to check out what it looks like.

Overall though, I'm pretty dang excited with what's happening. I'm no longer traveling Ireland alone. I've made a dozen friends, and I'm going to be guided through the majority of the island. I'm so stinkin blessed right now. See you guys soon.