Stepping out of the Belfast central train station i am hit with repeated concussions from huge blasts. I look around and i am the only one that is put off by the fact that everyone in the train station has passed through some sort of time warp to the battle field of years ago. the repeated concussions are frequent enough that moments of peace are less then those of booms and pop, pop, pops. I soon realize that its not the aggressions rekindled but the revelry of Halloween. as i look to the sky the flashes of pink, blue, green, and red fireworks light up the overcast night in a sort of visual percussive concert. Halloween is much more of a celebrated event here and not just the excuse for young men to dress-up like beer kegs and superheros and the young women to become scantily clad faerie book characters and shiver uncontrollably (which they all do with great enthusiasm) but to celebrate a holiday which originated here and has a deeper meaning for the citizens. The drumming of distant and near fireworks went long into the night as did the screaming and shouting of the revelers dressed in varying states of disguise.
I have been too long from a computer so i have allot of updating to do from Galway and Kilkenny (you bastards!) and they will come soon, i just felt like i had to write this while it was still fresh in my head. quick bit on both; i was told that Galway was amazing and i would not want to leave not as true as i was led to believe. Kilkenny (you bastards!) was very small, quiet, quaint, and calm and i did definitely liked it allot, though i didn’t get to see as much of it as i wanted to.
after Belfast i Will head north to Scotland to find my families historical cave of hiding along with “the hill of evil council” (swear to god that’s what its called), Galway for concerts Edinburgh for what i hear is the most fun city in all of the British isles.
keep checking in for updates.