Today, we took the bus to the old walled city of Derry (now called Londonderry by the loyalists who want to be a part of the United Kingdom). It is one of the most segregated towns in Northern Ireland with complete Catholic and Protestant enclaves outside the old city walls. It has the most intact city walls in Ireland.
Arriving on the bus to Derry with the former Catholic, now Protestant cathedral inside the city walls.
Elaine found more flowers to photograph.
A peace monument in Derry symbolizing reaching across a divide to touch hands.
Derry city hall
Entry into the old city walls.
View of the old city inside the walls from the top of the walls.
Canon emplacements on the old city walls.
Derry City Hall from the walls.
Derry Peace Bridge. This is another modern bridge that curves and not just straight across from one side to the other.
Derry Museum built inside one of the old wall watch towers.
Catholic housing outside the walls of the city.
Sign announcing The Butchers Gate where livestock were brought into the city to be slaughtered. The butchers were located on the edge of the city.
One of the few non-sectarian buildings in Derry. This memorial is to the soldiers, both catholic and protestant, who died in World Wars I and II.
Large cemetery on the hills outside Derry.
Below, scenes of the walls surrounding Derry taken on our walking tour circumventing the city.
St Columb’s Cathedral in Derry. Below, a parade of youth athletes in town for a soccer tournament.
Another view of the Derry War Memorial.
Elaine with flowers and the Peace Bridge in the background. Below, lots more flowers along the waterfront.
Below, views from the “S” shaped Peace Bridge.
Almost everywhere you go over here there are public displays of flowers.
Here the houses are painted in bright colors in the marina area.
Below, the Derry Marina.
Back at The Crown Bar with seats inside one of the booths.
Since it was Elaine’s birthday, she requested that we spend the evening listening to some authentic Irish music. So, we scouted out a pub where live music was being played intending to stay a couple of hours and staying 4.
Scenes from the Cathedral Quarter where the live music pubs are located.
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