16th June 2008 - by Benicio Brown
The Beautiful City of Belfast
The capital of Northern Ireland is the beautiful city of
Belfast. It is the biggest city in Northern Island and the
second biggest city in entire Ireland.
Located on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland this charming
city is encircled with an array of hills including the famous
Cavehill. The temperate climate of Belfast makes it a perfect
tourist destination. The city has two airports which helps in
transportation. The George Best Belfast City Airport is near to
the Belfast Lough and the Belfast International Airport is near
the Lough Neagh.
The major places of interest are the southern portion of
Belfast along Botanic Avenue and University Road around the
Queen's University. The quaint locale of Botanic Avenue is
filled with cafes, restaurants and shops. On the Lisburn Road
beyond the University, there are bars, restaurants, coffee
shops and pubs. The major attractions here are Queen's
University and Queen's Film Theatre which is the venue for
annual Belfast Film Festival. The Botanical Gardens is a very
popular tourist destination where the Palm House offers rare
sight of carnivorous plants. The Tropical Ravine beside the
Palm House offers a sight of tropical flora and fauna. The
Ulster Museum has a rare collection of art while the Lyric
Theatre is the only theatre that does full time producing in
Northern Ireland. In the north of the city there is Belfast Zoo
and Belfast Castle while in the east there is Stormont
Parliament Buildings and the Ulster Fort and Transport
Museum.
There are several hostels providing accommodation in Belfast.
The Arnies Backpackers is situated in the area of Queen's
University. This is a small, cozy hostel that offers free tea,
coffee on arrival. This hostel also has a small garden. The
Belfast International Hostel, situated on Donegall Road
provides a tour of the Belfast city. The Ark Hostel is situated
in Belfast's famous University area and provides single, twin
double and dormitory accommodation in various ranges. It is at
a stone's throw distance from the Ulster Museum, Botanic
Gardens, Concert Halls and also pubs, cafes and clubs. This
hostel also provides internet and laundry facilities and
charges 10.90 pound per person per night. Located on
Springfield road, The Farset International guarantees world
class accommodation at the most affordable price. The serenity
of the locale of Farset International provides the visitors a
slice of serenity far from the city life. It offers a
scintillating sight of this charming city. This hostel provides
twenty four hours parking facilities for cars and coaches along
with self catering kitchen and laundry facilities. It charges
twenty pounds per person sharing and thirty pounds per single
supplement.
Belfast also has some classy hotels with world class
facilities. Situated on Dunmurry/ Suffolk junction of the M1
Motorway in the rural south Belfast, the Balmoral Hotel is the
ideal accommodation for the purpose of business and leisure. It
has easy access to Belfast City centre, the King's Hall
Conference and Exhibition Centre. The hotel is within the reach
of city and international airports. This hotel is an ideal
combination of modern amenities with traditional hospitality.
The hotel has forty two classy en suite bedrooms. The Beechlawn
House hotel offers excellent modern amenities like forty two
en-suite bedrooms, the cozy Beechers Bistro, Bar and
Restaurant, Conference Suites, Function Rooms, a Multi Media
Suite and complimentary Wireless Internet access 'Wi Fi' for
all people residing in the hotel. This hotel is just ten
minutes from Belfast and Lisburn city centres. Other hotels in
Belfast include the Clarion hotel which is a three star
Mediterranean style hotel, the Camfort Hotel Antrim, Best
Western Wellington Park Hotel and many more.
Guest houses are also available in plenty. Located in Windsor
Avenue, Ash-Rowan Town House provides luxury accommodation
along with amenities like a choice of nine gourmet breakfasts
which includes homemade bread and preserves. Avenue House is
another guest house on Eglantine Avenue with services like
private parking, wireless internet facility and bedrooms en
suite with television. Keef Halla Country House, Malone Guest
House and Camera House are other guest houses.
Voted as the fourth best city in United Kingdom, Belfast is a
perfect destination. Along with beautiful locales, visitors can
also experience some good food and places to shop which will
complete the visit.
Article Source: http://www.bb-articles.com
| 
BlinkList
Delicious
Digg
Facebook
Fark
Furl
Google Bookmarks
Livejournal
Ma.gnolia
Netvouz
Newsvine
Reddit
Spurl
Stumbleupon
Wists
Yahoo My Web
