Does anybody REALLY love Belfast ???

[DrFarkoff]

Nicely Put Ronnie and for a man of few words that's a well composed sollilique!

No Doubt some pedant will be around shortly to correct the spelling and grammer seein as we's not the most learned folks on the planet

 

[nud1e]

Does anybody really love Belfast?
Good question that.
I left Belfast 27 years ago and I can't think of anyone of my mates who still lives in Belfast. Plenty of families, since herself is also from Belfast.
I grew up in Belfast, and Rathcoole, and then back to Belfast, but like all cities you seem to associate yourself with the district - where you from means North Belfast, the Shankill, the Woodvale, Ballysillan, the New Lodge, the Shore Road, the Oldpark, Ardoyne, Ballygomartin, the Holy Land.
Belfast was always the city, or more appropriately the City Library, Kelly's Cellars, the Pound, the Crown, Robinsons, Romanos, Longs, the Tech. Woolsworths, the Model Shop, Andrews.
Thin Lizzy in the Ulster Hall, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd at the Whitla Hall. Botanic Gardens, the Bot and the Eg, the aZoo and the Cavehill.
Belfast was always north of the river, sure there was nothing worthwhile over the Queens Bridge other than the train to Bangor.
Today's Belfast is much changed from the Belfast of my youth, but it is a city that is praised by many that I know who have visited. The centre of Belfast has much appeal, a myriad of shops and eateries, a consumer's delight.
It's a city that I like to visit, unlike Dublin, but would I like to live there?

 

[the celt]

Lads n ladies its the city of Belfast, I'm talking about..
We all know that you couldnt find better folks than the
Fasties... But its the city, what has Belfast got to offer ?

Take me on a dander from the city hall and show me what it
has to offer...

 

[nud1e]

Lads n ladies its the city of Belfast, I'm talking about..
We all know that you couldnt find better folks than the
Fasties... But its the city, what has Belfast got to offer ?

Take me on a dander from the city hall and show me what it
has to offer...

I'll be up there this Friday, do you want to meet then and do a bit of exploring

 

[shuck raider]

Loved going to the Roost and the Abercorn in the early eighties, where everone used to gather then onto somewhere else for the night.

God, the Abercorn, haven't thought about that place in years. It was Belfast's first strip club in the Seventies and a crowd of us would spent Saturday afternoons there. Most of the girls were rubbish, but occasionally there would be a cracker, in which case eveyone would pile out and head round to The Harp Bar in Skipper Street where the same girls did a second show.

Always remember one lass, from Blackpool she was. Couldn't dance to save her life, but a great line in banter with the lads during the show. Famous line from her was, 'This was going to be a double act - but we couldn't get the donkey up the stairs'

 

[falcoron]

God, the Abercorn, haven't thought about that place in years. It was Belfast's first strip club in the Seventies and a crowd of us would spent Saturday afternoons there. Most of the girls were rubbish, but occasionally there would be a cracker, in which case eveyone would pile out and head round to The Harp Bar in Skipper Street where the same girls did a second show.

Always remember one lass, from Blackpool she was. Couldn't dance to save her life, but a great line in banter with the lads during the show. Famous line from her was, 'This was going to be a double act - but we couldn't get the donkey up the stairs'

Ah the Harp bar fecking mad place but i loved it!!

 

[falcoron]

Nicely Put Ronnie and for a man of few words that's a well composed sollilique!

No Doubt some pedant will be around shortly to correct the spelling and grammer seein as we's not the most learned folks on the planet

I reelly couddint giv a fuk aboot spelin. or gramar.,"
iem two bizzy fur that shite.

 

[GS TRV]

I think it's class

and that's after 6yrs in italy

 

[nud1e]

God, the Abercorn, haven't thought about that place in years. It was Belfast's first strip club in the Seventies and a crowd of us would spent Saturday afternoons there. Most of the girls were rubbish, but occasionally there would be a cracker, in which case eveyone would pile out and head round to The Harp Bar in Skipper Street where the same girls did a second show.

Always remember one lass, from Blackpool she was. Couldn't dance to save her life, but a great line in banter with the lads during the show. Famous line from her was, 'This was going to be a double act - but we couldn't get the donkey up the stairs'

The Abercorn did a good lunch during the week. I used to pop round there when I was doing a course at the Tech. Sometimes, I didn't know which was older, the old broiler on the stage or the one on the plate. Some of those strippers should have carried a health warning, a couple were so wrinkled that they should have been ironed before they were let loose on stage. You'd needed to have been well oiled to have got a stir outa lukkin at them.

 

[falcoron]

The Abercorn did a good lunch during the week. I used to pop round there when I was doing a course at the Tech. Sometimes, I didn't know which was older, the old broiler on the stage or the one on the plate. Some of those strippers should have carried a health warning, a couple were so wrinkled that they should have been ironed before they were let loose on stage. You'd needed to have been well oiled to have got a stir outa lukkin at them.

It wasn't the "stir" we went for, Best comedy act ever!

 

[RAM-man]

During the 90's I made several visits, due to work and involvement in the schools IT market and I travelled into and thru Belfast, also out towards Omagh in Tyrone.

On the first visit I had local sales agent in tow and got to see the 'sites' around Belfast, until then these were just names and places in the news, but it helped to put it into some context.

I never stayed in town, partly due to being a project engineer at Rediffusion, I spent time working on the refits at the Europa Hotel which got caught up in the troubles.

I met many from different divides and I found the people and the place welcoming. I never experienced any unpleasantness and that did surprise me, given recent history of events.

With limited spare time on these visits we stayed up and along the Shore Road which was nice and drove north along the coast and also inland to Ballymena and up to the causeway. Good food and banter went hand in hand.

It was at a time when the schools and children benefited with the technology and it made a difference. To get to this point is another story with the horse trading and dealing going nowhere, a tea break was called and on route called into the gents, and the technology deal got sealed (as they say) peeing up a wall

 

[drifter]

Roost, Abercorn, blast from the past, the regular pub crawl for me on Saturdays was Roost, Capstan, King Arthur then the unmissable Abercorn with Coleridge Taylor, search for a star and some very funny times, then it was away up North Street to the Alhambra and then to heavens knows where, hoping to make the Bakers Club early Sunday morning for a cure, Whoa, couldn't hack that now, but some very good memories.

 

[GerryC]

I like Belfast ok.........but I don't like Larne

Same here; OK with Belfast but always got a bad feeling in Larne. It's not just a Larne or Norn Iron thing. Granard and Borrisokane always gave me a bad vibe. I know it's just in my head but how did it get there? Always felt I was been watched or tracked in them spots.
Not big fan of Ballymena either.
I feel much better now having confessed; are there tablets for this sort of thing.

 

[GerryC]

Then there's Balbriggan - more tablets please.

 

[Mandylicious]

Then there's Balbriggan - more tablets please.

Stop now before you OD Gerry

 

[Mandylicious]

Newtownhamilton and Dromore are 2 places I dislike. Dreary miserable looking towns

 

[the celt]

God, the Abercorn, haven't thought about that place in years. It was Belfast's first strip club in the Seventies and a crowd of us would spent Saturday afternoons there. Most of the girls were rubbish, but occasionally there would be a cracker, in which case eveyone would pile out and head round to The Harp Bar in Skipper Street where the same girls did a second show.

Always remember one lass, from Blackpool she was. Couldn't dance to save her life, but a great line in banter with the lads during the show. Famous line from her was, 'This was going to be a double act - but we couldn't get the donkey up the stairs'

And here's was me thinking that you have to wear glasses now
because of all them years looking at books ...

 

[falcoron]

Same here; OK with Belfast but always got a bad feeling in Larne. It's not just a Larne or Norn Iron thing. Granard and Borrisokane always gave me a bad vibe. I know it's just in my head but how did it get there? Always felt I was been watched or tracked in them spots.
Not big fan of Ballymena either.
I feel much better now having confessed; are there tablets for this sort of thing.

Larne went through a crap period for a lot of years and has never recovered.
Loads of arseholes would give you a kicking as quick as look at you. I work in Larne and i have to say there are loads of really good people here. I live In Islandmagee which is under the Larne council. But i never say im from or live in Larne.

 

[Room 101]

Speaking as a blow in I love Belfast.. my commute of 10 miles into the city is a dream compared to the same distance taking twice that on the mainland... there's some great restaurants / cafes loads of cultural events... if I need anything shopping wise its a breeze as its smaller than Leeds and takes no time to get what you need without having to trapes half way across the city...

As my work entails regeneration I get to see all aspects of the people, the city and beyond and I still think I have the best view in the world from my desk, watching the cranes truddling up and down against a varied backdrop...

I was back in Yorkshire this weekend and appart from the real ale I wouldn't question my descision to move in the slightest.. it'll do for me...

 

[The Foolish Fellow]

belfast

yous cnuts should stay at home . // always enjoy a run around the city , mind you i am always glad to get home too.

mind you joe , personally i think if you tidied yourself yup a bit you'd get on far better.

lol