🇬🇧 Belfast: Northern Ireland is Surprisingly Fun!

The name “Belfast” might be a bit tricky to pronounce, but this city has some of the coolest museums and city halls! 😍 I regret not planning earlier – we didn’t have enough time and got kicked out of City Hall before finishing the tour! 🚢 Titanic Museum I hesitated at first because of the £29 ticket (many London museums are free, after all 😅). But this museum is built on the actual site where the Titanic was constructed – the shipyard traces are still there. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be incredibly engaging! Even with my limited English, I followed the entire route with great interest. There are interactive exhibits and even a cable car ride that takes you through the shipbuilding process 🚡. I learned that on the real Titanic: There were couples who refused to be separated ❤️ Violinists who played until the ship sank 🎻 A stoker who ended up on board by accident after covering for someone… From a globally celebrated marvel to a tragedy that claimed over 1,500 lives – it all happened in just 4 years. The sinking was caused by a chain of absurd coincidences: Radio signals were occupied 📡 Lifeboats weren’t fully deployed 🛶 An unusual surge of icebergs that year ❄️ The nearest rescue ship had its radio turned off… You’d never know from the movie that the largest maritime disaster in history was caused by such baffling, trivial factors. You can’t even blame any one person. The most powerful part? A several-meter-tall screen scrolling through the names of the victims at the end, followed by a wall covered with survivor Q&As. Walking out, all I could do was sigh. 😔 🏫 City Hall Free entry on the first floor! 🆓 Over a dozen rooms filled with AI-powered interactive displays on history and culture. You don’t just look at exhibits – you engage with them through language, poetry, famous figures, and more. I thought I’d just be admiring the architecture, but I spent over an hour there and still hadn’t seen everything! We were rushed out at closing – it shuts at 4:30 PM ⏰. Go early! Turns out, there’s more to Belfast than just Irish coffee! ☕️✨ #OffTheBeatenPath #MuseumArt #SoloTravel #ExhibitionRecommendation