19 hours in Belfast

I flew into Dublin because it was the cheapest ticket. From there, Ryanair to Hamburg, but not without planning a 24 hour stopover to deal with the jet lag in an English-speaking country.

As long as I was on the island, I thought I'd try to visit the Stevensons, who direct the JBU studies and missions programs in Northern Ireland every summer. A quick bus up and relaxing evening talking and watching the Italy vs. Portugal game.

Unexpectedly, I also got to see two Soderquist Fellows, my buds, who were up there for a grad studies program. Bobby Hoffman and Ray Malouf.



The Palm House of the botanic gardens, built in 1839


Probably not the first tourist to take this picture


Mindy (the mom) & Andrew (the son)
Soderquist Fellows in Dec '06, Bobby & Ray on the right.