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Sunday, January 27, 2008

Belfast



I wasn't aware a wall still cuts through Belfast separating the two idealogical factions of northern Ireland; the predominant british-aligned protestants, and the patriotic Irish catholics. The four gates are locked at nights; only two stay open on Saturdays and just one on Sunday. And so Belfast leaves a curious impression. The city is an open-air museum to the aftermath of centuries of civil conflict.

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