Derry, or Londonderry, in the sun.

For once I did not have to row across the bit of the Atlantic between Cairnryan and Larne, we let P & O do the business for us.

Today,  awoke to sunny skies and have had the same all day,  so it made our trip to Derry, or Londonderry, depending on which side of the border you live.

Not sure what we expected, however, the walled City of Derry is steeped in history, fascinating from St Columba, through King William, the second world war and of course the troubles of the 70s etc.   The City is beautiful, very clean, modern, and certainly worth a visit,  and as a City of Culture it deserved its recognition.

The cannons on he City wall were there to defend the City, and are sited opposite the Peace Bridge over the River Foyle, erected recently to denote the cessation of the "troubles",  running from the site of the Guildhall which was bombed by the IRA to the site of the former British Army barracks where a massive pop concert was held on the enormous parade square.

Not the clearest of photos  but this piece of embroidery, depicting a map of Londonderry in a big tapestry on display in the Guildhall, was very good, and the tapestry gave a great deal of the local history.

Back to the hotel,  which is where the "legendary"  Dominic O,Donnell got married,  had a swim in the pool, nice, before dinner.

Tomorrow , off to Donegal for a few hours and then we depend on our Glenton.s driver, Bob,