We did not go on an organized tour today. We took about a half hour walk from the ship to downtown Belfast. Then we got on a local Hop On Hop Off bus that took us on a 90 minute route around Belfast. It was cloudy and cool, but no rain. Although the violence stopped in the early 1990's, Belfast is still a much divided city. There is a 17 foot wall separating the Catholic and Protestant residential areas. There is a gate between the two sides that is open during t...

Greenock is the port city for Glasgow. It used to be a major shipbuilding city with about 40 companies but all but two of them have had to close. We spent the day touring the Scottish Highlands with 14 other Cruise Critic members. Out driver/guide, Garry, is a Greenock native and showed great pride in being a Scot. He wore a kilt but he said it was not just for our sake – he prefers to wear it instead of pants. In answer to the question of what is underneat...

We looked out the hotel window when we got up and could see the Rotterdam. She sure looked pretty. After grabbing breakfast at the hotel we had time to do some more sightseeing in Dover. We walked up a large hill to see Dover Castle which overlooks the city. It originally was built by the Romans and there are still some of the original towers standing. We toured the castle and then went through the tunnels that are underneath in the white cliffs. There are miles ...

We arrived at Heathrow in the morning and went through immigration and customs with no issues. Sure is a huge airport. We then found where to pick up the bus to take us to Victoria station where we would get the train to Dover. It was a large double decker bus and we sat in the upper level to see the sights. Driving on the left seemed very strange to both of us. When we got to Victoria station we found lockers where we could store our luggage for a few pounds. We...