The pubs are: Botanic Inn ("The Bot") and Eglantine Inn ("The Eg") across the street from each other on Malone. Robert Cowan recommended them along with the Avenue Guest House. You have to understand that my brother went with me on this trip to Ireland (my third) so that while I was researching genealogy he could research pubs. I walked back from PRONI on Malone and enjoyed looking at lots of beautiful houses. My brother had dropped me off there in the morning. I was going to take the bus back but decided it was a nice day and I needed the exercise - a decision I began to regret as the walk was longer than I anticipated! Sara > From: "Linda Merle" <merle@mail.fea.net> > Date: Thu Feb 2, 2006 3:54:55 PM America/Phoenix > To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Sc-Ir] Re: Accommodations in Belfast > > > Hi Sara, > > Okay, now you have to give us the names of the two pubs!! I did find > one near Queens that had nice Irish music, but where's the other?? > > The walk to PRONI is definitely too much. The parking spaces > at PRONI, though, are few. The bus works just fine. The bus also drops > you downtown at the Linen Hall Library. > > I also once walked from downtown up to Eglantine. Long walk > but more scenic than the walk from PRONI to Eglantine. > > There is a lot of local history at the Queens Bookstore too. Some you > cannot get anywhere outside of Northern Ireland. > Nice second hand store just down the block too as I recall. > > Linda Merle > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "S. B. Mason" <sbmasonaz@cox.net> > Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:34:57 -0700 > >> Karen, >> I would second the recommendation of the Avenue Guest House. Thanks to >> recommendations from Linda and also Robert Cowan, my brother and I >> stayed there 3 years ago this May. In addition to what Linda described >> you are also within walking distance of 2 of the best pubs in Belfast! >> As to walking to PRONI, I did walk back to the guest house from there >> but it was a very long walk (although highly enjoyable). >> >> Sara >> >> > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net > > > > > >