During our time in Belfast we took a small hike up to Belfast Castle with Roibeard's family. I have to admit that a good part of my wanting to visit Belfast Castle was as a possible wedding venue. We haven't ruled it out completely yet, but it is a bit more of a stately home than a castle. I have since fallen in love with Dunseverick Castle for our wedding...more on that later.
As you can see by our short sleeves it was an unusually warm and dry day in Belfast. It was probably the warmest day of the whole trip. I was really happy to see the sun.
The original Belfast Castle was built by the Normans in the late 12th century and was the home of Sir Arthur Chichester, baron of Belfast. Unfortunately the original was burnt down in 1708. The current Belfast Castle sits right at the foot of the Cave Hill and was built between 1811-1870.
The Castle grounds are incredibly beautiful and offer an amazing view of the city. One of things you're supposed to do on the grounds is find all of the cats! Myself being the cat lady that I am just absolutely loved this!! Roibeard and I only managed to find 8 of the 9. (Two are together in the photo below).
Roibeard claims that the 9th cat ran away.
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