I am indebted to Alan, because his own blog, Alan In Belfast, inspired me to create Lord Belmont in 2007.
I wonder if he recalls my contacting him for advice about it five years ago? A year or so later, several of us met at a restaurant on the Belmont Road, Belfast, for a natter and meal.
You played a part in creating the Belmont Phenomenon - or should that be the Phenomenal Belmont? - Alan!
Alan has written another great post about his trip to the new National Trust Giant's Causeway visitor centre today; articulated to a far greater degree than my post about it three weeks ago.
To be truthful, my posting was slightly - shall we say - diplomatic, given that I really do whole-heartedly concur with Alan's sentiments on his experiences there, and the virtual golf-course he alludes to.
4 comments :
You took to blogging like a duck to water! And you even obey the cardinal rule of building an audience by being very consistent in your subject matter!
I do remember those early conversations ...
Hope you enjoy another 5 years and more of blogging, together with the events, meetings and random experiences that it throws up in somewhere so small as NI.
You are a champion blogger; keep up the good work. Your best blogs are observational - let's have more about your experiences in NI eating houses, pubs and, especially, coffee shops. Did I read recently that you have never had a coffee on the Belmont Road - shame and disgrace!
R Wombat
Well many thanks for the kind words. You are right, Wombat; I really must sample the Strandtown coffee-houses.
Where do you suggest I begin?
I'd suggest a project, starting at Bennett's (bottom left) and working your way up to Belmont Towers; not all on the same day! I'm sure you will enjoy the exercise and many of us will enjoy reding about your tour of his Lordship's demesne.
R Wombat
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