Belfast

[mrbluejay]

The Crown is a great pub. Opposite what was the most bombed building in the world. Leadened windows, (like Dickens) still gas lamps inside and little snugs all though the bar. All those bombs and it never lost those very expensive windows.
Back in the day a loyalist pub, and a few metres up the road another pub, The Beaten Docket which was are republican as could be. Fascinating place Belfast but most of the old 'hard' areas have been demolished now.

Think that was the Europa Hotel.

Had a few stays in Belfast, once with the boys, the rest for business. Always enjoyed it, good place for a weekend.

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Think that was the Europa Hotel.

Had a few stays in Belfast, once with the boys, the rest for business. Always enjoyed it, good place for a weekend.

Yes the Europa.
In the eighties they used to have a fantastic trad jazz band in there on a Saturday afternoon, and it was a great time. All arguments suspended. The place was rammed and some of the girls.............Muscians would come from all over as guests. There used to be a trumpet player who drove up from Dublin to play every now and then and he was awesome.
There was an old Orangeman used to go every Saturday, he must have been about 80. In his suit and tie and wearing his bowler. When he left the band would stop whatever thy were playing and start playing 'New York New York' and he'd walk out sideways rolling his bowler up and down his arms from one hand to the other, to the standing ovation of everyone in the place.

Nexy day was back to normal. lol