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5th week in Belfast
(Orange Day, Hospital and New Castle)

We are very lucky to be here in the country for a special day that is mainly celebrated in Northern Ireland. It is the official feast day by the 'Protestant Loyalists'. Here is a small excerpt from the corresponding Wiki article: "The Twelfth (also called the Glorious Twelfth or Orangemen's Day) is an Ulster Protestant celebration held on 12 July. It celebrates the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne 1690, which ensured a Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. On and around the Twelfth, large parades are held by the Orange Order and Ulster loyalist marching bands, streets are covered with British flags and bunting, and large towering bonfires are lit in loyalist neighbourhoods." Today we plan to climb the Napoleon's Nose in Cavehill country park around midnight. Yes, the hilltop we climbed as a group last week. I can highly recommend the park to anyone who ever gets to B...