Belfast City Hall may not be the most glamorous of places to start a sightseeing tour; but we hadn't yet come up with a plan for the day and it was the biggest and most impressive building that we could see as we stepped off the bus. We later found out that it was the local roundabout for the buses; since they all rolled passed at some point. Inside was a very solemn atrium with steps leading up to the forbidden offices above. We followed the signs which took us through the west wing passim more forbidden offices; where we came across a smaller atrium with some exhibits. We passed the Sinn Fein Party room, which like the offices also had great big wooden doors spreading the ‘keep ye out’ message. Finally, we entered the coffee shop; and although the exhibits here were much smaller; they were a lot more interactive as we learnt about Belfast’s famous citizens. Then instead of trudging back to the front, an office worker said that we could exit through the rear which took us into a beautiful archway with a fountain at its centre. We left through a cobbled archway past an unmanned gate and onto our next destination.
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