Selling, Segwaying, Slipway Pilgrimaging, Sitting or even Sleeping… Dock Life in pics

First, up, a reminder that the last Sunday of each month is Titanic Pilgrimage day – 2pm in the entrance area of Titanic Belfast if you haven’t yet taken the chance to walk, pause, reflect and pray on ‘Ground Zero’ of the Titanic story:

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And now a few pics from the last week or two.

As Christmas approaches, the pop-up market is going great guns – we’ve had handcrafted paper products and home-made cards over the last few days, with buns, books, art cards and plenty more coming soon… watch this space!  (and remember – if you make it, you can sell it!)

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Speaking of art – as you know our walls are covered with all sorts of wonderful shipyard art and photography, and last week we got to hear the story behind one shipyard photo in particular.  Meet Noel, who clearly remembers falling down this exact ladder during his days working in the H&W Engine Works…  You can’t get local history more real than that!

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Speaking of history, I still love getting the chance to show groups around the Dock and the Titanic Quarter – especially when, as today, we reach the slipways just as the sun sets and the outlines of Titanic and Olympic light up… there’s nowhere like it.

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Speaking of Titanic tours, yesterday i got to fulfil a long-standing ambition to go on one of the Titanic Segway Tours – highly recommended, have a go yourself at the earliest opportunity!

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When it’s time to relax, of course there’s nowhere like Dock Cafe, as this customer proved:

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Or for those who fancy a little bit more activity, we’ve had more great days recently – board game tournaments, lunchtime discussions, or just watching the glorious winter sunsets through our massive windows…

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It’s pretty great, this Life in the Titanic Quarter…