{"id":7696,"date":"2014-04-01T06:23:44","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T10:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/?p=7696"},"modified":"2014-04-01T06:23:44","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T10:23:44","slug":"spring-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2014\/spring-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring is coming&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At last &#8211; Dock Cafe stops being a cosy place to watch the rain on the windows &#8211; and becomes an airy space to bask in the sunshine!<\/p>\n<p>With the longer evenings comes extended opening hours &#8211; so <strong>from 7th April<\/strong> you can enjoy marvellous mornings, amazing afternoons and easy-living early evenings in the best coffee spot on the planet:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screenshot-2014-04-01-11.10.21.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7697\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2014\/spring-is-coming\/screenshot-2014-04-01-11-10-21\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screenshot-2014-04-01-11.10.21.png?fit=736%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"736,430\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2014-04-01 11.10.21\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screenshot-2014-04-01-11.10.21.png?fit=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screenshot-2014-04-01-11.10.21.png?fit=736%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7697\" alt=\"Screenshot 2014-04-01 11.10.21\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screenshot-2014-04-01-11.10.21.png?resize=736%2C430\" width=\"736\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screenshot-2014-04-01-11.10.21.png?w=736&amp;ssl=1 736w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screenshot-2014-04-01-11.10.21.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The start of April also means the start of the <em>third<\/em> year of business at Titanic Belfast (hard to believe for those of us who watched it emerge out of the ground over the past few years) \u00a0For their birthday they released this excellent little video &#8211; how cool is Eric Kuhne!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hUIrB_KX0mU?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe campaign to make Eric&#8217;s phrase &#8220;It&#8217;s a lot easier for people to throw rocks than to build something&#8221; the new Belfast motto starts here!<\/p>\n<p>But of course the new Belfast motto is actually &#8216;She Was All Right When She Left Here&#8217; &#8211; don&#8217;t forget to meet at The Dock at 7pm on 2nd April for our walk in the footsteps of Titanic on the day she left Belfast:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-20-19.27.37.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7606\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2014\/reasons-to-be-very-excited-about-the-next-few-months-two-she-was-all-right-when-she-left-here\/screenshot-2014-03-20-19-27-37\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-20-19.27.37.png?fit=601%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"601,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2014-03-20 19.27.37\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-20-19.27.37.png?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-20-19.27.37.png?fit=601%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7606\" alt=\"Screenshot 2014-03-20 19.27.37\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-20-19.27.37.png?resize=601%2C450\" width=\"601\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-20-19.27.37.png?w=601&amp;ssl=1 601w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-20-19.27.37.png?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And on the topic of mottos, &#8216;Spring is coming&#8217; is of course a misquote from Game Of Thrones &#8211; which (O unbearable excitement) starts its new series on Sky Atlantic on 7th April. \u00a0Here&#8217;s a taster:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/xZY43QSx3Fk?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So, plenty happening! \u00a0Did you notice that the cafe opens until 7 from the 7th, that the Titanic event tomorrow starts at 7, and that Game Of Thrones begins again on the 7th? \u00a0You can&#8217;t say I don&#8217;t make this stuff easy to remember!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At last &#8211; Dock Cafe stops being a cosy place to watch the rain on the windows &#8211; and becomes an airy space to bask in the sunshine! 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