{"id":14341,"date":"2026-05-20T14:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14341"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:47:48","slug":"the-titanic-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14341","title":{"rendered":"The Titanic Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We found a nice pub around the corner from our hotel last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And I got a better shot of the alley with the umbrellas after dusk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This morning we’re off to the docks again, to learn all about the building of the Titanic. Here’s the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A view of the slipway where the liner was built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The museum is excellent, we spent a couple of hours seeing everything, with an obligatory photo at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On our way back we noticed that the seamen\u2019s church was open, so we popped in. It\u2019s full of interesting maritime artifacts, including the ship’s bell from HMS Hood which was sunk as a blockship in 1914. I gave it a ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The pulpit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tonight we have a reservation at a well-known seafood restaurant called Mournes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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