Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Belfast. Now I will give you some information about Belfast.
Belfast is one of the youngest capital cities in the world and it has grown incredibly fast. Today the city has a population of 400,000, nearly a third of the entire population of Northern Ireland, but in the 17th century it was only a village. Then, during the 19th century, the development of industries like linen, rope-making, engineering, tobacco and sea trade doubled the town's size every ten years. The city is well known for shipbuilding. It was here that the “Titanic” was built and set out on her fatal maiden voyage.
Here is your brief tour around Belfast. This morning you will visit an art gallery, Belfast Cathedral and City Hall. This afternoon, you will visit the zoo and this evening, you will go to a concert at Ulster Hall. Tomorrow morning, you will visit Ulster Museum and see 9,000 years of human history in Ireland and the gold treasure of the 16th century Spanish warship which was recovered off the coast of Antrim in 1968. In the afternoon, you will go to the Botanic Gardens and you will walk among rare plants. Some of the tropical plants are 100 years old. And then you will visit the Palm House. It was built in 1850. You will have a free evening so you can go to some local pubs. It’s possible for you to find a really friendly atmosphere and enjoy some Irish folk music there. Next morning at 10, you will leave the hotel and fly back to London. I hope you will enjoy the two-day tour. Thanks.