July 29, 2012
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(written on 12 March 2013)
The picture shows the southern tip of the Isle of Man, an island right in the middle between Ireland and Great Britain, which is not even part of the United Kingdom or the European Union, but which is a Crown Dependency of the UK. As you can guess from its location, the picture was taken as I was on my way back to the continent again. I had had a last breakfast in the hotel, a last coffee in Starbucks (which I had really dragged out because my back was in no condition to carry this backpack for any longer than was strictly necessary) and then had made my way to Belfast bus station from where after a little wait a bus had taken me back to Belfast International Airport.
At the airport there wasn't very much to do except from having yet another coffee and going to some of the shops (I bought a wallet and a lanyard, both from Guinness) and then just wait for my flight. That flight turned out to be very smooth and very eventless and before I knew it I was back in the Netherlands, where I landed at around 2pm. I can't say I'm looking forward to going back to work tomorrow, but the prospect of Barcelona at the end of August, and Madrid at the end of September, will keep me cheerful enough. It was a really wonderful trip through various parts of the UK so I look back on this holiday with great satisfaction, no matter what my back may be telling me.
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