Our stay at the Glass House Hotel in Sligo was most comfortable, but it was time to be back on the road. With Derry being a two hour drive, we decided to stop at the beach resort of Rossnowlagh, near Donegal, then Donegal itself. The beach and resort were very nice. However, it was cold and windy, but amazingly, a lot of people swimming in the sea!
Derry is quite a compact city, and very walkable. There is a walk/cycleway stretching along the Foyle River, and the pedestrian ”Peace Bridge” across. Derry also has the most complete circuit of historic walls of any town or city in Ireland. They stand up to 8 metres high, measure almost 2 kms around, and were constructed between 1613 and 1618.
After a pleasant meal at the Quay West bistro, with nothing a bother, and a good nights sleep at the Holiday Inn, we made plans for the next day in Derry.
We decided to visit Bogside, a city neighbourhood area just outside the wall. It is a majority Catholic/Irish Republican area, and a focus point for many of the ”Troubles” The end of many of the terraced houses are decorated with murals, illustrating the history of the area. This was the scene of ” Bloody Sunday” in 1972.
