Showing posts with label 2022-06 Northern Ireland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2022-06 Northern Ireland. Show all posts

Northern Ireland north east coast tour 5/5 Gobbins Cliff Walk, Island Magee

出自同一位工程師,愛爾蘭人Berkeley Wise 的 Gobbins Cliff walk,更加大想頭,純粹為方便遊人近距離觀賞懸崖、岩石、水鳥、洞穴風光,而建築的步行徑。

有的吊在山旁,有的穿越山洞,亦有連繫兩地的吊橋,上上落落,花樣多多,不能想像是1902年的設計。
在二次大戰後失修而破敗,終於在2010年得到歐盟資助,依原來的設計,花四年時間,用不鏽鋼及新物料重現。
在多年旅遊中,未曾在大自然環境中,見過這樣大工程又大規模的步行徑,鬼斧神工,而又名不見經傳,這就是愛爾蘭小島奇異的低調作風。

 






 







Northern Ireland north east coast tour 4/5 Glenariff waterfall

 

Glenariff national park








 

建於一百廿多年前,在山谷中的木板走廊,令紳士淑女們可以輕鬆地踏步,近看Glenariff 流水瀑布水池的風光。

Northern Ireland north east coast tour 3/5 rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede

A long hike to the rope bridge





以前,漁夫建築簡陋木板吊橋,走到前面的小島網魚,然後背負漁獲,走吊橋再越過山頭,回到家園。

現在復修加固,成為遊人的玩意,看完歷史,一身輕裝,緊抓著繩索走過六十米高的木板橋,看到腳下很遠的海面,翻滾的海浪衝擊兩邊山頭,是異常的驚心動魄。

Northern Ireland north east coast tour 2/5 port towns

A number of towns along the coast started as fishing ports, but fishing dwindled and now the sandy beaches or cliff walks draw holiday crowds during summer. 

 

Portstewart

Portstewart

Lunch at Harry's Shack, Portstewart

Cushendun

Bushmills coast

Bushmills coast

 

Northern Ireland north east coast tour 1/5 Giant Causeway

The most famous scenic spot in Northern Ireland, a geological wonderland of lava crystalised hexagonal rock columns. I have seen this in many locations all over the world, but never in such density and scale. It is like walking into a giant chessboard, and you can walk freely up and down the hexagonal rocks. 

 

來到北愛爾蘭的東北岸玩幾天,先到這個最有名的景點,The Giant Causeway,遠看只是個石灘,海岸山崖風光美好,但不知為何如此聞名,走近一點,看到是六角形岩柱,在其他地方也有啊。

終於走進那石灘,才知六角岩石形成得如此完美,規模這麼大,一眾遊人在高低六角石上行來行去,似個巨型棋盤,很夢幻超現實的。