Wet tourists and wet rock
- 15 Nov 06, 02:02 PM
What would you do in Northern Ireland on a wet Wednesday afternoon? Would you look out the window and wish you were somewhere hot and sunny?
Or should you get a warm feeling inside from discovering you were living in a place shortlisted by the Rough Guide as one of the places to visit for tourists? The guide also included Belfast on its list of Ten Cities on the Rise.
Lonely Planet's information manager Tom Hall was on Good Morning Ulster today describing how they came to that decision - you can find him on the listen again facility at around 7.15am.
Later in the day commentator Kevin Myers gave a different viewpoint on the Stephen Nolan Show. When asked about what he thought of the as a world class attraction he replied: "Not that again, do you know how many times that its counted as Northern Ireland's main tourist attraction? It's just an ordinary piece of basalt rock, that's all.
"The last time I was there about four or five years ago I saw all those wet tourists staring at a piece of wet rock."
You can here Kevin take on Stephen on our podcast facility - he's on after the discussion about parking.
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I think that they were talking about the Antrim Coast, not just the one bit at the Giant's Causeway.
Anyone who has taken the route through the coast road from Belfast to Portrush, and has taken the time to go off road from time to time, will understand what I mean.
That are is one of the most beautiful areas I have visited in the world, and I have seen a few of them in my travels.
Grand Canyon, yes it's a big hole with a big river running through it. Cape Town, yes it has a nice backdrop. Great Rift Valley, yes this is spectacular, and it reminded me of the Antrim Coast area!
Please let's not make little of what we have at home. Think about our own Lake District, our mountains in Down, Strangford Lough and the surronding area (remember Van's song?)And what about the Sperrins?
We should be proud of what we have here and be delighted to show it off to visitors.
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