There are some places in Ireland and Northern Ireland which we decided to visit in order to check out what they have to offer us and at the same time give our kids the chance to get introduced to those places and know more about them from an early age, which is exactly what happened in the Giant's Causeway (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nAnV_Isw4I).
The Giant's Causeway is located in county Antrim on the North Coast of Northern Ireland, which is close to the town of Bushmills -
about three miles northeast of it (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB3GKU8PSBM). The Giant's Causeway is one of the most important touristic attractions when it comes to Northern Ireland and this was the tour we have made there.
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns which resulted from an ancient volcanic eruption. The top of these columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea, most of them are hexagonal but there are also some with four, five, seven, or eight sides. The tallest of these columns are about 12 meters high and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 meters thick in places.
Although those rocks are considered the main attraction of the place, there are other things that one will pass by while being there and which are also considered important when it comes to this place. According to the National Trust which is now managing the Giant's Causeway, there are six important must see things when it comes to this place: the most important is the Grand Causeway which is the largest of three rock outcrops that make up the Giant's Causeway, there is also the Visitor Centre, the Giant's Boot, the Wishing Chair which is a natural throne formed from a perfectly arranged set of columns, there is also the Camel which was once a living and lively beast that was turned to stone and lies along the bottom of the cliffs, and finally the Shepherd's Steps which is made up of 167 steep steps; these are considered the six different spots and stops which any visitor coming to the Giant's Causeway should check and pass by.
We have been to the Giant's Causeway before but we did not go through the same steps and we didn't visit those same things we have passed by this time. During this trip, we have stopped by the Visitor Centre, we have of course came to check those rocks which are considered the center of the place, we walked a lot there, and we also passed by some buildings that include for example the Causeway School and the Library but which were closed and unfortunately we didn't get the chance to come inside and see what they have or how they look like.
In this place, where there is also a bus that could help transferring people from one spot to another, people could either choose to explore the place on their own or they could choose to follow the guide or have those recorded tapes which will tell them the stories of what they are passing by and going through - so it is suitable for all the people, even the kids enjoy listening to what is being said in these tapes - unfortunately we didn't get the chance to do this listening part this time, but we will definitely repeat the trip one more time in the future.
The importance we are giving for visiting this place is also recognized by the world since this place was declared a World Heritage Center by the UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. The Giant's Causeway was also considered the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom after the radio poll that was done in 2005; all these things prove that this place deserves to be placed among the places which tourists should visit and live the experience that it will offer (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBt0eCAHfnU).
One of the different things that made this place even more known for those living abroad and who did not yet get the chance to know about the Giant's Causeway is Game of Thrones movie series which was filmed in Northern Ireland and which its scenes are taken in some of the places that are recognized as touristic areas in Northern Ireland; one of them happens to be the Giant's Causeway, giving the place even much more popularity than what it already has (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YlmIGI7En0).
There are other touristic places which one could visit that are located near the Giant's Causeway, such as getting to the Bushmills town and checking the Bushmills Distillery which happens to be the place where the oldest Irish whiskey brand was produced (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTeje9zaee8), going to the Dunluce Castle which is supposed to be near as well (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdTqJPL-i5Y), or going to the Dark Hedges which also appeared in Game of Thrones (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWSVzAgt-us).
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