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The Bogside Artists designed the murals of The People’s Gallery are not as "political propaganda, declarations of identity, or territorial markers." The murals of the Bogside Artists are supposed to make its audiences "think about the past and process painful memories" and "enable and facilitate cross-community conversation around shared experiences seen from different perspectives and contexts." They hope that this will foster mutual understanding, reconciliation and the building of peace. The 12 murals that decorate the gable ends of houses along Rossville St, near Free Derry Corner, are popularly referred to as the People's Gallery. They are the work of 'the Bogside Artists' (Kevin Hasson, Tom Kelly, and William Kelly, who passed away in 2017). The three men lived through the worst of the Troubles in Bogside. Okay, it’s been a while and I’ve gotten behind on posting my NI photos. I think I stumbled over the next groups of photos. I felt I needed to say something poignant, but the truth is I don’t have and never will have an understanding of the experiences of the people of this wonderful city. I’m just grateful to have been welcomed everywhere I went… One of only 15 peace flames in the world… More shots of the awesome Peace Bridge? Oh go on then… Change of scenery now as we leave the country for the city. Entering London(Derry) via the Peace Bridge… Had been looking forward to the views from Binevenagh, ever since I saw them on @so_little_a_time ‘s absolutely incredible gallery. Alas the weather was against me, and so was time, but there will be other hills in this journey… From Magilligan Point, County Donegal in the EU is only a mile across the water, and looks even closer… Time for lunch. Love my @jetboil; hot water in a minute and a half. This isn’t an #ad, I’m just a fan. Also shout out to @supersoniccafe for the great travel mug… Across the River Bann, we find ourselves in County (London)derry, at the Mussenden Temple used in Game of Thrones as the location for the Dragonstone exterior. Remember the burning of the old gods by Melisandre on the beach? Not my usual travel shot, but enjoying a dram of Bushmills, in the Bushmills Inn in the village of Bushmills. Covered a marathon of miles along the Causeway Coast and utterly deserve this if I do say so myself… The Giants Causeway. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. The tallest are about 12 metres high, and from the right angle it looks like you’re climbing them even when you’re only 2 foot off the ground… I was told the Giant's Causeway is a spectacular expanse of interlocking hexagonal basalt columns formed from volcanic eruptions during the Paleocene some 50-60 million years ago. It may just be a sign, but did you know there are only 218 natural @unesco World Heritage Sites in the world, only 2 in the UK and only 1 on the island of Ireland? Not far from Benbane Head we get our first sight of columnar basalt. I’m no geologist, but it’s black and looks polygonal. The Giants Causeway is close… The weather really closing in now, but stood at Benbane Head, the most northernly point in Northern Ireland, the view is stunning and I wouldn’t change a single thing… I’d hoped for clearer views of Dunseverick Castle, but was quite impressed with it looking moody af! … Planned a 20 mile hike along the Causeway Coast. Going to take forever if I keep stopping to admire this view. The view from White Park Bay is stunning, across to Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland’s most northerly land and site of Ireland’s first raid by Vikings … White Park Bay. All the rain at the top of Trostan, comes tumbling down through Glenariff Forest Park. Thanks to @sightseeing_sinders and your steady hand capturing Ess-Na-Crab waterfall in all its glory… At 551m, Trostan is the highest point in County Antrim. No views today, but my first Northern Irish county topped. 5 to go… I can’t say the weatherman didn’t warn me. Somewhere up here is County Antrim’s highest point. I guess i just go uphill until I can go uphill no more… There’s a reason it’s called the Emerald Isle. Almost every surface of Glenariff Forest in Antrim is the deepest green I ever did see… Half Jet2 holiday ad, Another day, another #gameofthrones film set apparently. To me, they’re just pretty trees!… Elsewhere on the Antrim Coast, in a place @sightseeing_sinders says reminds her a little of New Zealand, we find yet another Game of Thrones film set… Deep in the Glens of Antrim, lies the Hidden Village of Galboly, a glimpse of life from another time… Exploring the Antrim coast, but not getting very far because I keep stopping the car to look at big rocks by the sea…