An eventful 24 hours

I don't know how many of you keep up on news from Northern Ireland, but I'm assuming very few of you do. :)

Last night two bombs went off in Derry, one near the tourist center and one on Strand Street both of which are not too far away from our hotel. Luckily a third party called the police to notify them about the bombs and everyone was evacuated by the time the bombs went off so no one was killed or injured.

The people who were evacuated were moved to our hotel for the night so our hotel staff was busy last night and then again this morning. When I went down to breakfast this morning there were two policemen in the lobby, one of which was, I swear, almost 7ft tall! They were there to update the evacuated residence about what they were doing and the situation in general.

Parts of the city are still closed down, but it's safe to walk around the city. The mayor of Derry stopped by the hotel during lunch today and made a point to come talk to us and assure us that everything was okay which I thought was very nice of him.

Anyway no need to worry about me! If you want any more information about the incident please check out the BBC they have a Northern Ireland news section.