Conflict: Pretty in Pink!

Today the tires of the Giro d'Italia are turning, as yet another international event has found value in Belfast as a world stage. Alongside this reminder that Northern Ireland is transforming, are the lingering legacies of the past. These photos make some attempt to portray this dichotomy, and of course capture a bit of our wee city. 

Watching the bike go by

East Belfast supports the Giro

"End British Rule" in Italian on
Black Mountain, West Belfast

Freshly painted, "Political Status Now" on the Giro route

Yardmen: Pretty in Pink! Newtownards Road

Memorial Garden dressed in Pink

Giro atheletes on the Newtownards Road

The bookkeepers support the Giro!

Orange is the new pink!