46 Reasons You Should Stay In Belfast Forever

    Burgers, bars, buildings, and a hell of a lot more.

    1. Because the locals are great craic.

    2. Because there are so many bars here.

    3. And the bars look like this.

    4. And this.

    5. Because there's amazing architecture everywhere.

    6. And the insides of buildings are beautiful too.

    7. Because you know you're home when you see Samson & Goliath from the plane.

    8. Or maybe it's when you fly over Slieve Donard.

    9. Because it makes you kinda proud that people choose to film so many series here.

    10. Because the city is literally surrounded with natural beauty.

    11. Just look at this.

    12. Because when you want a day out, you can just visit your local castle.

    13. And you can literally take your pick of castles.

    14. Because Northern Ireland's coastline is definitely on a par with the rest of Ireland's.

    15. And there are epic coastal walks everywhere.

    16. Because we even have our own castle.

    17. Because once a year, our parks are lit up with the Festival of Light.

    18. Because look at our city hall.

    19. Because we know how to do Christmas Markets.

    20. In fact, we do all markets really, really well.

    21. Because you'll never go hungry here.

    22. Because we have fresh seafood being served in the city, daily.

    23. Because our standard shopping centre has a viewpoint at the top of it.

    24. Because in summer, your walk home from work might look like this.

    25. Especially if you have a waterfront apartment.

    26. Because our waterfront actually looks pretty fantastic at night.

    27. Because our skyline is pretty damn fantastic, too.

    28. Because our city has a unique history.

    29. And that history is worn on our sleeves.

    30. Because we make delicious whiskey.

    31. Because we have clubs hidden under our buildings.

    32. Because we also have a lively music scene.

    33. Because we also have an award winning university.

    34. And look how pretty it is.

    35. Because we have beautiful cathedrals and churches hiding in the city.

    36. Because our churches look like this on the inside.

    37. Because you could wander around our Botanic Gardens all day.

    38. And lose yourself in its rose gardens.

    39. Because Belfast looks beautiful in the winter too.

    40. Because our cafes do proper, cosy, winter food to warm you up again.

    41. Because Maggies serves hugs in mugs.

    42. Which you need when it looks like this outside.

    43. But when the winter's over, we get to go to places like this in the summer.

    44. Because Portrush Beach is perfect.

    45. Basically, you should never leave Belfast...

    46. ...because this city is awesome.