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Cuilcagh Mountain Park

Back in April of this year I visited the stunning  Cuilcagh Mountain Park, which is situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.   The weather changes very quickly, but thankfully the day we visited it was quite overcast, but the rain stayed off for our visit. But make sure to bring rain gear just in case.  The trail starts off with a stony path followed by a board walk and then steps in the final stretch the views along the way are amazing. It is extraordinary to walk up a staircase which is built scaling the side of a mountain.  One would need to be reasonably fit & not have any disability as the terrain is challenging enough & coming down needs care.  The first part of the walk was along 3.5 km of gravel path then to the boardwalk which took us about 45 minutes in all to reach the top.  It is a wonderful place to go for a w...

Movie Review

Reprise  There are so many reasons to watch foreign films. I personally love experiencing cinema from another country. Watching a movie in another language can be fascinating and also educational. They are so much more interesting than the same old blockbuster movies that's swamped television and cinema these days. Most of the English movies seem to be repetitive and don't like moving out of the comfort zones. In terms of visual effects and soundtracks they are a cut above the competitors.  One of my all time favourite movies which I find myself watching many times is a Norwegian movie. It centers around Phillip (Anders Danielsen Lie) and Erik (Espen Klouman Høiner) who have been best friends since childhood. Both young men share a passion for the works of reclusive novelist Sten Egil Dahl, and both harbor literary ambitions. However, fate deals differently with the friends as each strives to make his dream come true. It was director Joachi...