Tried to take a photo over Belfast Lough but because the bus was moving so fast I ended up with this fellow passenger reflected in the glass, quite arty I think.
....... and finally as we arrive in Glengormley we have another spectacular sky silhouetting the 'Orange Arch'. These are symbolic arches erected all over Belfast and Northern Ireland during the marching season of July to commemorate 'the Twelfth' and are decorated with various symbols of Orangeism and Freemasonary.
Orange Arches do not originate in Ireland. In fact it was the Romans who built the first Arch in the town of Orange in Southern France between 10 & 25 A.D. The Arch was built to commemorate a victory over Roman foes, the Gauls.
Now that is surprising that the 'Orangemen' have adopted a Romanist symbol.
More here: (The Orange Arch: Creating Tradition in Ulster ) about the arches.
.... and here LOL means something totally different.
