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>> IT'S A VERY SIMPLE IDEA
FOR THE SHOW.
THEY TAKE SOMEONE, AND THEY MAKE
THEM EAT AND DRINK FOR TWO DAYS.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED,
"FORCED FEEDING,"
WITH JOEL MCHALE.
I'M AN ACTOR. I'M A COMEDIAN.
I SPEND A LOT OF MY
PROFESSIONAL LIFE MAKING JOKES.
WHEN THEY ASKED ME
WHERE I'D WANT TO GO FOR
A QUICK WEEKEND TRIP, I THOUGHT,
WHY NOT IRELAND?
HOLY [BEEP], IT'S TERRIFIC,
LUKAS.
WHY CAN'T THIS BE GOOD FOR YOU?
DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE
MORE INTERESTING IF THERE WAS
LITTLE MONKEYS RIDING THE DOGS
WITH LITTLE, COOL UNIFORMS ON?
>> YOU THINK WE COULD SORT
THAT OUT, DO YOU?
>> I'M JOEL MCHALE,
AND BELFAST IS MY "GETAWAY."
>> ♪ AND THE WORLD IS YOURS ♪
>> BELFAST.
IT'S A COMPLICATED CITY.
IT'S FAMOUS FOR BUILDING
THE TITANIC, A SHIP THAT SANK
ON ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE.
IT'S KNOWN FOR ITS WHISKEY,
THANK GOD, ITS FIGHTING,
ITS NOTORIOUSLY HILLY AND WINDY
GOLF COURSES.
AND, UNTIL RECENTLY, THE WORLD
STAYED AWAY FROM BELFAST,
BECAUSE OF SOMETHING CALLED
"THE TROUBLES,"
A LONG-STANDING CONFLICT BETWEEN
CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS
OVER THE FACT THAT
NORTHERN IRELAND
IS RULED BY THE BRITISH.
GOOD TIMES!
BUT DESPITE ALL THAT,
THESE ARE A FUN-LOVING PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LAUGH
THROUGH ALMOST ANYTHING,
MAKING IT A PARADISE
FOR A COMEDIAN.
MY JOKES WILL NEVER TANK HERE.
THIS MIGHT BE THE PERFECT PLACE
FOR ME.
FLYING IN FROM L.A., VIA LONDON,
I ARRIVE MID-DAY AT GEORGE BEST
BELFAST CITY AIRPORT.
NEVER BEEN HERE IN MY LIFE.
I'M NOT IRISH...
SAYS JOEL MCHALE.
NO, I'M HALF-IRISH.
I WAS JOKING.
JEEZ, COME ON, L--LOOK AT ME.
THE AIRPORT IS JUST TWO MILES
NORTHEAST OF BELFAST.
IT'S A SHORT RIDE
FROM THE CITY CENTER.
>> IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME
IN--IN BELFAST?
>> IT IS. IT'S MY FIRST TIME
ON THIS ISLAND,
UM, IN IRELAND,
IN NORTHERN ANYWHERE.
>> IT'S A LOVELY ISLAND.
THE PEOPLE ARE LOVELY.
>> WELL, TOM...
[LAUGHING]
I'LL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT,
OKAY?
>> [LAUGHING]
>> BELFAST, IN THE PAST,
HAS BEEN A VERY,
VERY TOUGH TOWN,
A WAR-TORN TOWN.
THAT CREATES A LOT OF TENSION,
WHICH CAN ALSO CREATE A LOT
OF ENERGY, WHICH CAN ALSO
CREATE A LOT OF STORIES,
WHICH TURNS INTO MUSIC,
WHICH TURNS INTO DRINKING,
WHICH TURNS INTO FUN,
AND SEX.
>> IRISH PEOPLE ARE VERY
FRIENDLY. THEY'RE ALWAYS
WILLING TO HELP EVERYBODY.
>> BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
UP THEIR OWN ***, THEY'RE--
THEY'RE NICE, THEY'RE FRIENDLY,
THEY'RE WELCOMING.
>> IF WE FIND SOMEONE FUNNY,
WE WOULD TEND TO SAY,
"OH, YOU'RE A GEG,"
WHICH IS LIKE G, E, G.
IT JUST MEANS, LIKE,
YOU'RE A BIT OF A LAUGH.
>> HERE WE HAVE THE NEW
MODERN-DAY BELFAST.
GOLF, PUBS,
GOOD WOMEN, GOOD MUSIC.
GET YOUR *** TO BELFAST.
>> WHY AM I HERE?
TOM'S PROBABLY WONDERING
THE SAME THING.
I AM HERE BECAUSE I'M SELLING,
UH, SOME WATCHES.
MY WIFE LIVED HERE
A LONG TIME AGO, AND, UH...
SO I THOUGHT I'D PICK A CITY
THAT I'VE NEVER BEEN TO
BUT SHE KNOWS, AND, UH,
THAT'S WHY SHE'S NOT EVEN
IN THE CAR WITH ME.
WAIT, PAUSE. FOR ACCURACY,
BELFAST IS NOT OFFICIALLY
A PART OF IRELAND.
>> THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
IS SOUTHERN IRELAND.
WE'RE IN NORTHERN IRELAND.
>> THIS IS NORTHERN IRELAND,
BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE
OVER HERE, WE KIND OF CALL IT
"NORNIRON."
"NORNIRON," YOU GOT THAT?
>> N, O, R, N, I, R, O, N,
IF YOU--
IF YOU SPELL IT PHONETICALLY.
>> BELFAST IS IN NORTHERN
IRELAND, WHICH IS ACTUALLY
PART OF THE U.K.
CONFUSING? YES, IT IS.
BUT THIS IS NOT
A GEOGRAPHY LESSON.
I AM HERE TO EAT AND DRINK.
THIS WOULD BE A REALLY
SHORT TELEVISION SHOW
IF I, UH, GET HIT BY A CAR.
INSTEAD OF HEADING STRAIGHT
TO MY HOTEL, I HAVE TOM
PULL OVER TO THE NEAREST BAR,
SO I CAN HAVE MY FIRST OF MANY
HUNDREDS OF PINTS OF BEER.
SIR, UH, DO YOU HAVE GUINNESS?
>> WE DO.
[LAUGHING]
>> I'LL TAKE IT.
I'M GOING TO ORDER WHAT'S CALLED
A GUINNESS.
>> IN IRELAND, WE'RE VERY PROUD
OF THE OLD GUINNESS,
THE OLD BLACK STUFF, YOU KNOW.
PROBABLY HAD MY FIRST GUINNESS
WHEN I WAS ABOUT 15.
THOUGHT IT WAS DISGUSTING.
NOW I QUITE LIKE IT.
>> WHEN I WAS ABOUT 12,
I HAD MY FIRST PINT OF GUINNESS.
WELL, THAT'S--THAT'S ILLEGAL.
>> SO, A PERFECTLY POURED PINT
OF GUINNESS SHOULD ALWAYS BE
POURED AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE.
>> THE BEER'S ALL ABOUT
THE POUR. TILTED GLASS,
TILTED CAN.
>> IT SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE, LIKE,
A HEAD ON IT. IT'S LIKE A SORT
OF CREAMY-COLORED HEAD,
WITH THE BLACK STOUT
ON THE BOTTOM.
>> THIS ISN'T A STEREOTYPE.
>> ACTUALLY, SOMETHING YOU
SHOULD KNOW IS THAT YOU ONLY GET
THE REALLY GOOD STUFF OVER HERE,
SO GET OVER HERE,
AND TRY THE GUINNESS.
>> WOW.
IT'S GOING TO BE WEIRD
HOW YOU'RE DOCUMENTERING, WOW...
HOW YOU'RE DOCUMENTING
MY SLOW DESCENT INTO ALCOHOLISM.
BELFAST IS DIVIDED INTO
NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST.
CITY CENTER IS THE AREA
AROUND CITY HALL. MAKES SENSE.
BUT MOST PEOPLE RECOMMEND
STAYING IN THE CATHEDRAL
QUARTER.
I'M STAYING AT THE MERCHANT
HOTEL, FORMERLY THE HOME
OF THE ULSTER BANK.
THE MERCHANT IS NOW A BOUTIQUE
HOTEL WITH A BEAUTIFUL FOYER,
AN IMPRESSIVE DINING ROOM,
ART DECO DECOR,
AND LITERALLY HAS FIVE BARS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.
HMM, I THINK I GUESSED RIGHT.
HELLO.
>> [LAUGHING]
HELLO.
YOU'RE ALL VERY WELCOME
TO THE MERCHANT.
>> NOW, THERE'S A SHOW ON HOW
TO CHECK INTO A HOTEL.
APPARENTLY NO ONE KNOWS
HOW TO DO IT.
I REALLY LIKE THIS ROOM.
I LOVE HAVING PHOTOS OF LADIES
STARING AT ME WHILE I SLEEP.
>> GET YOU SETTLED IN.
>> GREAT.
I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU GUYS
WANT TO SEE THIS, TOO?
NO, YOU CAN'T.
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED.
NOW THAT I'VE HAD A GUINNESS
AND STASHED MY BAGS,
IT'S TIME TO DO WHAT ANY WEARY,
JET-LAGGED TRAVELER
WOULD DO FIRST:
TAKE A LONG AND WINDY DRIVE
TO A CASTLE.
LOOMING OVER THE NORTHERN
FRINGES OF THE CITY,
BELFAST CASTLE IS IN
A FANCY-SHMANCY NEIGHBORHOOD
CALLED CAVE HILL.
IT HAS AMAZING GROUNDS,
A PERFECT VIEW OF THE CITY,
AND IS UTTERLY OBSESSED
WITH CATS.
THE OWNER MUST HAVE BEEN SINGLE.
>> THERE'S LOTS OF IMAGES
AND STATUES OF CATS
RUNNING AROUND.
I'VE HEARD THE SAYING,
"ALL WILL BE WELL, AS LONG AS
THERE'S CATS IN BELFAST CASTLE."
>> THIS IS, UH, THE HOUSE
I'M RENTING THIS SUMMER.
LITTLE THING.
BUT THE REAL REASON I'M HERE
IS TO MEET A GUY
FROM THE FUTURE.
HELLO, ROBERT.
>> HI, JOEL.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
>> UH, MAY I DRIVE YOUR CAR...
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THAT IS VERY PRECIOUS TO YOU?
>> IT'S VERY PRECIOUS.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. I'VE NEVER DRIVEN
IN THE U.K. BEFORE. THANKS.
>> OKAY.
THERE'S FIVE SPEEDS...
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
>> IT'S ALL RIGHT?
>> YEAH, IT'S JUST A REGULAR
DAY, DRIVING IN IRELAND,
IN A DELOREAN,
WITH CAMERAS ON TOP OF A CAR.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING I DO.
AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO SAY THIS, BUT LET'S SEE
IF THOSE *** CAN GO 90.
I AM A TOTAL CAR NUT, SO WHEN
I FOUND OUT THAT MY CHILDHOOD
DREAM CAR, THE DELOREAN DMC-12,
WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT
IN NORTHERN IRELAND,
I KNEW THAT I HAD TO DRIVE ONE.
LOOK AT THOSE NEATO DOORS.
THEY'RE LIKE WINGS.
AND THE WHOLE EXTERIOR
IS STAINLESS STEEL.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IT'S REALLY COOL-LOOKING,
BUT IS A *** TO KEEP CLEAN.
DRIVING TOTALLY ON THE WRONG
SIDE. I'M VERY EXCITED.
THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE
FOR ME.
WELL, ALMOST.
IN MY ACTUAL DREAM, I'M NOT
WEARING PANTS, BUT ANYWAY...
THE DRIVER'S SEAT
IS ON THE LEFT,
AS THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED
FOR EXPORT TO THE U.S.,
BUT I NEED TO DRIVE ON
THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD,
WHICH FEELS TOTALLY WRONG,
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO
FALL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
PEOPLE WALKING...
NO, I'M GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
I MIGHT HAVE TO HIT
A PEDESTRIAN, BECAUSE AT THIS
POINT THIS CAR MIGHT BE MORE
IMPORTANT THAN A HUMAN LIFE.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> ALL RIGHT. HOW WAS THAT?
>> I HIT TWO CARS.
>> YOU HIT TWO CARS?
>> YEAH. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO GO
BACK TO THE FUTURE AND GET THEM
SORTED FOR YOU.
>> OH, WHAT IS THAT
A REFERENCE TO?
SO, HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD
THIS DELOREAN?
>> SINCE 1990.
>> WHAT MADE YOU FALL IN LOVE
WITH DELOREANS?
>> BECAUSE I MET JOHN DELOREAN
IN 1980.
>> AND YOU SAID, "SOME DAY
I'M GOING TO OWN THAT CAR."
>> EXACTLY,
THAT'S WHEN THE BUG BIT.
>> AND THEY BUILT HOW MANY?
>> 9,500.
>> 9,500.
HOW MANY ARE LEFT
IN IRELAND NOW?
>> UH...100.
>> SO, WHAT'S THE FASTEST
YOU'VE DRIVEN THIS?
>> IT COULD GET UP TO 135
MILES PER HOUR.
>> THAT'S PRETTY FAST.
WHEN YOU CLEAN THIS THING,
YOU CANNOT USE SOAP AND WATER.
>> NO, YOU USE, UH,
A BRILLO PAD,
OR A SCOTCH-BRITE PAD.
>> HOW OFTEN ARE YOU
CLEANING IT?
>> EVERY TIME SOMEBODY
TOUCHES IT.
>> EVERY TIME
SOMEONE TOUCHES THE CAR.
DO YOU FEEL THAT THIS IS
A CHICK MAGNET?
>> IT HAS BEEN, YES.
>> OH.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> [LAUGHING]
>> DRIVING MAKES ME HUNGRY.
I DECIDE TO FINALLY GET
SOME FOOD IN MY STOMACH
AND CONTINUE MY BINGE DRINKING
THROUGHOUT BELFAST.
SO I HEAD TO GARRICK BAR,
NEAR VICTORIA SQUARE,
WHICH HAS BEEN CLOGGING
ARTERIES SINCE 1870.
MY WIFE REMEMBERED THE FOOD
BEING GREAT HERE.
IT IS, BUT I AM HERE TO DRINK
ALL THE BEER IN THE PLACE.
I'VE DECIDED TO GO, TODAY,
WITH THE, UH,
SHEPHERD NEAME & CO.
INDIA PALE ALE,
AND, OF COURSE,
THE HEADLESS DOG.
DISTURBING.
THANK YOU, SIR.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING?
>> UH, MAYBE RECOMMEND
THE SAUSAGE OF THE DAY
WITH THE CHAMP...
>> OH.
>> OR FISH AND CHIPS
IS NORMALLY A POPULAR DISH.
>> LET'S GET BOTH OF THEM.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT I JUST ORDERED.
>> IF YOU GO TO A RESTAURANT
AND ORDER CRISPS, YOU'RE
GOING TO GET POTATO CHIPS.
>> HERE, THEY DO NOT CALL
POTATO CHIPS, "POTATO CHIPS."
THEY CALL THEM RUNNING SHOES.
IT'S REALLY WEIRD.
>> "FRIES" IN AMERICA
WOULD BE "CHIPS" HERE.
>> WAIT.
SNEAKERS...I'M CONFUSED.
SNEAKERS ARE CALLED TAP SHOES.
>> OH, SNEAKERS.
UH, YEAH, WE CALL THOSE
TRAINERS, REALLY.
>> I THINK I CLEARED
EVERYTHING UP.
FOR MY FIRST OF TWELVE COURSES,
SAUSAGE COVERED IN PEAS
AND GRAVY, ON A BED
OF SOMETHING CALLED "CHAMP."
>> CHAMP IS OUR--IS OUR LOCAL
MASHED POTATO DISH.
THE BASIC CHAMP WOULD BE, UH,
MASHED POTATOES WITH, UH,
LOTS OF CREAM AND BUTTER,
VERY BAD, WITH, UH, LITTLE BITS
OF--OF GREEN ONION THROUGHOUT.
>> UH, I'M GOING TO SWITCH NOW
OVER TO THE FISH AND CHIPS.
THERE'S A GREAT DEBATE
BETWEEN HADDOCK AND HAKE.
OH, I'M SURE YOU'VE READ
ABOUT IT, BUT EVERYONE USES
LOCAL FISH FROM NEARBY
[INDISTINCT].
THAT'S TERRIFIC.
LET'S SEE WHAT THIS IS.
MMM.
THAT'S WEIRD.
IT'S ALL VEGETABLES.
>> WELL, IN BELFAST, WE'VE GOT
THE TRADITIONAL FISH AND CHIPS
AND MUSHY PEAS.
>> BIG FAT JUICY PEAS.
>> WEE GREEN THINGS
THAT ARE MUSHY.
>> [LAUGHING]
>> IT'S PEAS THAT ARE--
THAT ARE ACTUALLY COOKED,
AND THEY JUST CONGEAL,
AND THEY TURN INTO A MUSH.
>> FISH AND CHIPS
IS REALLY GOOD.
I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE EATING
AS MUCH AS I AM OF THIS.
MMM.
I AM DONE.
I DON'T SEE HOW A NIGHT
COULD BE BETTER SPENT
THAN GORGING ONESELF,
BUT IF YOU'RE MORE INTO MUSIC
THAN CHOLESTEROL, GO CHECK OUT
KELLY'S CELLARS, A PUB WHERE
TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSIONS
ARE PLAYED EVERY NIGHT
EXCEPT MONDAYS.
I MEAN, THEY NEED TO HAVE
ONE DAY TO CLEAN UP, RIGHT?
>> KELLY'S CELLARS ARE
A BIT MAD. THEY KEEP TRYING
TO GET ME TO DRINK LOADS
AND LOADS AND LOADS AND LOADS
AND LOADS OF GUINNESS.
>> IN TERMS OF LIVE MUSIC,
TRADITIONAL IRISH INSTRUMENTS
ARE BEING PLAYED, SUCH AS
THE VIOLIN, THE BODHRAN,
AND SOMETIMES, THEN,
DIFFERENT DRUMS AS WELL.
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]
>> [LAUGHING]
>> THERE'S SOME SLANG
YOU NEED TO KNOW SO YOU DON'T
GET IN TROUBLE IN BELFAST.
LIKE MY FAVORITE, "CRAIC."
>> A VERY IMPORTANT THING
YOU NEED TO KNOW, THAT THERE'S
LOTS OF CRAIC IN BELFAST.
CRAIC MEANS HAVING
A GOOD TIME, CONVERSATION.
>> USED IN REPLACEMENT
OF BANTER, OR FUN.
>> IT MEANS YOU'RE GOING OUT
FOR A BIT OF FUN, OR YOU MEET
A FRIEND IN THE STREET,
AND YOU SAY, "WHAT'S THE CRAIC?"
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU MEAN,
WHAT IS GOING ON,
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
>> SPELT C, R, A, I, C.
CRAIC.
THE CRAIC'S GOOD HERE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT 6:00
IN THE EVENING FOR ME RIGHT NOW,
BUT IT'S MORNING
HERE IN IRELAND.
IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME.
THE MAIN REASON I WANTED TO COME
TO BELFAST IS BECAUSE MY WIFE
SARAH USED TO LIVE HERE,
AND ALL HER CRAIC AND BANTER
ABOUT THE FOOD, THE PEOPLE,
THE GOOD OLD DAYS,
WHEN EVERYBODY WAS BOMBING
THE HECK OUT OF EACH OTHER,
MADE ME SO INSANELY JEALOUS,
I HAD TO COME.
OH, AND DID I MENTION?
SHE'S HERE.
WE ARE ABOUT TO PICK UP MY WIFE.
SHE'S A ***, AND
WE ARE HEADED TO CAFE RENOIR.
LOCATED IN BELFAST CITY CENTER,
CAFE RENOIR, I HAVE NO IDEA
WHO THAT'S NAMED AFTER,
IS A GREAT PLACE FOR ANY MEAL,
AND KNOWN TO HAVE
AN EXCEPTIONAL CUP OF COFFEE,
SOMETHING I COULD USE RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN, BUT MY WIFE,
WHEN SHE LIVED HERE
20 YEARS AGO, WHEN SHE WAS...
5,
IT WAS THE ONLY CUP OF COFFEE
THAT SHE COULD FIND IN TOWN.
BEING FROM SEATTLE,
AS MY WIFE AND I ARE, WE, UH--
WE ARE SNOBS FOR COFFEE.
AND I'LL HAVE A MACCHIATO.
AND AT THAT POINT, APPARENTLY
THE COFFEE WASN'T GREAT.
NOW THERE'S COFFEE ON EVERY
CORNER, PRACTICALLY, HERE.
>> LET'S GO TO MY USUAL SPOT.
THE COFFEE IS STILL GOOD.
THE COFFEE IS STILL REALLY GOOD.
>> YEAH, IT'S A 20-YEAR-OLD
CUP OF COFFEE.
>> I HAVE TO BORROW YOUR KNIFE,
TOO.
>> OH, IT'S GOOD.
>> YOU HAVE TO TRY
THE WHEATEN BREAD.
>> THE BREAD
IN NORTHERN IRELAND,
BASICALLY THE BREAD'S AMAZING.
I DON'T THINK ANYWHERE ELSE
I GO CAN GET
REALLY THICK, PROPER,
LADEN WITH CARB, BREAD.
>> I JUST WANT TO GO
ON THE RECORD THAT I'M EATING
BREAD ON CAMERA.
>> THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN
VERY OFTEN.
>> THIS IS LIKE CHRISTMAS.
>> HIS NORMAL FOOD IS BEANS,
EGGS, AND SOME MORE BEANS.
>> OR NOTHING.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO TRY
THE WHEATEN BREAD.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK I BOUGHT IT?
>> [CHUCKLES]
>> CAN I HAVE MY KNIFE BACK?
>> I DIDN'T PUT
ANY BUTTER ON MINE.
>> WELL, I'M DOING IT
THE TRADITIONAL WAY,
ALL RIGHT, BABE?
>> WHY ARE YOU SO RUDE?
>> JUST BECAUSE YOU LOVE
BEING ON CAMERA.
WHEN THE CAMERA TURNS ON,
YOU BECOME A DIFFERENT PERSON.
>> I'M NOT THAT DIFFERENT, AM I?
[LAUGHING]
>> BELFAST'S SPORTING SCENE
IS MASSIVE.
FOOTBALL IS VERY BIG HERE.
SO IS RUGBY, BOXING.
>> BOXING IN IRELAND
IS KIND OF IN OUR DNA.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
IT MIGHT BE THE WHISKEY,
IT MIGHT BE THE GUINNESS,
BUT WE'RE PRETTY GOOD AT BOXING.
>> JUST AT THE OLYMPICS,
WE WON A SILVER, A GOLD,
AND, I THINK, TWO BRONZE.
>> I GREW UP PLAYING A SPORT
CALLED RUGBY.
THERE'S NO PADS. IT'S PLAYED
BY REALLY TOUGH GUYS, LIKE ME.
>> WELL, THEY THINK THEY'RE
TOUGH.
>> THEY'RE UGLY.
>> THEY THINK THEY'RE TOUGH.
THEY HAVE THOSE
CAULIFLOWER EARS.
>> WE COULD TAKE YOU GUYS ON,
NO PROBLEM.
>> GOLF'S BIG HERE AS WELL,
OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE
OF RORY MCILROY.
>> IRISH SPORTS ARE JUST
TAKING OVER THE WORLD NOW.
>> MY WIFE HEADS OFF
TO HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS,
MORE FUN AND INTERESTING
THAN ME, I GUESS.
THIS LEAVES ME FREE
TO DO WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO:
PLAY GOLF.
IRELAND IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S
TOP GOLFING DESTINATIONS,
WITH OVER 300 DIFFERENT COURSES,
AND IT'S GREEN ALL YEAR ROUND.
JUST 7 MILES OUTSIDE BELFAST,
THE HOLYWOOD GOLF CLUB,
NO RELATION,
IS A 106-YEAR-OLD GOLF COURSE
BLESSED WITH A GORGEOUS VISTA
AND HAVING PRODUCED
RORY MCILROY,
ONE OF THE GREATEST
GOLFERS IN THE WORLD.
AND WHO HAS ALSO ONE OF
THE GREATEST PERMS IN THE WORLD.
SO WE'RE PLAYING AT HIS
HOME COURSE, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY
NOW PRETTY FAMOUS.
>> YOU NEED ONE LEG SHORTER
THAN THE OTHER,
AS IT'S, UH, VERY HILLY.
SO THE BALL'S ALWAYS
ABOVE OR BELOW YOUR FEET.
>> THIS IS HOW I'D ALWAYS
LIKE TO PLAY GOLF.
TWO GUYS FOLLOWING ME AROUND
WITH CAMERAS.
ONE GUY'S CROTCH RIGHT HERE.
TOTALLY USABLE SHOT
FOR "ESQUIRE."
THIS PLACE IS PRIVATE,
IT'S FANCY, SO I DON'T KNOW
WHY THEY'RE LETTING
A BUNCH OF AMERICAN DIPWADS,
LIKE OUR CREW, IN.
BUT GOLF PRO STEPHEN CROOKS
TAKES ME OUT TO PLAY
NONETHELESS.
>> YEAH, THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
>> NOW, THAT WAS A GOOD HIT.
I JUST GOT TO TAKE IT
NICE AND EASY,
AND THEN SWING AS HARD
AS I'VE EVER SWUNG IN MY LIFE.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A PROBLEM.
TO THE TREE.
WE CAN USE CGI LATER
TO FIX THAT.
UH, WE SHOULD GO FIND THAT BALL.
IT'S ONLY GOING TO TAKE US
ABOUT TWO HOURS.
OKAY, I FULLY BLAME THAT BAD
SWING ON THE TEMPERATURE HERE.
IT'S 36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,
WHICH IS, LIKE,
NEGATIVE A MILLION IN CELSIUS.
>> IN IRELAND, WE GET ALL KINDS
OF WEATHER, SO, YOU COULD
TEE OFF AND IT COULD BE SUNNY,
AND ONE HOUR LATER
YOU COULD BE...
>> DRENCHED.
>> COMPLETELY DRENCHED.
>> IF I FIND MY BALL, THIS IS
GOING TO BE PRETTY MIRACULOUS.
I'M GOING IN HERE, EVERYONE.
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN
"GAME OF THRONES."
>> YOU FOUND IT?
>> I FOUND A BEER BOTTLE.
WHAT A SURPRISE, IN IRELAND.
HEY...
AHA.
I SEE IT.
>> YOU GOT IT?
>> YEAH. THANK YOU.
>> SO YOU'RE RIDING
THE CLUB CART?
>> I LOVE GOLF, BUT I DON'T GET
TO PLAY IT A LOT, BECAUSE
I HAVE CHILDREN, AND I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE THEM GROW UP.
NO. NO PROBLEM.
I'M PUTTING FROM THERE.
THERE IT IS.
BUT WHEN I DO GET A CHANCE,
I'M VERY EXCITED,
PROBABLY TOO EXCITED.
THAT'S WHY I SUCK SO BAD NOW.
>> [LAUGHING]
>> OH, NO PROBLEM.
>> AT LEAST YOU'RE GETTING
A NICE ARRAY OF SHOTS HERE.
WHOA. GOOD SHOT.
>> OH, WELL, LOOK AT THAT.
>> YOU'RE BETTER AT TRICK SHOTS?
[LAUGHING]
>> YOU GUYS DIDN'T KICK
HIS BALL, DID YOU?
>> YOU MIGHT WIN THIS, THOUGH.
YOUR BALL'S STILL IN PLAY.
>> THIS IS...
HOW SAD WOULD THAT BE?
AND I'VE ALREADY PICKED UP ONCE.
THIS IS VERY TENSE.
SHOOT.
OKAY.
>> [LAUGHING]
>> WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT
FROM THERE.
BUT I...LOOK WHAT I GOT.
FREE GOLF TEE.
CLEARLY, I SUCKED AT GOLF
BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE
THE RIGHT OUTFIT.
TIME TO GO SHOPPING!
AT NORTH CLOTHING,
OWNER MICKEY DONNELLY
SPECIALIZES IN CLASSIC CLOTHING,
MODERNIZED WITH COOL DETAILING
AND A NEATO BEARD.
THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
TECHNICALLY, I'M HERE TO FIND
SOMETHING MADE OF THE WORLD-
FAMOUS IRISH DONEGAL TWEED.
>> IRISH TWEEDS, MAJORITY
ARE STILL WOVEN IN THE WEST
COAST OF IRELAND, BECAUSE
OF THE PROXIMITY TO, PROBABLY,
THE SHEEP. THERE'S A PARTICULAR
SHEEP THEY NEED.
>> BUT THE PRODUCERS HAVE FAILED
TO REALIZE SOMETHING CRUCIAL
ABOUT ME:
I'M A TOTAL CLOTHESHORSE.
IT'S ALL VERY COOL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I LOVE THEM. I'M NEVER
GOING TO LEAVE THIS PLACE!
GOOD LUCK, GUYS!
THAT IS FANTASTIC.
I REALLY NEED TO CALL MY DAD
IN THE SEVENTIES
AND LET HIM KNOW ABOUT THIS.
OKAY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M FLYING
A SINGLE PROP PLANE IN ALASKA.
>> RIGHT, OKAY.
>> ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS COATS
IS HUMPHREY BOGART'S
"CASABLANCA" TRENCH COAT.
>> YOU GOT THAT?
>> YEAH. THIS IS ACTUALLY MADE
WITH NORDIC ELK.
>> AS OPPOSED TO
THE TROPICAL ELK?
IT'S VERY PRETTY.
AND LOOK AT THAT,
VERY INEXPENSIVE.
OH, YEAH, THIS ONE'S PERFECT.
THAT IS THE NICEST UMBRELLA
I HAVE EVER SEEN.
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY,
REALLY COOL EUROPEAN LOOK.
>> LOOK, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,
IN THE STATES, WE HAD A BIG
SWING DANCING THING,
AND, UH, THANK GOD THAT'S OVER.
>> [LAUGHING]
>> UH...
SLEEVES FIT PERFECTLY.
>> THIS IS A TRADITIONAL
IRELAND SWEATER.
>> I'VE SEEN IT
IN MANY A CATALOGUE.
YEAH.
OH, THIS IS NICE.
EVERYTHING IN HERE IS NICE.
>> WHAT ABOUT TRYING
SOME IRISH STUFF?
>> I WANT TO TRY...
YEAH, LET'S TRY, I WANT, LIKE,
A KIND OF SPORT COAT
OF SOME SORT.
>> OKAY. WELL, THE COOLEST ONE
WOULD BE THE EDDIE DOHERTY.
THAT'S THE LAST HANDWEAVER
IN IRELAND.
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH. WHERE YOUR HAND LOOMS.
>> HERE WE GO. EDDIE DOHERTY.
I'M WEARING A JACKET.
>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY BRING THAT
DOWN TO THERE.
>> THEN, UH, BRING IT IN
JUST SLIGHTLY.
>> ON THE HIP.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WE CALL IT "DROP 7."
>> I'M MORE OF A "DROP 7" GUY.
>> HE'S A "DROP 7."
THESE LITTLE THINGS HERE
ARE CALLED NEEPS,
AND YOU SEE THE WAY THEY'RE ALL
JUST STUCK IN IT?
HE LOOPS IT OVER, TO GET THEM
JUST HERE, THERE,
AND EVERYWHERE...
>> AS OPPOSED TO A MACHINE...
>> WHEREAS A MACHINE WOULD BE
MORE SYMMETRICAL.
IT'S THE NEEPS THAT ARE THROWN
THROUGH IT, GIVE IT A LITTLE--
THEY GIVE EVERY SINGLE PIECE
OF TWEED ITS OWN CHARACTER.
BUT THAT'S THE CHARACTER
OF MANY GENERATIONS OF WEAVERS
COMING INTO THAT PIECE OF CLOTH.
>> THIS IS THE JACKET, EVERYONE.
I'M GOING TO GO GROUSE HUNTING
AFTER THIS, I THINK.
I'M THRILLED WITH MY NEW
EDDIE DOHERTY JACKET.
I'LL WEAR IT ON "THE SOUP."
I THINK I'LL LOOK MUCH MORE
SOPHISTICATED WHEN I TELL A
"HERE COMES HONEY BOO BOO" JOKE.
I'M NEVER COMING BACK!
UGH...
>> ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SAY
IS THAT WHEN YOU COME OVER HERE,
DON'T GO, UH, "NICE PANTS."
>> TROUSERS...
>> WE CALL THESE TROUSERS.
>> THESE ARE TROUSERS.
>> NOT PANTS.
>> PANTS, OVER HERE, WE WOULD
DESCRIBE AS OUR UNDERWEAR.
SO, OUR KNICKERS WOULD TEND
TO BE OUR PANTS.
>> NO PANTS. LEAVE YOUR PANTS
AT HOME.
>> IN THE PAST FEW YEARS,
BELFAST HAS BECOME
A MAJOR FOODIE DESTINATION.
WE DON'T POSSIBLY HAVE TIME
TO SHOW YOU ALL I'VE EATEN
ON THIS GETAWAY.
THE ENDLESS STREAM OF LOCAL
BEERS, THE TEAS, CAKES,
ALL OF THE FRIED THINGS.
I DIDN'T EVEN REALLY KNOW
WHAT THEY WERE, LIKE THIS WACKY
SANDWICH CALLED A BELFAST BAP.
IT MAKES ME MAD AT THE HEAVENS.
WHY CAN'T THIS BE GOOD FOR YOU?
BUT THERE'S A NEW SIDE
TO BELFAST DINING.
CHEFS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
ARE PROCURING THE BEST LOCAL
INGREDIENTS AND CREATING DISHES
THAT MAKE ME WANT TO MOVE THERE
JUST TO EAT.
I MEAN, LOOK AT ALL
THIS GOOD [BEEP].
OKAY.
>> INCREDIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE
CHAIRS.
>> WELL, THEY WANT YOU
TO EAT AND LEAVE.
TONIGHT, I'VE COME
TO MOURNE SEAFOOD BAR
WITH FOOD BLOGGERS JOHN FERRIS
AND KEVIN MCGUINNESS.
WHEN MY WIFE LIVED HERE
20 YEARS AGO,
THERE WASN'T A LOT OF CHOICE.
>> NO.
>> IN FACT, SHE WENT ON, LIKE,
A NUMEROUS DAY JOURNEY JUST
TO GET A DECENT CUP OF COFFEE.
>> IS THAT RIGHT?
>> SO WHAT HAPPENED?
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
AWAY, HAVE EXPERIENCED THINGS,
AND HAVE WORKED IN RESTAURANTS.
A LOT OF CHEFS THAT ARE BACK NOW
HAVE WORKED IN SOME OF THE BEST
RESTAURANTS IN THE WORLD,
SO THEY'RE COMING BACK HOME
AND TRYING THE NEW THINGS.
>> MOURNE CHEF AND OWNER
ANDY REA HAS BEEN
HUGELY INFLUENTIAL
IN THE LOCAL FOOD SCENE.
HE'S BEEN SERVING UP
MIND-BLOWING FOOD FOR UNDER £15.
>> IT KIND OF TYPIFIES BELFAST,
AND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S--
IT'S AFFORDABLE.
THE FOOD'S FRESH. YOU KNOW,
IT'S A COMFORTABLE PLACE TO COME
AND ENJOY A MEAL.
>> PART OF WHAT'S HAPPENED
RECENTLY IN BELFAST IS IT'S
MOVED FROM BEING A LOT OF CHEFS
TRYING TO GET MICHELIN STARS
AND SORT OF CHASING THAT
KIND OF SIDE OF FOOD
TO REALIZING THAT MOST PEOPLE
HERE, AT THE MINUTE,
WANT TO GET SOMETHING
THAT'S REASONABLY PRICED, GOOD,
SORT OF HOME COMFORT
KIND OF FOOD, YOU KNOW.
>> MOURNE SEAFOOD CASSEROLE.
>> OH, BOY.
THE FISH ENTREES ARE INCREDIBLE.
MAN, I LOVE THIS RESTAURANT.
OH, THIS IS TERRIFIC.
HE'S GOT TO OPEN A RESTAURANT
IN L.A. HE'D MAKE MILLIONS.
>> YEAH?
>> IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT, AND WHAT
DO THE PEOPLE OF BELFAST DO?
THAT'S RIGHT--DOG RACE.
I'M GOING TO DRUMBO PARK.
>> I WENT TO DRUMBO YEARS AGO,
UM, PROBABLY BEFORE I WAS
ALLOWED--SHOULD HAVE WENT,
UM, AND IT'S BRILLIANT.
IT'S, LIKE, THE WHOLE GREYHOUND
RACING THING, AND YOU BET MONEY,
AND IT'S REALLY LIKE A NOVELTY,
BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU
PROBABLY WOULDN'T GET
IN MANY OTHER PLACES.
>> IT TURNS OUT DOG RACING
IS ACTUALLY VERY POPULAR
IN IRELAND.
RACES TAKE PLACE EVERY THURSDAY,
FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
FROM THE RESTAURANT INSIDE,
YOU GET PANORAMIC VIEWS
OF THE RACECOURSE.
BUT INSTEAD, I'M GOING OUTSIDE,
TO BE WITH DOGGY PEOPLE,
LIKE NIGEL BAIN.
>> THIS YOUR FIRST TIME, THEN?
>> FIRST TIME. WELL, THEY SAID,
"IF YOU'RE COMING TO BELFAST,"
THEY SAID, "WELL, I'D BETTER BE
WATCHING DOGS RACE."
>> YEAH? WELL, YOU'VE GOT TO.
>> SO IF YOU TAKE THEM FOR
A WALK, DO YOU HAVE TO RUN,
LIKE, A 40-YARD DASH?
>> NO, NO, NO, NO.
WE WALK THE DOGS EVERY DAY,
ABOUT TWO OR 3 MILES A DAY.
THEY ALL GET WALKED, THEN THEY
GET TRAINED AT THE TRACK.
>> AND WHY DO THEY HAVE, LIKE,
UH, OLD-TIME SUITCASES?
THEY'RE VERY COOL.
>> THE SUITCASE IS A TILL.
IT'S BASICALLY A REGISTER.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR RECEIPT, HE PUTS
THE RECEIPT IN HIS SUITCASE,
WITH YOUR MONEY.
NOW, THE SUITCASE IS
AN OLD-FASHIONED SYSTEM,
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE RACES
CAN BE SET UP ANYWHERE.
YOU KNOW, IF THE LAW RAIDED
THE, UH--THE RACE,
THEY JUST SHUT THE SUITCASE
AND WALK AWAY.
>> IF YOU HAVE A DOG THAT WINS
LIKE THAT, DOES THAT MEAN
MORE MONEY FOR YOU?
>> YEAH, YEAH, WELL,
THE OWNER GETS THE PRIZE MONEY,
AND I GET THE BET.
>> HOW MANY RACES ARE THERE
A NIGHT?
>> THERE'S, UM, 11 HERE TONIGHT,
I THINK, MAYBE 10.
>> SO YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED
TO BET, OBVIOUSLY.
>> WE CAN HAVE A BET, YEAH.
>> YOU CAN BET ON YOUR OWN DOG?
>> YEAH, OH, YEAH, YEAH.
>> WHAT'S--WHAT'S THE NEXT DOG?
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER DOG RUNNING
IN, UM...
IT'S THE SIXTH RACE,
WHICH IS 21:23.
>> ALL RIGHT.
21:23, HIS NEXT DOG'S RUNNING.
WHAT'S IT CALLED?
>> IT'S CALLED URSULINE GIFT.
>> URSULINE GIFT. OKAY.
URSULINE GIFT.
>> WHAT'S THE DOG'S NUMBER?
>> NUMBER 5.
>> NUMBER 5, OKAY.
30, 30 QUID FOR TICKET
FOR, UM, AMERICA.
>> THANK YOU. FOR AMERICA.
>> YES.
>> HERE THEY COME.
>> YOU CAN'T [INDISTINCT] DOGS.
>> OH, HERE IT GOES,
YOU BETTER...
>> HERE WE GO.
>> THIS IS IT.
>> SHE'S AWAY FAIRLY WELL.
SHE'S AWAY SECOND.
>> SHE'S DOING GREAT.
>> YEAH, SHE'S SECOND.
>> COME ON, 5.
GET UP THERE.
10 LAPS.
SHE'S GOT IT.
>> WE HAVE A CHANCE.
WE HAVE A CHANCE.
>> SHE'S WINNING.
YOUR DOG IS WINNING!
>> WE HAVE A CHANCE.
>> YOUR DOG WON!
HIS DOG WON!
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY MONEY ON IT,
JOEL, NO?
>> I BET A HUNDRED GRAND.
>> [LAUGHING]
>> I BET $100,000.
WOW.
>> GIVES YOU A GOOD BUZZ.
>> HOW...
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE MORE
INTERESTING IF THERE WAS
LITTLE MONKEYS RIDING THE DOGS?
LITTLE JOCKEY MONKEYS
WITH LITTLE, COOL UNIFORMS ON?
>> YOU THINK WE COULD SORT
THAT OUT, DO YOU?
>> LOOK, I WOULD BE WILLING
TO START THAT.
I FEEL LIKE PETER WOULD HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH IT, IN AMERICA,
BUT I THINK HERE WOULD BE FINE,
I HOPE.
IF YOU WATCH A BUNCH OF DOGS
RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES
AND WIN A BUNCH OF MONEY,
YOU'LL GET THIS WEIRD
CERTAIN FEELING
FOR GOOD IRISH WHISKEY.
>> IN ORDER TO BE IRISH WHISKEY,
IT NEEDS TO BE MADE WITH
IRISH WATER, IRISH GRAINS,
AND IRISH LOVE.
>> FOR ME, THEY'RE ALL
VERY GOOD, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
SMOKEY, YOU KNOW.
THEY'RE VERY CLEAN,
THEY'RE VERY PURE.
>> YOU DON'T ORDER
AN IRISH WHISKEY AND COKE.
YOU JUST DON'T.
>> LOCATED NEAR MY HOTEL,
DUKE OF YORK IS KNOWN FOR HAVING
ONE OF THE LARGEST WHISKEY
SELECTIONS IN IRELAND.
IT'S GOT OVER 140
DIFFERENT KINDS.
I'M IN HEAVEN.
I MEET UP WITH KAREN SHEPARD,
RESIDENT WHISKEY EXPERT,
WHO'S BEEN BARTENDING HERE
FOR 15 YEARS.
SHE IS A LIVING ANGEL.
>> SMELL THIS.
THAT'S [INDISTINCT].
>> YEAH.
KAREN RECOMMENDS YELLOW SPOT,
BY MITCHELL & SON.
MITCHELL & SON?
WHY COULDN'T MY DAD
MAKE WHISKEY?
OH, IT'S TERRIFIC.
>> YEAH, IT'S A LOVELY WHISKEY.
>> IT'S REALLY GOOD.
IT'S TOO BAD YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY,
PHOTOGRAPHER.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT WAS
WONDERFUL, WARM, ACCESSIBLE.
BOY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
NEXT AFTER THAT.
>> MY FAVORITE IS THE LOCAL ONE.
BUSHMILLS.
>> THE LOCAL DISTILLERY
BUSHMILLS--
HEARD OF IT? YEAH--
IS ONLY 60 MILES NORTH
OF BELFAST.
IT DOES TASTE DIFFERENT.
HOW MANY, UH, GALLONS OF WHISKEY
DO YOU THINK YOU'VE HAD?
>> PERSONALLY?
WAY TOO MANY.
[LAUGHING]
>> BUSHMILLS IS REALLY GOOD,
BUT THERE IS A WHISKEY
I WANT TO TRY,
THE MIDLETON 26 YEAR.
I WAS DRAWN TO THIS
BECAUSE IT'S £75 A SHOT.
THAT'S LIKE 120 BUCKS,
AND I'VE GOT A POCKET
FULL OF DIRTY DOGGY MONEY.
>> ISN'T THAT A LOVELY COLOR?
>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
ALL RIGHT. 26 YEARS.
THAT IS AS SMOOTH
AND WONDERFUL AS IT GETS.
SPECTACULAR.
>> IS IT WORTH £75?
>> YES, I WOULD SAY SO.
IT'S WORTH IT.
NOW, CAN I HAVE THIS BOTTLE?
CAN I TAKE IT HOME WITH ME?
>> NO.
>> PLEASE? MAY I PLEASE
TAKE IT HOME WITH ME?
>> IT STAYS HERE.
>> I HAD TO ASK.
>> FANNIES ARE RATHER RUDE
IN IRELAND.
[LAUGHING]
>> SO, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
*** VERSUS BUM,
IS, BASICALLY,
WE CALL OUR BUM, OUR "BUM,"
OR OUR "BUTT"...
>> ***'S THE WORD
FOR A ***, SO, BASICALLY,
IT'S JUST NOT REALLY THE RIGHT
WORD TO USE FOR A WEE BAG.
>> THAT WOULD REFER
TO YOUR ***.
>> YOUR LADY GARDEN.
>> [LAUGHING]
>> HOW DO YOU KNOW
STUFF LIKE THAT?
>> WHAT? WHAT?
>> LADY GARDEN.
>> I THINK IT'S A RATHER
NICE EXPRESSION.
>> THE IRISH BREAKFAST.
OH, DEAR TO MY HEART.
>> BEANS AND TOAST, THEN,
WOULD BE A POPULAR BREAKFAST
IN BELFAST.
>> A CUP OF TEA,
A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF TOAST...
>> BACON, EGGS...
>> I LIKE A BIT OF BLACK PUDDING
IN MINE.
>> I THINK IT'S PIG'S BLOOD,
BUT IT DOESN'T TASTE
LIKE PIG'S BLOOD.
>> POTATO BREAD, SODA BREAD...
>> TOMATO, AND BAKED BEANS.
>> AND WITH A PINT, AS WELL.
A BREAKFAST WITH A PINT
IN THE MORNING.
[LAUGHING]
>> AH, A NEW DAY IN BELFAST,
AND YET ANOTHER CHANCE
TO KILL MYSELF.
BREAKFAST AT MAGGIE MAY'S.
>> MAGGIE MAY'S!
I LOVE MAGGIE MAY'S.
IT'S A WEE DINER, IT'S A WEE
PLACE YOU GET A REALLY GOOD FRY
FOR, LIKE, A £2.99,
10-PIECE FRY.
AND IT'S, LIKE, LOCAL,
AND EVERYONE KNOWS MAGGIE MAY'S.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M VERY EXCITED.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, I MIGHT GO FOR THIS.
RIGHT THERE.
MEXICAN FAJITAS.
DO YOU THINK THEY SERVE BOURBON
THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING?
>> SORRY, DO YOU WANT TO ORDER?
>> OH, YES.
>> YEAH?
>> UM, LET'S DO THE BUMPER FRY.
>> BUMPER FRY.
>> AND THEN, MAYBE SOME,
UH, TEA.
DID YOU GET A SHOT
OF THE TITANIC?
IT IS AN AMAZING THING THAT
THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY CELEBRATES
A SHIP THAT THEY BUILT THAT, UH,
KILLED, UH, LIKE 1,500 PEOPLE.
I GUESS YOU CAN CELEBRATE
ANYTHING.
OH, THANK YOU.
>> YEAH?
>> WOW.
>> THERE YOU GO. ANYTHING ELSE
FOR YOU? ANY MORE SAUCE...?
>> NO, THIS IS...
HERE WE GO, FOLKS.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO IDENTIFY
EVERYTHING ON MY PLATE.
UH, MUCH LIKE, UH, A CRIME SCENE
INVESTIGATION TAKES PLACE.
WHAT EXACTLY KILLED THE MAN?
COULD IT BE THIS BACON?
COULD IT BE THE FRIED EGGS,
THE SAUSAGES, THIS ENORMOUS
PIECE OF FRIED BREAD?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT...
OH, HERE'S THE POTATOES, TOO.
THERE IS A VEGETABLE.
LOOK, A MUSHROOM.
THERE'S MORE POTATOES HERE,
IF THESE POTATOES
DON'T SATISFY YOU.
JEEZ LOUISE.
THIS IS FOR MY CHILDREN
LATER ON, FOR THEM TO SEE,
LIKE, WHAT HAPPENED TO DADDY.
COULD I GET A--YEAH,
A CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE?
>> A CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE? YEAH?
>> YEAH, THANKS.
YEAH, THAT JUST HAPPENED.
>> MY GENERATION WOULD
DEFINITELY HAVE A MILKSHAKE
IN THE MORNING WITH THEIR FRY,
LIKE THEY'RE BEING THE WAY
[INDISTINCT],
BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY INTO
OUR FOOD, AND WE REALLY LOVE
OUR MILKSHAKES.
>> IT'S SO GOOD.
THIS WILL SHUT DOWN
A BOWEL SYSTEM FASTER
THAN HALF A CUP OF DIESEL FUEL,
AND IT ALL TASTES WONDERFUL.
WHILE THE DOCTORS INSERT A STENT
INTO MY HEART, I FIGURE
IT'S TIME TO TAKE IN SOME
OF BELFAST'S HISTORIC SIGHTS.
THERE'S THE TITANIC MUSEUM.
>> AHH, THE TITANIC.
SAD STORY, BUT IF YOU ASK
ANYONE FROM BELFAST,
THE SHIP WAS GRAND.
IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO RUN
INTO A BLOODY ICEBERG.
>> ALL RIGHT,
LET'S MAKE OUR WAY UP.
>> THERE'S THE CRUMLIN ROAD
GAOL, BUILT IN 1845.
>> AND IT WAS THE FIRST
OF ITS KIND IN IRELAND,
OF SINGLE CELL ACCOMMODATION,
OR CONFINEMENT.
BUILT TO ACCOMMODATE
UP TO 550 PRISONERS.
>> WOW.
THAT'S GREAT.
>> RIGHT.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE OUR WAY
INTO AN EXECUTION CHAMBER HERE,
OKAY?
>> THIS 150-YEAR-OLD GAOL
WAS CLOSED IN 1996
AND TURNED INTO
A TOURIST ATTRACTION, BECAUSE
NOTHING SAYS "HOLIDAY FUN"
LIKE TIME IN PRISON.
WOW.
THIS IS EXCITING.
>> SO, THE CONDEMNED MAN
WOULD'VE BEEN MARCHED IN HERE,
HIS NECK WOULD'VE BEEN PUT
IN THE NOOSE, HOOD OVER
HIS HEAD...
[DOOR OPENS]
THE DOORS OPEN,
AND THE MAN FELL TO HIS DEATH.
>> PEOPLE ARE VERY, VERY
EMBRACING OF, UH, OF TOURISTS.
THEY LOVE TO SEE VISITORS COME
OVER, AND BECAUSE NO TOURISTS
USED TO GO TO BELFAST WHEN
THE TROUBLES WERE HAPPENING.
>> YOU CAN'T COME TO BELFAST
WITHOUT KNOWING A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE TROUBLES.
IN THE LATE SIXTIES, TENSIONS
ERUPTED BETWEEN TWO GROUPS
IN NORTHERN IRELAND--
THE NATIONALISTS,
WHO WERE IRISH AND CATHOLIC,
AND THE LOYALISTS,
WHO WERE BRITISH AND PROTESTANT.
TREMENDOUS VIOLENCE ENSUED.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE
GETTING SHOT, BOMBED,
AND KILLED.
BAD TIMES.
>> 1,800 FAMILIES WERE BURNT
OUT OF THEIR HOMES IN ONE NIGHT,
AND IT BECAME THE FRONT LINE.
>> OVER THE YEARS, 99 SO-CALLED
PEACE WALLS WERE BUILT
THROUGHOUT BELFAST.
>> YEAH, THE IRONICALLY NAMED
PEACE WALL, UM, BUILT TO KEEP
TWO SEPARATE COMMUNITIES APART,
BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY IN BELFAST
WE'RE NOT TOO GOOD AT LIVING
WITH EACH OTHER.
>> THINGS HAVE THANKFULLY
SETTLED DOWN SINCE THE BELFAST
GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT,
SIGNED BY THE BRITISH AND IRISH
GOVERNMENTS IN THE LATE
NINETIES.
AND NOW, THE VERY STRUCTURES
THAT GAVE BELFAST ITS NOTORIETY,
LIKE THE CUPAR WAY PEACE WALL,
HAVE BECOME ITS MOST VISITED
TOURIST DESTINATIONS.
>> EVERY TOURIST COMES HERE,
WOULD STOP HERE.
IN BLACK TAXIS, OR BUSES,
AND THEY WRITE ON THE WALL.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE
ON THE WALL IS WE BRING ARTISTS,
GRAFFITI ARTISTS,
AND WE GIVE THEM A FREE CANVAS.
IT'S NOT COMING DOWN ANY TIME
SOON, SO WE JUST BRIGHTEN IT UP.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF
SIGNATURES ON IT.
IT'S KIND OF BECOME A BIT OF
A MINIATURE BERLIN WALL,
AND YOU CAN GO AND WRITE YOUR
NAME ON IT, AND SAY YOUR BIT,
AND SAY YOU'VE BEEN HERE.
>> DID YOU SIGN IT?
WHEN DID YOU SIGN IT?
>> I HAVEN'T SIGNED IT YET.
>> YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED IT YET?
>> NO, I LEAVE ROOM FOR THE...
FOR TOURISTS.
>> AND MIGHT I POINT OUT,
I DIDN'T MAKE ANY JOKES.
>> WHEN YOU VISIT HERE,
YOU'VE GOT TO GO TO THE GIANT'S
CAUSEWAY.
>> THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY,
IN TERMS OF LOCATION TO BELFAST,
IS ABOUT TWO HOURS'
DRIVE NORTH.
IT'S A GORGEOUS DRIVE.
>> IF YOU CAN HANDLE
A LONG DRIVE, IT'S WELL WORTH
THE DRIVE UP.
SOME CRAZY, STUNNING,
NATURAL BEAUTY UP THERE.
>> IT'S AMAZING. IT'S GOT
ALL THESE HEXAGONAL STONES.
>> IT'S SPECTACULAR-LOOKING.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL
JUST NEVER SEE AGAIN,
SOMETHING THAT WEIRD.
>> IT'S WHERE WE TAKE
ALL OUR VISITORS TO.
SOME OF THEM DON'T COME BACK.
>> IT'S MY LAST NIGHT
IN BELFAST,
AND BECAUSE SHE LOVES ME,
MY WIFE SARAH HAS AGREED
TO JOIN ME FOR ONE
CONTRACTUAL MEAL ON CAMERA.
OR MAYBE SHE JUST SAID YES
BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY GOOD RESTAURANT.
COPPI IS THE HOTTEST SPOT
IN TOWN, SERVING, OBVIOUSLY,
ITALIAN FOOD.
I'M SO GLAD WE'RE HAVING
AUTHENTIC IRISH FOOD
ON OUR LAST NIGHT HERE.
WE'RE HERE WITH SARAH'S FRIEND
ALEX.
ALEX HAS LIVED IN BELFAST
ALL HER LIFE, AND JOINED US
TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE CITY
HAS CHANGED.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
EXCITING PARTS OF BELFAST.
>> WHAT WAS THIS 20 YEARS AGO?
>> THIS WAS A CAR PARK.
>> IT WAS A CAR PARK?
>> I THINK SO, YEAH.
BUT, REALLY, OVER THE YEARS,
MORE RESTAURANTS HAVE COME,
MORE PUBS HAVE OPENED UP,
AND IT'S REALLY BECOME,
LIKE, THE ALTERNATIVE,
KIND OF ARTSY SIDE OF BELFAST.
>> WHEN WE DECIDED ON BELFAST,
I THOUGHT, "OH, IT'LL BE GREAT
TO GO BACK."
UH, I'VE NEVER BEEN,
BECAUSE THEN YOU COULD SEE
YOUR FRIENDS, AND THEN SARAH
COULD SEE WHAT BELFAST WAS LIKE,
AND, UH, SHE FOUND IT
UNRECOGNIZABLE.
>> AND NOW I--I FEEL LIKE
ALL I'VE BEEN DOING IS GOING,
"HAVE I BEEN HERE?
HAVE I BEEN HERE?"
AND EVERYTHING'S CHANGED.
>> AND TO ME, IT KIND OF SEEMS
LIKE, OH, THIS IS SO NICE,
AND IT'S REALLY COOL, COOL
RESTAURANTS, AND THEN REALLY
COOL OLD PUBS. IT HAS
EVERYTHING ONE COULD WANT.
>> BUT REMEMBER HOW THE SOLDIERS
WOULD COME, EVERY TIME YOU
CAME INTO THE CITY CENTER?
THEY'D GET ON THE BUS,
THEY'D CHECK THE BUS.
>> YOUR BAGS WERE SEARCHED.
>> YEAH.
I REMEMBER GETTING STOPPED
AT CHECKPOINTS, YEAH.
>> I DIDN'T EVEN SEE
ANY SOLDIERS.
>> THAT'S BECAUSE THEY AREN'T
HERE ANYMORE.
>> IT'S THE ARMY.
>> TOTALLY GONE?
>> YEAH.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS.
>> WHEN DID IT ALL
START CHANGING?
>> A LOT CHANGED AROUND
THE TIME OF THE AGREEMENT.
>> SO '98.
>> YEAH. I THINK ONE OF
THE THINGS WITH THE AGREEMENT
WAS THAT THERE NEEDED TO BE
A PEACE DIVIDEND
FOR PEOPLE LIVING HERE.
THERE NEEDED TO BE A SENSE THAT
PEOPLE THOUGHT THINGS WOULD BE
BETTER, AND THAT LIFE WOULD
CHANGE FOR THE BETTER,
AND, FOR A LOT OF US,
THIS IS THE CASE.
>> AS A RESULT, BELFAST LOOKS
MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHEN SARAH
WORKED HERE 20 YEARS AGO.
PLACES LIKE COPPI OPENED UP
TO SERVE OUTSTANDING FOOD,
LIKE SMOKED CHICKEN PASTA,
PRAWN RISOTTO,
AND PORCINI RAVIOLI
WITH DUCK RAGU.
>> OOH, LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S ONE LONG NOODLE.
>> NICE.
>> SORRY.
>> THIS IS SOME REALLY GOOD
ITALIAN FOOD IN BELFAST.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER ANYBODY
TALKING ABOUT THE TITANIC
20 YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS HERE.
IS THAT MORE OF A, LIKE,
A NEW THING? LIKE...
>> I THINK IT'S ABOUT HAVING
ANOTHER STORY ABOUT BELFAST,
OTHER THAN THE CONFLICTS.
>> WE'RE KNEE-DEEP IN PASTA
WHEN THE KITCHEN STARTS
PREPPING THE INFAMOUS
STEAK FLORENTINE FOR TWO.
THAT IS OUR STEAK.
>> IT'S TOO SMALL.
>> [LAUGHING]
WE SHOULD'VE GOT TWO.
>> A GIANT SLAB OF NORTHERN
IRELAND'S FINEST BEEF,
ONCE DESCRIBED
AS "THE KIM KARDASHIAN ***
OF THE STEAK WORLD."
BIG AND FIRM.
>> OH, WOW.
>> WELL, THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
>> YOU'RE EATING TOMATOES.
>> I CAN'T STAND RAW TOMATOES.
>> BUT WHEN IN ROME...
>> WHEN IN ROME...
>> YEAH, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
>> IT'S MY REBELLION.
INSTEAD OF GETTING TATTOOS
I JUST TELL PEOPLE
I DON'T EAT TOMATOES.
TO...
CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS,
AND PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS.
>> TO HAVING LOVELY PEOPLE
OVER TO VISIT, AND MEETING UP
WITH OLD FRIENDS AGAIN.
>> YES.
>> YEAH.
>> BUT I'M NOT DONE
WITH THIS CITY YET.
OH, NO,
I THINK I'LL HAVE ANOTHER DRINK.
UH, I'M HERE WITH MY
IRISH-POLISH FRIEND LUKAS.
THOSE ARE VERY SMALL MICE THAT
HE'S HITTING WITH THE HAMMER.
LUKAS THE BARTENDER
IS GOING TO SURPRISE ME.
THIS IS GOING TO BE
THE FINEST AMERICAN DRINK
MADE BY A POLISH PERSON
I'VE EVER HAD IN IRELAND.
OH, HERE WE GO.
>> SO THAT'S A KENTUCKY
MINT JULEP.
>> AH, SEE.
A KENTUCKY MINT JULEP.
YES.
IT'S 35 DEGREES OUT IN BELFAST,
AND WHAT BETTER WAY
TO CAP THE NIGHT OFF
THAN WITH TENNESSEE WILLIAMS'
FAVORITE MINT JULEP?
ALL RIGHT.
HOLY [BEEP], IT'S TERRIFIC,
LUKAS.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
AND WITH A METAL STRAW, NO LESS,
JUST IN CASE I NEED TO DO
*** LATER ON.
OOPS.
AND NOW, CAN I HAVE A, UH...
A DARK AND STORMY?
I'M GOING TO NEED, LIKE,
HALF A BOTTLE OF IRISH WHISKEY.
OH, CAN I SEE YOUR BEER LIST,
TOO?
THIS NIGHT HAS NOT ENDED.
BY THE END OF THIS NIGHT, I WILL
BE DOWN AT THE TITANIC MUSEUM,
POUNDING ON THE DOOR,
AND THEN I WILL RUN
HEADLONG INTO THE OCEAN,
SCREAMING,
"RORY MCILROY, WHERE ARE YOU?
RORY! I FOUND YOUR BALL!"
MY FAVORITE MOMENT WAS WATCHING
THE DOGS RACE AT THE GAOL.
NO...
IT WAS WATCHING THE DOGS
RACE AT THE GAOL
AS I PULLED UP IN THE DELOREAN.
I FEEL LIKE I MIGHT BE
TRANSPOSING A COUPLE OF STORIES.
I THINK WHEN I ATE
THE ULSTER FRY, AND I SAW
MY LIFE FLASH BEFORE MY EYES,
AND THEN MY BODY SAID,
"THIS IS IT,
WE'RE FINISHED WITH YOU,"
THAT'S IT, I JUST...
YOUR, UH, FLY IS WIDE OPEN.
UH...SO COME TO BELFAST.
IT'S [BEEP] GREAT.
ALL RIGHT, THIS IS GOING TO BE
A VERY PECULIAR SPECIAL.
THERE'S NO DESSERT
STILL BEING SERVED, IS THERE?