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@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster Күн бұрын
If you don't mind me asking, what kind of vehicle are you driving around in? I at first assumed it was a normal family car, but now it seems like you're sitting higher and turning wider as if it's a heavy commercial truck or something! I understand if you don't want to doxx yourself...
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI Күн бұрын
No, you are grand, I switch between my own car which is a family/hatchback car, and then a sprinter van. Love the view in the van 👍
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster Күн бұрын
@ ah nice, I have a great big van as well! It's a 1 ton ford diesel, those are hard to come by here in the states
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI Күн бұрын
Once my kids are fully up I think I'll just get a van for my own use instead of a car 😁
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster Күн бұрын
@ they are wonderfully handy, as long as you have adequate parking 🤣
@keiththompson5173
@keiththompson5173 Күн бұрын
On the Shankill again and you still didn't stop at The Wee Cafe. I don't know
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI Күн бұрын
😁 👍
@user-rv1xe1uq8y
@user-rv1xe1uq8y Күн бұрын
I just got car sick there watching you going over those speed bumps 🤣
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI Күн бұрын
A real curse in lagmore/Mount Eagles...and that's with me cutting a lot out of the video 😃
@awatson8699
@awatson8699 Күн бұрын
Hi you could also pass by The White House near Hazelbank 😂
@awatson8699
@awatson8699 Күн бұрын
Hi,My thatched cottage has long gone . Beautiful white bungalow on the site. Barnfield Road. Where Whitewell Tabernacle is on the Shore Road my mum lived in a row of cottages there. 1930s. Youve gone close to the area twice lately. Maybe next time 😅.You drove through some lovely areas in yhis video. Thanks
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI Күн бұрын
I should be driving past there soon ! 👍
@awatson8699
@awatson8699 Күн бұрын
@@shadowmanNI thank you
@MartinMcElroy-gc6mu
@MartinMcElroy-gc6mu 2 күн бұрын
Good video so much to do Belfast
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 2 күн бұрын
Cheers martin, was certainly buzzing Saturday night 👍
@ghostface3254
@ghostface3254 2 күн бұрын
Could you do a drive through hillsborough and Lisburn next? Also I prefer your videos where your talking
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 2 күн бұрын
Cheers pal, I'll definitely be through Lisburn soon, have Hillsborough on my to do list 👍
@colingillespie1560
@colingillespie1560 2 күн бұрын
you put some miles on that motor of yours , you made them famous for 3 seconds mate 🤣👍
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 2 күн бұрын
Aye 3 new tyres the other day just before Christmas 😳...true, they had moderate few seconds of fame 😁
@irwinmcevoy
@irwinmcevoy 3 күн бұрын
Great video, you're commentary was a good help to keep the bearings, thanks.
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 3 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment Irwin, appreciate it 👍
@hughofIreland
@hughofIreland 2 күн бұрын
Yep, it’s good to know what some of those buildings are. I’m glad to see that the House of Frasier is still going strong. You can get what you need quickly. It makes shopping for things a lot less tedious.
@dochertysdiamonds5638
@dochertysdiamonds5638 3 күн бұрын
SHADOWMAN'S FLUGH
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 3 күн бұрын
Panthers assemble!
@MartinMcElroy-gc6mu
@MartinMcElroy-gc6mu 4 күн бұрын
Another v good video
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 4 күн бұрын
Cheers pal 👍
@belfastborn1
@belfastborn1 4 күн бұрын
Well that was lovely having a wee dander round the old neighbourhood past my sisters house and the house I was brought up in (Silverstream Avenue) all the streets and roads of my childhood. Much appreciated ❤❤❤
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 4 күн бұрын
Very welcome mate, glad it brought back some happy memories 👍 ❤️
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster 4 күн бұрын
Watching from the US, I can't believe how many bookmaking shops there are around Belfast. It seems there's one on every corner! How can there possibly be enough bettors to support that many?
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 4 күн бұрын
A sad but true observation! Some lives destroyed in those places...
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster 4 күн бұрын
@ we have at least half a dozen casinos in my area, but they're all on the outskirts of town, not right in your face all the time. There have to be more bookies than pubs in Belfast!
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 4 күн бұрын
@marshmallowblaster I'd say you are right !
@greatchalla3799
@greatchalla3799 4 күн бұрын
Blue sky’s …..no snow….No Problem….😂🤙🤙👍
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 4 күн бұрын
100% pal 😁 👍
@greatchalla3799
@greatchalla3799 4 күн бұрын
@ ….It’s hard to believe there’s a need for any peace wall after so many years …..considering the enemy is the WEF…..and the dangers of year’s of lies by Britain’s government who seemingly have everyone convinced they need to support it! Just a thought 😵‍💫🤔.
@paulg.1883
@paulg.1883 4 күн бұрын
Nice bright pleasant drive that. Loved the little blast of Bolero on the radio and the more distant sounds of dance of the sugar plum fairy and ride of the valkyries etc. Were you listening to classic fm? It's my go to radio station. Really nice drive!
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 4 күн бұрын
Cheers Paul! Good spot, I was indeed, love the channel. Veer between that, downtown country and jazz fm 😅, but classic fm seemed appropriate in the winter sun
@paulg.1883
@paulg.1883 4 күн бұрын
@shadowmanNI aye, sounds like you have a bit of an eclectic taste in music...best way! I think it was on your video yesterday or maybe the day before that there was an amazingly beautiful choral rendition of White Christmas. An absolutely stunning version. Anyway just thought I'd throw that in. Thanks.
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 4 күн бұрын
@paulg.1883 yes! Came on at a perfect time for the video
@awatson8699
@awatson8699 5 күн бұрын
Im glad you are able to go out on these drives. Another beautiful morning thanks 😊
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 5 күн бұрын
Thanks a million 🙂, it's a privilege to do these wee drives
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster 5 күн бұрын
Loved it! It definitely looked icy at the beginning, be safe out there!
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 5 күн бұрын
Thank you, it was great day to be out and about 👍
@habibinel
@habibinel 5 күн бұрын
Belfast is my second home. I won’t be going to Belfast this year but your videos help me feel like I’m there with you 💚 Never get tired of watching them!
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 5 күн бұрын
@habibinel awk that's brilliant, glad you are getting value from them. Cheers for the comment 👍
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster Күн бұрын
That's how I feel, I can't afford to go to Ulster at the moment but Shadowman makes me feel like I'm there anyway!
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI Күн бұрын
@marshmallowblaster appreciate it pal 👍
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI Күн бұрын
@marshmallowblaster appreciate it pal 👍
@awatson8699
@awatson8699 6 күн бұрын
Hi,thank you for another nice drive. If you go near Ballymena again there is a place called Gracehill its small and i will let you do the homework on it. You might find it interesting 😊
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 6 күн бұрын
Cheers, I'll try and check that out 👍
@awatson8699
@awatson8699 6 күн бұрын
@@shadowmanNI 😃
@ReeceRealeighton-pc4dq
@ReeceRealeighton-pc4dq 7 күн бұрын
Next time you're in Ballymena I would like you to drive down the bottom bit of rowallane drive and drive to Broughshane and the tullymore road and drive past brookevale and the commons
@user-rv1xe1uq8y
@user-rv1xe1uq8y 7 күн бұрын
Good of you to check on that man 👍
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 7 күн бұрын
Wasn't sure at first with it being so dark 🤔. By the time I got out he was on his feet giving me the thumbs up lol
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster 7 күн бұрын
The sunrise is beautiful, and I'm always happy to see anything with BALLYMENA!! I love BALLYMENA!
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 7 күн бұрын
Cheers pal!
@willismillar93
@willismillar93 7 күн бұрын
If i was a Belfast taxi driver..thats the same route i would have taken from Glengormley to Ballymena 😂
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 7 күн бұрын
Kerching 😁
@ashleighgillespie9044
@ashleighgillespie9044 8 күн бұрын
Love your videos especially the shankill and woodvale ones. Im orginally from the woodvale but living in Larne Antiville estate. I have a wee question if its possible could you drive down Twadell Avenue on the 12th of Febuary i know its a while away but my brother got killed where the shop is 25 years ago and would like to see the flowers that have been put on the lampost. Dont worry if you dont feel comfortabel or you cant, i know its a big ask Keep up your videos
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 8 күн бұрын
Hi Ashleigh, very sorry to hear of your loss ☹️. I'll put a note in my diary and do my best to do a video there on the 12th Feb. Thank you for your kind words 👍
@conormcandrew1646
@conormcandrew1646 8 күн бұрын
All by design! Same in most major cities with enrichment, domestic drus issues and crime, only fast food joints will invest, graffiti all over the place and dispair! Useless councillors, Useless MLAs! What a shame!
@MartinMcElroy-gc6mu
@MartinMcElroy-gc6mu 8 күн бұрын
Enjoyable video
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 8 күн бұрын
Cheers Martin 👍
@user-rv1xe1uq8y
@user-rv1xe1uq8y 8 күн бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Busy man! Where is a good place/baker in Belfast to buy a pie? Sorry, random question 😁
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 8 күн бұрын
Thank you, glad you are getting value from them! There's a bakers in sandy row (which I went through in this video), called Truffles, very nice.
@user-rv1xe1uq8y
@user-rv1xe1uq8y 8 күн бұрын
​@@shadowmanNIThank you for the recommendation. Much appreciated. I'll definitely look it up.
@SweetDreams-wt7vo
@SweetDreams-wt7vo 8 күн бұрын
Coming up to Christmas having a 'Stable' place to live. Beautiful Christmas connection. Unfortunately, for our new arrivals, there is no place at the Inn, not even a stable to welcome them. The torment our fellow human beings go through for a decent chance at a decent life only to be made feel unwelcome. It's a brutal world we live in. Sad reflection on all of us and our greed. Thank you for the tour. Beautiful morning sky.
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 8 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 8 күн бұрын
Though the biblical tale of Jesus passing dozens of safe countries to deman settlement in a country He found suitably economically appealing was a particularly touching one. Quite
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster 9 күн бұрын
Seeing all of those locked peace gates makes me wonder who's in charge of locking and unlocking them every day. I feel like it would be interesting to interview that person, they've probably seen some crazy stuff while making the rounds each day
@maryreichle7623
@maryreichle7623 9 күн бұрын
Some commentary would be good. Your videos are an eye opener.
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 9 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching, check some of my latest videos, I've commentary on them 👍
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster 9 күн бұрын
Was the university just empty for summertime? Is the area a bit busier now that school is back in session? I grew up in a college town and it was basically a different town in the summer months with all the students back home.
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 9 күн бұрын
Yeah, though I think a lot of activities still go on over the summer. There's a large proportion of foreign students who just stay on (often permanently). With it being in the centre of the city you don't really notice much difference in the surrounding areas. Thanks for watching pal 👍
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster 9 күн бұрын
@ that makes sense. Wish I'd thought to study there back when I was in school, if they're so welcoming to foreigners!
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 9 күн бұрын
Has been largely welcoming, though the scale of immigration/migrants is now resulting in some issues/resentment
@JohnSmith-lt3jl
@JohnSmith-lt3jl 9 күн бұрын
Bally duff and Mosley estates are quite bleak -in fact the social housing estates have been neglected a bit and the local shops in the estates are disappearing.Very few pubs ,mainly social clubs with paramilitary undercurrents-though many,many decent folk living in these areas.
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 9 күн бұрын
Yeah, probably fair assessment overall. Some of the newer houses in the estates are well designed but there's not enough of those being built 👍
@JohnSmith-lt3jl
@JohnSmith-lt3jl 9 күн бұрын
My uncle was murdered in Greenisland in 1974 ,RUC officer .Funeral was at local church .
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 9 күн бұрын
Sorry to hear that. Greenisland largely escaped much of the troubles afair, though that doesn't lessen the vile murder of your uncle
@gordonmagee7698
@gordonmagee7698 10 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 10 күн бұрын
@gordonmagee7698 Thank you Gordon, that's extremely generous of you. Thank you pal 👍
@colingillespie1560
@colingillespie1560 10 күн бұрын
been up to knockagh once a couple of years ago the monument is impressive when your beside it but it doesnt cater for many cars or buses 🤔🇬🇧👍
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 10 күн бұрын
Yeah, know what you mean, the "car park" is tiny. Ok days when there is an event like the airshow people are parked whole way down the lane. Great views 🇬🇧
@user-rv1xe1uq8y
@user-rv1xe1uq8y 11 күн бұрын
You are very welcome. We still have snow here in Scotland - a good day to be inside, watching you driving around Northern Ireland. Thanks for the video.
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 10 күн бұрын
It was a lovely gesture, thank you. Enjoy your visit here 😊
@ReeceRealeighton-pc4dq
@ReeceRealeighton-pc4dq 11 күн бұрын
Hi I would like you to drive around Ballymena and do the bottom bit of rowallane drive and I would like you to drive around Broughshane and the tullymore road and drive past brookevale and the commons
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 11 күн бұрын
When I'm up that way I'll do my best 👌
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster 11 күн бұрын
I had no idea Belfast was nearly that hilly! Not just mountains in the background, but those hills in the neighborhood are massive! I can't imagine walking uphill to get home from the pub!
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 11 күн бұрын
Yeah, it really is, particularly to the north and west of the city. The likes of ligoneil/ballysillan in the north and glencairn/Hannastown in the west. Some dander to a pub!
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster 11 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video as always! This weather makes me glad to observe NI from a nice and warm place in the American South 😂
@user-rv1xe1uq8y
@user-rv1xe1uq8y 11 күн бұрын
Hello, that was interesting, thank you. Lovely houses, but not such a lovely price.😊 Can I ask what camera and stabilising equipment you use please?
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 11 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍. I use the DJI action 4 camera, I don't use any other stabilisation bar what's in the camera, that was on the "rock steady+" setting
@user-rv1xe1uq8y
@user-rv1xe1uq8y 11 күн бұрын
@@shadowmanNI Thank you very much for sharing. It looks really good and very stable. I hope you get commission if I ever buy one.
@marshmallowblaster
@marshmallowblaster 11 күн бұрын
@@shadowmanNIare you panning it manually as you drive through corners or does it have an automatic tracking feature?
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 11 күн бұрын
@marshmallowblaster sometimes in an automatic sometimes manual 👍
@gerry2762
@gerry2762 12 күн бұрын
Looks positively luxurious compared to underbelly of most English Cities 🇬🇧
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 11 күн бұрын
Aye, we are catching up...sadly 😆
@gordonmagee7698
@gordonmagee7698 12 күн бұрын
Sleepin' at that light on the Albertbridge rd mate😊😊
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 12 күн бұрын
🤣 think I'd zoned out watching the snow lol
@UKMDI
@UKMDI 13 күн бұрын
Beautiful place to an even more beautiful place ❤.
@paulg.1883
@paulg.1883 13 күн бұрын
Epic drive around the city. Even a wee trip down Norglen Parade up in Turf Lodge. Aye, sad about the massive sell off of churches... it's a big issue and debate with a lot of variables involved, but certainly a lamentable loss for many local communities around these islands. Class drive!
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 13 күн бұрын
Cheers Paul, appreciate if pal! Yeah, was great getting about the city 👌
@hughofIreland
@hughofIreland 14 күн бұрын
There’s no risk of ice on the roads? I take it that it hasn’t been cold enough for long enough yet.
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 14 күн бұрын
Would have been icy in some parts in the wee hours Hugh, though temperatures lifted above freezing with sunrise, so thankfully ice free where I was today! 👍
@awatson8699
@awatson8699 13 күн бұрын
Hi,l have just watched your last two videos and I never knew there was such lovely places in and around Belfast.Music beautiful again. Thank you.Your voice sounds as if you are in your late 20s or early 30s. 😊
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 13 күн бұрын
@awatson8699 thanks for watching and the comments. Yeah, even some areas that might be considers "rough" can have a beauty to them. I wish, add about 20 years 😅
@MartinMcElroy-gc6mu
@MartinMcElroy-gc6mu 14 күн бұрын
Great vid man
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 14 күн бұрын
@@MartinMcElroy-gc6mu cheers martin, appreciate it 👍
@michaelosullivan724
@michaelosullivan724 15 күн бұрын
Nice video. A mention of the locations would be a big help to anybody not familiar with this lovely town.
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 15 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching, yeah, been trying to narrate more recent videos to give more info 👍
@awatson8699
@awatson8699 16 күн бұрын
Hi,The Speckled Hen was The Travellers Rest when i knew it. Just to the right on Barnfield Road early 1970s i lived in a thatched cottage. Long gone now.thanks 😊
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 16 күн бұрын
A place you know well then! I'm sure there's been a dramatic change to the area from then, Lisburn massive now. Thanks for the watching 👍 ☺️
@awatson8699
@awatson8699 16 күн бұрын
@shadowmanNI massive difference all mostly fields and cows. Ha ha 😂
@chloeblair620
@chloeblair620 16 күн бұрын
Love the filter you put on this pal nice to watch
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 16 күн бұрын
Cheers pal ❤️ 😃
@greatchalla3799
@greatchalla3799 16 күн бұрын
That’s some drive today…..🤙 cheers…..at least the weather wasn’t too bad.
@shadowmanNI
@shadowmanNI 16 күн бұрын
Aye, was a long yin...and that was it chopped by about half !😃. Cheers for watching pal 👍