Another bank holiday weekend

It's a beginning of another long weekend here in Belfast. It's a bank holiday on Monday so there's an extra day off.

The last time we had one in May was for the Spring bank holiday. Part of the celebration was the Continental Market showcasing products from the continental Europe and here in Ireland. There's your usual German sausages and beer, French crepes, smelly cheese from different countries, exotic meat and oil.

But there was a pleasant surprise right in the middle of the Belfast City Hall grounds - a stand selling lechon. It was not really the lechon as we know of but it was close enough. The Irish traditional roast pork (that what it is called) has the same crispy skin but a bit bland compared to what we have in the Philippines.

And yes, they serve it in a bun.

This weekend is different. There's no festival. Even there is one, I will not be able to enjoy it as my family is in the Philippines. Shops are closed so I know I will be staying home for most of the weekend.