To find out more about Belfast's main waterway, the Lagan, step aboard the James Joyce for a guided tour that will take you from the Lagan Lookout to Stranmillis Weir, in the heart of the city's university quarter. You'll pass the hottest property on the Belfast market - the Laganside Apartment Buildings, as well as the recently built Hilton Hotel, both part of the up-market development that has given the docklands of Belfast a stunning face lift. From this futuristic glimpse of the city you'll glide gracefully into the past: both the Ormeau and Annadale embankments offer views of some of the oldest cottages in Northern Ireland.