Showing posts with label wales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wales. Show all posts

29 Aug 2014

Wales (part 2, Caernarfon, Ynys Môn, Conwy)

Caernarfon Castle




Anglesey Arms and town wall

view of hill from Caernarfon Castle


view of Caernarfon Castle from hill




Beaumaris Castle





Hen Capel Lligwy




Din Lligwy




Barclodiad Y Gawres


Conwy Castle







a nest with baby birds


Three bridges cross in front of Conwy Castle, right to left in order of construction. While they attempted to match the two oldest ones with the castle, the newest one really is a defacement of the castle grounds.



Denbigh Castle



some new photos of my Imperial:





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27 Aug 2014

Wales (part 1, Newport, Cardiff, Pembroke)

Caerphilly Castle


BBC was filming a drama at Caerphilly. (sadly, Benedict Cumberbatch was not seen)







When I say proper Englishman, I am contrasting this with mad Welshman. We had a very peculiar run in with one as we waited on Barry Peters' doorstep. He was quite keen on telling us how we were going to hate our stay at the Knoll because he thought the prices were too high and then verbally assaulted the proprietor when he answered the door. XD (they actually were the cheapest we found in the entire greater Cardiff area)

As a rule, the food will always be better outside of the United States no matter where you go. I've never been disappointed.

newer Cardiff Castle seen from the park

Cardiff Castle



the shadow of Chepstow Castle on the River Wye







Tintern Abbey chapel








Pembroke Castle, mostly surrounded by water


town of Pembroke


this power station (?) was a hideous scar on the Pembrokeshire countryside

no matter where you went, it dominated the horizon.

Saint David's Bishop's Palace has an interesting mix of classical and gothic style


the purple/red and green/teal rocks used in building the palace were the same as found on the Pembrokeshire coast


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