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

Sent from my Imperial De Luxe 5

Combina '57 v. Combina '59

1957 Groma Combina 1001720

Edit: I did super fast typing on both Combinas, and the 1959 one performs very well also.

1957 Combina on left, tinted brown. 1959 Combina on right, tinted turquoise.
best to enlarge the photos below:

outside:

carriage:

underside:

inside:

manual scans by myself and Piotr Trumpiel

I have begun work on the next part of my DDR typewriters series, on Groma portables.

earlier 1959 Groma Combina post

Sent from my new Groma Combina