I know I may have mentioned this but Wales is stunning. Here’s a gate leading down a hillside and the view from the road overlooking the campsite we stayed at.
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It’s the small things
Visiting The Fairy Glen was not as easy as you may think. There are no really detailed maps, just a general ‘it’s near Betws-y-coed’. And we weren’t alone in trying to find it, we kept coming across other tourists who had read the Terry Brooks series trying to visit The Lady’s pools. When we eventually found it, after a day of looking in all the wrong places: we followed the pathway we came across a calm pool filled with fish and birds feasting on the insects that congregated over the still water, there was a small cluster of purple flowers hanging off some rocks.
Conwy Castle
Conwy Castle and Conwy Falls are nowhere near each other. So don’t go to Conwy looking for the Falls because they are actually near Betws-y-coed. Otherwise, Conwy Castle sits solidly above the mouth of a river/harbour, filled with arching windows and doors, with turrets and watch points high above the river, reached from the narrowest curved staircases.
Cardiff station
The old train station at Cardiff is derelict. Cardiff itself is clean and modern, with wide open spaces and broad roads. A mixture of old and new buildings with only a few empty or abandoned.
Welsh Lakes
Wales was an amazingly beautiful place that seemed a perfect setting for Lord of the Rings. The mountans and valleys are covered with slate walls, winding around sheep and ancient trees. The lakes are crystal clear and the mountainsides have springs and small waterfalls cutting their way down the rock.
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