Wales Weekend Trip

Wales Trip

We took a weekend trip over to Wales last weekend.  It only took about 4 hours to drive to Llandudno, Wales up by Conwy.  The ocean is on both sides of this little seaside resort town.  The Great Orme and Little Orme are also here.  The longest pier is in Llandudno (pronounced "Klandendo")  We took a Cable Car up to the Great Orme, which was a blast!  They have a big bus tour that was nice also.  Conwy Castle was one of the largest castle "ruins" that we have seen to date.  Many towers and rooms to explore.  They have an old Victorian bridge that was built after a ferry sunk and killed 14 people.  The village of Conwy is quaint, and is enclosed by the castle walls.  Lots of fun places to eat and shop at.  They also have Britains Smallest House down by the marina.  We drove up and over the mountains to Snowdonia National Park.  WOW!  A must for all you Englanders.  They have a steam train that will take you up to the top of Snowdonia.  It is a 50 minute ride up, a half hour stay and 5o minute ride down.  You need to book in advance.  We didn't, but plan to head back this fall to take the train up.  The National Park has places to eat and they also have a "lake" train that takes a tour also.  The driving was harry, as you are dealing with 1 1/2 lane roads and people parking along the edges.  After running into long lines of cars, we realized they were out hiking OR as we found out, they are climbing the rock face!  We didn't see the men going up, but coming back down we realized the movement on the rock were people!!!  Yeah, so not for me.  Most had ropes thankfully.  I can't believe that I came all the way to England to see mountains!  Never have in the states, but that is something I will change now.  Colorado, here we come!  Blessings to all for a great summer.  Will check back in after we are in the states!