Missed the bus just by a few minutes


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June 7th 2006
Published: June 16th 2017
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01 Castle Coch01 Castle Coch01 Castle Coch

Inside the castle grounds.
Geo: 51.5329, -3.15742

Got up early this morning (9.30am). Walked to the bus stop and caught the bus to Swansea. As I walked to the bay to catch the bus to Cardiff it drove off!! So I had an half an hour wait until the next one. Once the bus arrived I found a seat and had a snooze- I am now really good at sleeping on buses, a new gained skill. An hour later I arrived in Cardiff and found the next bus to take me to Castle Coch. The bus didn't stop near the castle, but at the bottom of the hill- doh! Had lunch at a pub and then began the walk up. It killed my calf muscles after yesterdays walk, but I made it. The castle was little, but very cute. It was rebuilt from ruins 150 years ago. Perfect size for me to live in!! Also had a dungeon.

Walked back down the hill and caught the bus to Caerphilly. Got off opposite the castle. This is the largest castle in Wales. Looks pretty cool. It is surrounded by water and was built in the 13th century. One of the towers leans at an angle of 10 degrees.
02 Inside02 Inside02 Inside

Inside the castle grounds and looking up at the tower.
Part of the castle is left in ruins and some has been rebuilt. I enjoyed it.

Walked to the bus station to get a bus back to Cardiff to find out that I had missed it by 5 minutes and the next one was in an hour!! How annoying!! Finally made it back to Cardiff to catch the bus back to Swansea. At Swansea I then caught the bus to the Mumbles- which went the long way!! Finally made it back to Andy's and continued to enjoy his pay TV!!


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03 Inside03 Inside
03 Inside

Looking at another tower.
04 Entrance04 Entrance
04 Entrance

The entrance to the castle.
05 The kitchen05 The kitchen
05 The kitchen

The castle kitchen.
06 Reading room06 Reading room
06 Reading room

Beautifully decorated reading room.
07 Ceiling07 Ceiling
07 Ceiling

Ceiling of the reading room.
08 The castle gate08 The castle gate
08 The castle gate

This goes up and down to allow people in and keep people out!
09 Machinery09 Machinery
09 Machinery

This piece of machinery operates the gate.
10 Tower10 Tower
10 Tower

The tower from the walkway.
11 Walkway11 Walkway
11 Walkway

Walkway that goes around the inside of the castle on the first floor.
12 Model12 Model
12 Model

A model of Castle Coch.
13 Caerphilly Castle13 Caerphilly Castle
13 Caerphilly Castle

The castle walls.
14 Castle walls14 Castle walls
14 Castle walls

The thick castle walls.
15 Entrance15 Entrance
15 Entrance

Entrance to the castle.
16 Castle16 Castle
16 Castle

The castle and the surrounding moat.
17 Entrance17 Entrance
17 Entrance

Looking back to the entrance.
18 Wonky tower18 Wonky tower
18 Wonky tower

The wonky tower which was half collapsed.
19 Second entrance19 Second entrance
19 Second entrance

Looking through the second entrance and in the distance is the first entrance to the castle.
20 Base20 Base
20 Base

The base of the wonky tower.
21 Top21 Top
21 Top

Top of the wonky tower.
22 Castle22 Castle
22 Castle

Inside the castle walls.
23 Castle23 Castle
23 Castle

This is the second entrance to the castle.
24 Collapsed24 Collapsed
24 Collapsed

This is / was the North East tower of the castle.
25 Castle25 Castle
25 Castle

Another view of the castle.


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