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Out of the capital and back on the train, I had a full day of travel ahead of me. From Cardiff across to Heresbury, a rail replacement bus to Shewersbury, and back onto a train to get into North Wales. Not a good start when the first train runs twenty minutes late before even boarding. Luckily, the bus waited for us at Heresbury for the replacement service but dropped us of two minutes after the next train connection left. It was an hour wait for the next one which then made me reach my final destination at around 8pm. One hell of a day!! On a brighter note though, I got to see a lot of countryside including some of the places my father used to talk about going on holidays to when he was a child.
Ryll didn't impress me that much to be honest, full of caravans as far as the eye can see, spreading from the train tracks to the rocky beach of the bay. Thank God I was headed somewhere a little more scenic.
Llandudno is a quaint town on the North coast of Wales, spread out along
a sheltered bay on a spit sticking out from the main land mass. It's got a backdrop of the Snowdonia Mountains and an enormous rocky headland to the side called The Great Orme. Unfortunately, I'd only just managed to get in contact with my cousin's daughter that morning (who lives only about twenty minutes from Llandudno) and with it being a Saturday night and my late arrival, I wasn't able to catch up with her. Maybe next time...
This seaside town was once an important port for Wales, hauling coal and ore from it's shores. Much of the town grew during these prosperous times, so the it showcases some excellent Victorian architecture and The Promenade along the bay has some of the best examples of this. Out on the pier (although full of kids rides) affords a fantastic view back to the town and it's backdrop. Llandudno is also the first place I've managed to eat the British icon... fish and chips!! I can see why they love it over here, the servings are huge and it was quite possibly the best fish and chips I've ever tasted. I thought it was appropriate to have it in a seaside
holiday town.
The next morning saw me head up the longest cable car in Britain (over two miles) straight up the side of
The Great Orme. I found a quiet rock to sit on and soaked up the fresh sea air, the view of Conwy Bay and Conwy Castle at it's head, and the Snowdonian Mountains behind reaching for the sky. Majestic doesn't even come close to describing the backdrop.
"The wonders of a journey consist far more of such intangible experiences and unexpected situations than of factual things and events of material reality." - Lama Anagarika Govinda - The Way of the White Clouds
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