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Easter trip to Wales (April 2017)
Chester
Chester.
Julia and her "móvil de botones".
The Cathedral.
The north aisle.
Details of its mosaics.
In the cloister
and its gardens.
back in the streets
and its imposing timber houses
like gigantic zebra houses
bulging their chests.
The most photographed clock in the world (with Camilo photographing it).
It is known as the Eastgate Clock.
Chester's main street.
Succulent dessert at the Chef's table.
Duke of Lancaster ship
By the river Dee...
Meeting with the Duke of Lancaster [1].
Failed attempts at turning into a fun ship.
Conwy
The entry to the city.
View from the walls claimed as the best preserved of Europe (dubious).
Conwy castle.
They almost go round the full city.
Which allows you to see it from above.
A privilege not given to many.
Julia eager to see it.
A glimpse beyond the walls.
And what they protect.
Beauty in all the directions.
No time for the picture.
The sea to see.
That you can also see from above.
The castle and the beach.
Back in the streets.
A more standard way to visit.
Julia liked this little house a lot.
The night falling on the train station.
Penmaenmawr
An impromptu stop.
Walking up.
Welsh mountains.
Capelulo [2].
Elena.
Welsh colors.
Back to the car.
Going off track?
Julia.
Bangor
The pier of Bangor.
A broad floating wooden stroll between two islands.
Getting half-way through the sea.
With a tea room at the end.
Whom you meet at the tip.
In the said tea room.
Back to the city.
Not the most picturesque city.
Although a nice example of its kind.
Bangor's cathedral is more noteworthy.
Bangor's Mostyn Christ [3].
Stepping on an interesting skull.
Beaumaris
Beaumaris castle.
Part of Edward I's campaign to conquer the north of Wales.
Guarding the island of Anglesey.
With its impressive walls.
Pensative Julia.
The castle remained incomplete.
Partly due to Edward's conquest of Scotland.
Julia in the main court.
Leaving.
Moated north-west walls.
Another kind of climbing on the other side of the walls.
The sea at Beaumaris.
Little water from there to Anglesey.
Still enough for little boats.
The most notable aspect of this house was this notice.
Holy Island
At the end of the Holy Island.
The Welsch coast.
The South Stacks.
The end of Wales.
Walking the coastal path.
The heights of the island.
At the highest point.
Lot of wind and mist.
Walking it anyway.
Back to Holyhead.
Welsh fences.
Being there...
Trearddur Bay.
Having fun.
Back on Anglesey, looking at Holy Island.
The (four miles) bridge that links them.
The sea in between.
Back on the little island.
Llyn Idwal
The Pont Pen-y-benglog area.
In the Snowdonia national park.
With paysages of outstanding beauty.
The Llyn Idwal lake.
You can walk around following a well delineated path.
Elena and Camilo ready to make the loop.
Each sight is fantastic.
Taking a rest.
Julia stepping down.
Eating with a view.
Back on the trail.
Julia ready.
A more difficult bit to cross.
The highest point of our itinerary.
Waiting for the others.
The lake from above.
Looking for the way down.
Found it!
Back to the easy trail.
Rocks and water.
Julia on her own.
With difficulties of her own.
But mummy is never very far.
Last look at the lake.
Wrexham & Ruabon
Wrexham.
Interesting sculpture in the cathedral.
The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Beautiful gargoyles.
In the park.
With fun bits.
And less fun ones.
The "mobil de botones".
The rest of the city.
Interesting remains.
Authentic pubs.
Ruabon
A little village nearby.
Also with its peculiar architecture.
And beautiful cottages.
Llangollen area
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
A navigable canal perched in the sky.
For the famous British narrow boats.
View from the aqueduct.
Walking towards Llantysilio church.
Dedicated to Saint Tysilio.
Its gardens.
Inside.
Back to the car.
The Horseshoe Falls [4].
A bridge into a bridge.
Towards Berwin train station.
A steam train just passing by.
Stopping on its way to Corwen.
Looking for the Crucis Abbey.
Found it.
The remains of this Cistercian abbey.
Elena exploring.
No inside nor outside.
Llangollen
A beautiful village.
Over the river Dee.
Julia admiring.
Typical British houses.
Including red-brick houses.
The church.
Julia's find.
At the proclaimed oldest wine restaurant in Wales.
Julia locked in the car.
After she freed herself.
