FUN-travel: North West Wales Day Tour
June 4, 2017 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: North West Wales Day Tour
…driver for the day!
9:30 – Mari & Bertie (her miniature poodle) arrive
- 1st stop – working woolen mill
…then a single track back road to…
- 2nd stop – the Ugly House….
- 3rd stop – Llanberis Pass for slate museum to…
…drive onto Island of Anglesey…with lovely views of mainland…
- 4th stop –town with the longest name in the world
- 5th stop – Beaumaris …the castle & lunch…
- 6th stop – Caernarfon Castle…
- 7th stop – Beddgelert Village…more “just too cute!”
5:30 arrive back at hotel…
…after covering roughly 140 miles.
FUN-facts – Beaumaris Castle is “the most technically perfect castle in Britain.” Caernarfon Castle is part of the coastal world heritage site. Neither castle was ever finished due to recession & lack of money.
More FF – we found Mari in Rick Steve’s book. She was a delightful tour guide and driver. You can contact her here marihr@talktalk.net
FUN-travel: Bath, England to Deganwy, Wales
May 31, 2017 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Bath, England to Deganwy, Wales
- Rain all day…
…perfect for our train ride…
… which took almost 5 hours.
FUN-travel: The Cotswold’s to Bath, England
May 31, 2017 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: The Cotswold’s to Bath, England
- It’s clearly closer…
…as the crow flies…
…then the train tracks…
…took us!
- Bath is known…
…for its Roman-built baths …
…and a temple…
…in the valley of the River Avon…
…in AD 60…
…although hot springs…
…were known even before then.
FUN-facts – UNESCO added The City of Bath as a ‘cultural site’ to its World Heritage List in 1987.
- Bath is included because of its Roman Remains, 18th Century Architecture, 18th Century Town Planning, Social Setting, Hot Springs and Landscape Setting.
More FF – Jane Austen lived in Bath in the early 19th century.
FUN-travel: More Cotswold’s, England
May 29, 2017 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: More Cotswold’s, England
Lovely morning walk to…
- Bourton-on-the-Water…dubbed “the Venice of the Cotswolds.”
…visit the Model Village…
…replica of Bourton-on-the-Water village in one-ninth scale.
- Stow-on-the-Wold…
…built as a marketplace on hilltop nearer to crossroads…
…to take advantage of passing trade.
FUN-fact – The name Cotswold comes from the words cots” meaning stone sheep shelters and “wold” meaning rolling hills. Cotswold wool was the finest in the world and created great wealth and country manor estates.
More FF – The most unspoiled area in England it covers roughly 25 miles (40 km) across and 90 miles (145 km) long. And to maintain it’s original charm and quaintness only Cotswold stone is allowed for building today.
- Highly Recommended For Lovely Tour – our personal private driver Khaye Gwala – He can be reached at khaye_81@yahoo.com or 077-6603-2725
FUN-travel: More Cotswold’s, England
May 28, 2017 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: More Cotswold’s, England
- Pre-booked driver for tour…saw cute, quaint villages of…
…Snowshill…
…Stanton…
…Broadway…
…Chipping Campden…
…& Blenheim Palace.
FUN-facts – Blenheim Palace was built circa 1705–1722 and is the current home of the 12th Duke of Marlborough.
It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
And where Sir Winston Churchill was born in 1874 when his mother went into labor while attending a party there.