Wales and Conway Castle

We docked in Liverpool, England but took a bus into Wales. We are not big Beatles fans, but we are part Welsh so we decided to go there. The countryside was beautiful, again many colors of green. Lots of sheep and lambs, some horses and cows dotted the landscape. The weather was cool but comfortable. Again we noticed hedgerows all over the fields.


Conway Castle was built in 1280 by King Edward I. He built the castle and then a wall around the city that still exists today. The castle was really cool! We had the chance to climb to the top of one of the towers using the


spiral staircase. It was very steep and dark and a rope hanging on the side to hold on to so you wouldn't fall. With people going up and down at the same time that left the people on the inside of the spiral with a 2 inch step to walk up on. By the time we made it to the top and with the height of the towers, my legs were shaking! It was really scary!


Then we drove to a cute little village called Betws-y-Coed and had lunch...more free beer!



The village was really cute and we shopped for souvenirs. Wales is known for men's choirs and we saw notices for concerts being held around the village.




Sunrise is about 5:00 and sunset around 10:00. Beautiful sunrises and sunsets! So nice to have a balcony!


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