It's map time! I'm terrible at geography, and perhaps I'm not the only one? Below are a couple maps of our journey thus far. As on all our visits to the UK (well, three so far since Pete and I have been married), we took the train from London (B) to Chester (C) to see my mom's other two sisters and my Nana.
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| Chester (C) is right on the border of England and Wales. Llandudno (D) is an hour from Chester. |
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| My mom told me she missed Flat Stanley in the last post. Well, he's back! |
The Victorian/Edwardian town of
Llandudno is home to the largest seaside resort in Wales, and various family members have visited over the years. There's a now-famous story of my dad ordering the British version of a milkshake here, against everyone's warnings. This was our little family's first visit. As it was a nice February day (freezing cold, grey, but not raining), we set out for a walk along the beach. No problem - Oregonians are well-versed in bitter-cold beach walks.
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| my almost 91-year-old Nana is still a great walker |
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| she even ran a bit ;) |
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| Stanley said he'd like to come back in the summer. We forgot to make him a coat and hat, poor chap. |
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| James too |
We warmed up with some lovely fish and chips.
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| for a flat kid he can really pack it away |
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| Nana Alice and Daphne are good buddies |
Near the train station is the (self-proclaimed) premier modern art gallery in Wales. My cousin has a couple pieces on exhibit.
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| yay, cousin! (you gotta love a language with words like "yn" and byw") |
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| the pot piece across the middle is Jesse's |
We especially enjoy the Welsh language because it's even more strange than Luxembourgish. By the way, did you know that Wales is called Cymru in Welsh? To me it sounds like a Scottish person saying "cuhmree."
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| Rest assured, we did not let Stanley out of our sight. |
Bonus picture - we saw this nifty medieval castle out the train window.
As I've said before, I'm not a great one for describing tourist attractions, historical sites, and the like. I leave that in the capable hands of Wikipedia. See blue links above for more info!
2 comments:
Rosie, Pete, thanks for the lovely new post. Great to see all the family - and Flat Stanley - of course...
Mum
Um, your Nana's coat?! May just be the most awesome thing I have seen all year. Can I please go hang out with her??
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