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Welsh Mountain Zoo – Harris’s Hawk
I’ve started going through my holiday pictures, and I thought I’d start with this set. One of the daily events at the zoo is a display of falconry, starring a quite magnificent Harris’s Hawk. At the...
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Locomotion – National Railway Museum Shildon
In a quite shocking development, I’ve got to grips with yesterday’s pictures already. This means I’ve still got a load from Wales to do, of course. Anyway, in the gallery below you can see a selection...
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Cardiff – 26 June 2012
As I mentioned at the time, on my first day in Wales I went to Cardiff for the day. In the gallery below you can see a selection of pictures including some architectural details from the National...
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Gwili Railway – 27 June 2012
Our first stop on the way to North Wales was the Gwili Railway. We took the train to from Bronwydd Arms to Danycoed and on the way back had a refreshment stop at Llwyfan Cerrig. In this gallery, you...
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Heading North – 27 June 2012
After the Gwili Railway trip, our next stop was at the Forestry Commission site at Bwlch Nant yr Arian. This was a good place for lunch, and to enjoy the landscape. While the red kites didn’t get low...
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Snowdon – 28 June 2012
Having had a bit of trouble with the weather the last time we tried the Snowdon Mountain Railway, a return visit was top of our list for this year’s holiday. And guess what? Yeah, visibility was even...
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Penrhyn Castle – 28 June 2012
After our low-visibility ride up and down Snowdon, we moved on to Electric Mountain for the really cool but photography not allowed tour. After that, we paid a late afternoon visit to Penhryn Castle,...
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Ffestiniog Railway – 29 June 2012
After the Snowdon fun and games, the next day’s highlight was a trip to Bleanau Ffestiniog on the famous narrow-gauge railway. As I mentioned at the time, our cunning plan to go from there to a slate...
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Along the coast – 29 June 2012
After the Ffestiniog Railway trip, we visited a few places on the coast. In Pwlleli there were some interesting contrasts – somewhat run-down old shops with glass canopies that must once have been...
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The Doctor Who Experience, Cardiff Bay
As I mentioned earlier, my brother and I visited the Doctor Who Experience today. This is an major, permanent attraction in Cardiff Bay, developed from an earlier version which was in London or some...
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Welsh Mountain Zoo – Harris’s Hawk
I’ve started going through my holiday pictures, and I thought I’d start with this set. One of the daily events at the zoo is a display of falconry, starring a quite magnificent Harris’s Hawk. At the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Locomotion – National Railway Museum Shildon
In a quite shocking development, I’ve got to grips with yesterday’s pictures already. This means I’ve still got a load from Wales to do, of course. Anyway, in the gallery below you can see a selection...
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Cardiff – 26 June 2012
As I mentioned at the time, on my first day in Wales I went to Cardiff for the day. In the gallery below you can see a selection of pictures including some architectural details from the National...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gwili Railway – 27 June 2012
Our first stop on the way to North Wales was the Gwili Railway. We took the train to from Bronwydd Arms to Danycoed and on the way back had a refreshment stop at Llwyfan Cerrig. In this gallery, you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Heading North – 27 June 2012
After the Gwili Railway trip, our next stop was at the Forestry Commission site at Bwlch Nant yr Arian. This was a good place for lunch, and to enjoy the landscape. While the red kites didn’t get low...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Snowdon – 28 June 2012
Having had a bit of trouble with the weather the last time we tried the Snowdon Mountain Railway, a return visit was top of our list for this year’s holiday. And guess what? Yeah, visibility was even...
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Penrhyn Castle – 28 June 2012
After our low-visibility ride up and down Snowdon, we moved on to Electric Mountain for the really cool but photography not allowed tour. After that, we paid a late afternoon visit to Penhryn Castle,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ffestiniog Railway – 29 June 2012
After the Snowdon fun and games, the next day’s highlight was a trip to Bleanau Ffestiniog on the famous narrow-gauge railway. As I mentioned at the time, our cunning plan to go from there to a slate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Along the coast – 29 June 2012
After the Ffestiniog Railway trip, we visited a few places on the coast. In Pwlleli there were some interesting contrasts – somewhat run-down old shops with glass canopies that must once have been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Doctor Who Experience, Cardiff Bay
As I mentioned earlier, my brother and I visited the Doctor Who Experience today. This is an major, permanent attraction in Cardiff Bay, developed from an earlier version which was in London or some...
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