Took advantage of the lovely weather today, and took my mum for a drive out to Wales. We followed the A55 along the coast to Llandudno Junction, the took a left and followed the Conway Valley. This part of the journey was very scenic and picturesque. We called into my Dad's birthplace in Llanrwst, you can see a picture of the house where he was born alongside this post.
Just imagine. My grandparents and seven children in this small two up two down house!! That is how families lived then.
Just as an aside, you will now realise that I am half welsh. Yes, I am very proud of my Welsh roots. I follow the (mis)fortunes of the Welsh football team, and follow Wales in the six nations Rugby. Sorry if some people may think I am a traitor to their cause!!
We carried on down the conway valley until we reached Betws y Coed, where we had our lunch in a hotel called the glan aber hotel. It is situated almost opposite the famous swallow falls, and the food is good.
After lunch, we made our way back over the equally scenic Denbigh moors route, passing Moel Fameau, and Colomendy (now sadly sold off by Liverpool Council, but once a place of enjoyment in the past for generations of Liverpool kids, for many it was their first ever trip out of the city)
When we arrived back at my mums flat, we had completed 180 miles. A very enjoyable day.
Just imagine. My grandparents and seven children in this small two up two down house!! That is how families lived then.
Just as an aside, you will now realise that I am half welsh. Yes, I am very proud of my Welsh roots. I follow the (mis)fortunes of the Welsh football team, and follow Wales in the six nations Rugby. Sorry if some people may think I am a traitor to their cause!!
We carried on down the conway valley until we reached Betws y Coed, where we had our lunch in a hotel called the glan aber hotel. It is situated almost opposite the famous swallow falls, and the food is good.
After lunch, we made our way back over the equally scenic Denbigh moors route, passing Moel Fameau, and Colomendy (now sadly sold off by Liverpool Council, but once a place of enjoyment in the past for generations of Liverpool kids, for many it was their first ever trip out of the city)
When we arrived back at my mums flat, we had completed 180 miles. A very enjoyable day.
3 comments:
Colomendy is still owned by Liverpool City Council & Liverpool children still benefit from reduced prices. It was the Labour Party who wanted to hand it over to the Church of England, namely Bishop Jones.
Had Labour been in control in Liverpool it would have been given away.
Hello Anonymous, I appear to have ruffled some Fib Dem feathers here.
The post was meant as a reflection of a nice day out, not a political sideswipe on my part. I did not mention any one political party in relation to Colomendy.
You have not got A CLUE what Labour would have done, you have been in power for years, and Labour will not control the council until 2010. (Unless a couple of you drop dead in the meantime)
You have not even got the guts to use a pseudonym, so I have just given your comments the contempt they deserve.
What a lovely house too, I am glad when you got there it was so well cared for. A very special day, to see the house where your Dad was brought up. I didn't know you were half welsh!
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