On Saturday, Oct. 28th we returned from our trip to Wales. We'd been gone since Oct. 02/2006 and had a good time. The prime reason for going was to see family and friends. The second reason was to show Ben around N. Wales, for he had seen little or none of of the country. We stayed with Grandma who is now 94 years old and still able to live in her own home because of the great care she receives from professionals, family and friends.Cynthia Ben and I took a few days out to go to N. Wales at the beginning of the holiday. In the second picture of this post you see Ben in Aberystwyth on the west coast of Wales. In the background are some of the university buildings and the seafront too. This picture was taken from the site of the castle.
In the following picture, you see one shot of the fabulous castle at Caernarvon. Ben and I spent a wonderful couple of hours browsing around the site and really enjoyed all the displays on show there. During the mini-trip around Wales, the three of us stayed in bed and breakfast places. Picture four shows one such place. It was called Plas Derwen and was located in the village of Corwen, just south of Llangollen where the national music and poetry festival of Wales is held each year. The house was over 200 years old and had been the rectory of the parish priest.
The trip was a good time of seeing family and friends again. We were also able to get a lot of help in place for my mother in order that she would be able to stay in her home. Though it was great to be there and to see loved ones, we were glad to be home on the 28th.
