North Wales, Beaumaris and Snowdonia
What a perfect afternoon it was as we arrived in Beaumaris. There was a regatta and later we actually sat next to one of the winners in the Indian restaurant we visited. Such beautiful, colorful houses, with equally perfectly kept gardens. Most of the village was painted with pastel or vibrant colors, and there were some very interesting, rather quirky shops. The one pictured below was a cooperative of local artists of all sorts, with tiny stalls on the two floors of an old church. Here a mix of organic fruit and vegetables and also house plants. It was probably the poorest of our rooms during the trip, but the artistic, very moody owner certainly made up for her rather unpleasant welcome by laying on a fabulous spread for breakfast. I felt that if you visited one castle in Wales, it should be Beaumaris Castle. Building started in 13th century at the command of Edward 1st. However, after 35 years of construction, it was never completed because all the workers were whisked o...