Sunday, 12 May 2013

Twenty countries in twenty months


Clockwise from top left: Bodant Gardens; The kitchen of Erddig Manor; Bodnant Gardens Manor House

Bodnant Gardens

Clockwise from top left: Llandudno promenade; The 'Victorian Extravaganza'; A selfie in Bodnant Gardens 

After an epically long 5 week wait between holidays, we were most excited to be heading up to Wales for the first of two bank holiday long-weekends in May. Monique has become a holiday-planning super hero, and so true to form, did a phenomenal job finding super cheap train tickets. Winning!

Following on from Northern Ireland, we took great pleasure in rolling out our National Trust membership cards as we (along with several hundred holidaying geriatrics) visited Erddig Manor – an old estate featuring some of the best kept servants quarters and records in the UK, and Bodnant Gardens – renowned as being the most beautiful gardens in the UK. We were quite content strolling through the immaculate gardens, which proved to be a nice introduction to Wales, and a great way to come down from the intensity of London life.

We finished our first day at a slightly tired but pleasant seaside town called Llandudno, where the locals were enjoying their annual ‘Victorian Extravaganza’…which was basically just a modern day fair with standard rides, amusement stalls and Miranda teddy bears.

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