North Wales

[poliphilo]

We've been in North Wales for the past couple of days. 

Here's the castle at Flint- a melancholy ruin on marshy land beside the Dee estuary. It was the first of the big castles Edward I built in his attempt to extend his empire into Wales. 



And here's the view across the estuary, with England on the horizon.

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[goddlefrood.livejournal.com]

Indeed, many of them are. Once in Aberystwyth I was playing pool with the vice-president of the Welsh pool association. He was being handsomely thrashed, but suddenly changed the rules to suit himself and won. Having at that time been a sympathiser with the EBF it wasn't easy to avert some new invasion. Happily I remembered my Irish side and all was well once they accepted that their beer was foul.

When in England I've never lived further than about 20 miles from the border. The centre of Wales is well worth a bit of exploration, if you go take hiking boots.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The Welsh heartland is completely unknown territory to me. I've nibbled at the Marches and the northern edge and the southern edge but that's it. I'll admit (as a person who has always lived in densely populated areas) to being slightly intimidated by that great mass of hills.

[goddlefrood.livejournal.com]

A little closer to your home, why not try Alderley Edge, there's a lovely trail there and the end view is well worth the effort.

The Cheshire Plain goes on and on from the lookout points up at the Edge and Wales is visible quite easily on a clear day. The centre of Wales is chock full of little villages; you might even come across some interesting medieval and earlier architecture, which you seem fond of.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Ah, I know Alderley Edge well; it's one of my favourite places. Magical