WELCOME TO LLANDUDNO, WALES
Wales is a captivating country which
boasts traditional seaside delights, soaring mountain ranges, a rich
heritage packed with lyrical literature, myth and legend.
Without hesitation, I signed up for a
4D3N tour entitled “Llandudno Celebration at The Marine” - to
experience Wales.
Llandudno is located at Northern Wales.
It is known as the Queen of Welsh Resorts. It is not difficult to
see why – its wide promenade is backed by a graceful crescent of
Victorian buildings. North Wales is voted Top 10 places to visit by
Lonely Planet.
Illandudno is popular with its highly attractive resort with its magnificent crescent of hotels, broad tree-lined streets and elegant shops all combining to produce a unique atmosphere.
A tramway and cable car both offer a route to the summit of the great Orme (which boasts a superb dry ski slope - one of the best in Britain).
Illandudno is popular with its highly attractive resort with its magnificent crescent of hotels, broad tree-lined streets and elegant shops all combining to produce a unique atmosphere.
A tramway and cable car both offer a route to the summit of the great Orme (which boasts a superb dry ski slope - one of the best in Britain).
December 7-10, 2018
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| WRITER POSING WITH THE BACKDROP OF WALES BEST SEASIDE |
DAY 1
Check into Marine Hotel. The beautiful
coasts can be viewed from my hotel room. I am just fascinated with
these beautiful beaches which is dubbed as Wales' “biggest and
best seaside resort” .
On the first day, I waste no time going
for a walk on the most beautiful beach in Wales, endless photography
shots, and keep on bumping into Alice in Wonderland character – in
the form of wooden commemorate sculpture namely – the White Rabbit,
Mostyn Gallery and author Lewis.
This little town is also home to Alice
in Wonderland. Its author, Lewis Carroll was inspired by real Alice,
Alice Liddell. The Liddell family first came to Llandudno in 1861
staying at the St Tudno Hotel. The like the area so much that they
had a house built on the West Shore and Alice spend many childhood
summers here. The family were friends with Charles Dodgson better
known as Lewis Carroll.
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| AUTHOR LEWIS CARROLL |
DAY 2
A one-day excursion by coach ride to
see Betws-Y-Coed, Snowdonia and Caernarfon.
The coach driver Michael drop us at our
first stop, Betws-Y_Coed – a bustling mountain village, was
an artists' colony in the 19th century and a sense of
style persists here, notably in its infinitely browsable shops
stocked with an impressive range of arty, crafty items, clothing and
Welsh art galleries. Sample of delights of the area in the diverse
range of cafes, bistros, restaurants and pubs where locally sourced
and often award-winning produce is featured. The people of
Betws-Y-Coed aimed to share their knowledge, information and
experience to the visitors here. Betws-Y-Coed is the gateway to
Snowdonia National Park.
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| ARTIST VILLAGE - BETWS-Y-COED |
Next stop, was definitely Snowdonia
National Park – a must visit stunning coastline and dramatic
mountain ranges. With its breathtaking beauty and fantastic scenery,
Snowdonia boasts the highest range of mountains in England and Wales.
The Park is fringed by the stunning coastlines or the Llyn Peninsular
and Cambrian Coast. The coach took a slow drive around the Snowdonia
area – to allow us to have a view of the Rocky Valley – volcanic
hills – tiny villages cling to the hillside – coastal path
(ancient pilgrim's route) - waterfall – wooden houses – Welsh oak
- mountain ash – Gwydir Forest – arctic-alpine plant Snowdon
lily – Snowdon beetle, hawkweed Hieracium snowdoniense and wildlife
such as otters, polecates, feral goat and rare birds (raven,
red-billed chough, osprey, merlin and red kite).
Snowdonia or Eryri - is a mountainous
region in north western Wales and a national park of 2,130km. It
contains the highest peaks in the United Kingdom outside of Scotland.
Research indicates that there were 3.67 million visitors to
Snowdonia, with about 9.74 million tourist days spent in the park in
2013.The park's entire coastline is a Special Area of Conservation
which runs from the Llyn Peninsula down the mid-Wales coast. A large
portion of the park is today under designation as Sites of Special
Scientific Interest, national nature reserves, Special Areas of
Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Biosphere and Ramsar sites.
Snowdonia is one of the wettest parts of the United Kingdom
especially in Crib Goach – an average rainfall 4,473 millimeters in
one year.
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| SNOWDONIA RUGGED MOUNTAIN |
The final stop over was Caernarfon is a
royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales.
The most popular site here is none
other than the Caernarfon Castle is recognised as UNESCO's World
Heritage List as one of the finest examples of late 13th
century and eary 14th century military architecture in
Europe. It is one of the best places in the world to hear a living
Celtic language, with 85.6% of the local population speaking Welsh.
Historically, the castle started in the 13th century,
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, ruler of Gwynedd, refused to pay homage to
Edward I of England, prompting the English conquest of Gwynedd. This
was followed by the construction of Caernarfon Castle, one of the
largest and most imposing fortifications built by the English in
Wales. In 1284, the English-style country of Caernarfonshire was
established by the Statute of Rhuddlan and Caenarfon was made a
borough, a county and market place, and the seat of English
government in North Wales. The city has flourised leading to its
status as a major tourist centre and seat of Gwynedd Council, harbour
and marina. Caernafon expanded its medieval walls and experienced
suburbanisation – population larges percentage of Welsh speaking
citizens anywhere in Wales.
The castle and town walls are part of a
World Heritage Site described as the Castles and Town Walls of King
Edward in Gwynedd.
Nearby the castle – one can view
castle and wall town (Castle a'r Dret Gaerog), Church of Wales, guest
house, inns and pubs, restaurants and shops.
Shopping is prominent - around Pool
street and Castle Square (Maes) or on Doc Fictoria .
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| CAERNAFON CASTLE |
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| CHURCH OF WALES |
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| CAERNAFON MARKET SQUARE |
DAY 3
Cant wait for the free and easy day.
Get ready to shop till you drop. Indulge with some retail therapy in
canopied shopping streets, arcades and modern Parc Llandudo. Between
them, they offer the biggest and best shopping in North Wales, with
everything from chic boutiques and antique emporiums to souvenir
stalls and all the familiar high street names.
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