Category: Snowdonia
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28. Day Ten in Llwyngwril: Steam Train to Blaenau Ffestiniog
After the fun of the Talyllyn steam train experience, I decided “Why not do a larger one up into Snowdonia?” So I did! I took the Mountain Spirit train up to the quarry town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The first part of the journey was getting to Porthmadog, from whence the train departs. I got to…
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21. Day Three in Llwyngwril: Portmeirion and a Sunset
When I was last in this part of Wales in 2018, I visited a place I’d longed to see since I was a little kid: “The Village” from the 1960’s series “The Prisoner.” I had seen the show as a child, and it made a big impression; I’ve watched the complete series several times, repeated…
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20. Day Two in Llwyngwril: Riding that (Cambrian Line) Train
There it is, right outside my window!! I *loved* having the train stop at my cottage. I literally crossed behind the house and through a gate, and stepped out on the platform. It was not loud or disruptive at all. I rode a train almost every day. Today’s small adventure was to Tywyn (two stops)…
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19. Day One in Llwyngwril: Seashore and Shopping
Arose shortly after sunrise and decided to take a walk down to the sea. The community store was to open at 8 AM, so plenty of time to enjoy a beautiful morning! The sun on the sea, the distant hills, and mountains was sublime. Plus lots of drama in that sky. I was so very…
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18. Travel Day, Hay-on-Wye to Llwyngwril
I’m not sure why I took so few photos of the bus and train ride, it was really lovely — maybe I got jaded and “standard green lush beautiful UK scenery” is well, just more of the same. There was one dumb delay as the train waited for an hour for an ambulance to arrive…
Debkakes in the UK 2022 