Again we’ve been left with lots not done due to rubbish weather, but we’ve decided to persevere, as the chances of getting a couple of months of good weather in Wales are slim!
A very complete castle, and apparently beautiful inside.
Good shopping centre, though not particularly attractive.
Not a lot of old buildings left, but what there are are very impressive. This is massive, can’t really show it in a photo.
A nice city to walk around, lots of attractive squares.
The old docks, used to be known as Tiger Bay, has of course been done up.
Wales is of course famous for its rugby, as well as (now) its football team, and they have this very impressive stadium…
with a nice boardwalk. Those pictures on the floor are, I think, the flags of the other rugby playing nations – NZ is there.
Outdoor cafes, of course. This was just about the only good day we got in this week. Still, we are well rested!
Swansea isn’t much of a place. this is a very flattering photo! It does have a marina, which has remained unphotographed for the moment, also a barrage across the river, lots of apartments built on the river, we will have to come back some time.
Swansea isn’t much, but the Gower Peninsula has some lovely spots.
We first approached this from the nearest car park, but it was high tide, and we failed to find it. We then walked from Rhossili Bay, a lovely cliff walk, took us three hours there and back. Now we know where it is, we can organise ourselves for low tide at sunrise, but that’s for another time.
Have wanted to see a Transporter Bridge since I first heard about them 5 years ago. You can, if you have a head for heights, climb up and walk across, but I haven’t, and Colin wasn’t inclined for some reason. It’s a lot of steps.
The gondola hangs underneath and carries people and cars.
There are two others in the UK, one at Middlesborough which is operational, and one at Warrington which is not.
Another famous spot we’ve long wanted to visit is Nash Point, but what did we find?
Ed, the car park attendant, told us that a production company was down there. They were filming a new series for Sky TV called Britannia. It’s about the Roman invasion of Britain, 2000 years ago. The amount of trucks and caravans they had was incredible.
The village of the ancient Britons. Bottom left is a salt pan – built from polystyrene. It took 3 weeks to build the set, and they were filming for 3 days, then it all had to be cleared away.
Apparently, the Romans come ashore and burn down this hut. Would like to have seen that, but no clear indication of when it would happen.
Only two people were in costume. This girl is having white stuff all over her face.
So another place to go back to!
We are now at Tenby. Beautiful place, awful weather!