It’s Friday, May 12. It’s been two weeks since returning from our London/Wales trip. I’ve been thinking about that trip every day since, and thought I should write down some thoughts. First of all, do you know how it feels when a vacation doesn’t go the way you had planned, and isn’t as exciting asContinue reading “REFLECTIONS ON OUR TRIP”
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LONDON/WALES WRAPUP
Wednesday, April 26, Robin and I got up early, took everything down to the car, put the key to the townhouse in the lockbox and said goodbye to the seagulls and jackdaws. We left Conwy and drove the rental car to the rental car return at Manchester Airport. I called for a cab, and weContinue reading “LONDON/WALES WRAPUP”
LAST DAY IN PARADISE
Our last full day in the paradise that is Wales was to be spent in the resort town of Llandudno. This delightful little town is on the coast of Liverpool Bay, just a mile or so north of Conwy. The plan was to spend some time there, then get back and finish packing for ourContinue reading “LAST DAY IN PARADISE”
DRUID’S ISLE
Sunday was a bit of a throw away day. We drove back to Conwy from Manchester in time to attend services at 11:00am at St. Mary’s and All Saints Church. It’s an Anglican Church, so it was just enough like a Catholic Mass to be a bit confusing. Add to that parts of the serviceContinue reading “DRUID’S ISLE”
BACK TO MANCHESTER
Friday, April 21, Robin and I were heading back to Manchester. When we originally scheduled our trip, we had rooms in Hotel Football for the Manchester United v Chelsea match. When that got rescheduled, we were able to get a refund for the tickets, but we could not cancel the hotel room. So we decidedContinue reading “BACK TO MANCHESTER”
THE WAY THINGS SHOULD BE
So after a busy day at Betws-y-Coed and Harlech Castle, Robin and I finished the day at two pubs in Conwy, the George & Dragon, and Ye Olde Mail Couch. There’s a reason we did two pubs in one night. Robin and I had gone in search of a pub that was televising the ManchesterContinue reading “THE WAY THINGS SHOULD BE”
A DAY OF REST(?)
Wednesday morning, April 19, I woke up feeling like crap. The Skyrizi I had just started can lower my ability to fight upper respiratory infections, and I was struggling with a cold. When I woke up, I felt that my energy levels were really low, and we would struggle with doing the things I wantedContinue reading “A DAY OF REST(?)”
THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN…
After Robin and I left the Fairy Glen, we went into Betws-Y-Coed. We parked in a car park across from a hotel and walked a short distance into the town. We stopped in an art gallery and did some shopping. We started a conversation with the proprietor, and he told us the best way toContinue reading “THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN…”
A CASTLE IN CONWY
I woke up early on Monday morning, April 17. I made myself a couple slices of toasted Welsh bread and a cup of coffee and went out onto our patio. There I was joined by a seagull and a raven. It seemed the Raven was a harbinger of the Old World gods, and he gotContinue reading “A CASTLE IN CONWY”
WELCOME TO WALES
Sunday morning Robin and I got up and got a cab to Euston Station to catch the train to Manchester’s Piccadilly Station. We got to the station a bit early, so we grabbed a bite to eat and waited for the train. In this case train meant train in the classic sense. We wouldn’t beContinue reading “WELCOME TO WALES”
Meditations of a Bald, Fat Guy 