I had a lot of favorites this day in Wales, and you’re going to be the beneficiary with many more shots than usual for a Fun Photo Friday. I’ll also be running today’s photos as captioned individuals rather than my usual photo gallery/slideshow:
Serenity
On This Site Nothing Happened
Warding Off Bird Poop
Railcar in Green
Kazie the Gorilla — Make a Wish
Castle Turret
Windows, Bricks, and Roof Tiles
Railroaded
Inviting Approach
VR (Victoria Regina) — 19th Century Post Letter Box Dating to Queen Victoria
After Caernarfon, we headed east through the Nant Ffrancon Pass, cut across the Eryri National Park (Snowdonia), and into the charming town of Betws-y-Coed. This town looks as if it were ripped from the pages of a romance novel set in the 19th century. The buildings are mostly stone, the roofs tiles, and there is even a quaint railway station, all of which you’ll see here:
We were left to our own devices for over an hour, then headed back into Snowdonia for more sights:
Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park
Back in Holyhead, here’s a glimpse of the ruins of Holyhead Castle on Soldiers Point: