Llangollen, Wales
Apr 23, 2022 17:06:39 #
Llangollen, Wales
In 2007 the church choir I sing with made a tour of the British Isles, and we visited a number of interesting places in Wales. One of them was the little village of Llangollen on the Dee River. I took a few pictures of this charming village.
The Dee River
DSC_0045.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (from the bridge, looking upstream)
DSC_0048.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (railroad station across the river)
DSC_0055.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (from the bridge, looking downstream)
The Railroad Station
DSC_0049.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr
Flowers on the Bridge
DSC_0051.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_0053.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr
Views of the Village
DSC_0057.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (from the Bridge)
DSC_0046.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (Town Hall, once a church)
DSC_0047.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (another view of the Town Hall)
In 2007 the church choir I sing with made a tour of the British Isles, and we visited a number of interesting places in Wales. One of them was the little village of Llangollen on the Dee River. I took a few pictures of this charming village.
The Dee River
DSC_0045.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (from the bridge, looking upstream) DSC_0048.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (railroad station across the river) DSC_0055.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (from the bridge, looking downstream) The Railroad Station
DSC_0049.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr Flowers on the Bridge
DSC_0051.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr DSC_0053.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr Views of the Village
DSC_0057.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (from the Bridge) DSC_0046.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (Town Hall, once a church) DSC_0047.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (another view of the Town Hall)Apr 23, 2022 17:43:30 #
quaint and very beautiful!thanks for sharing your holidAY!
Apr 23, 2022 18:04:19 #
dancers wrote:
You're welcome. I'm glad you liked them. Thanks.quaint and very beautiful!thanks for sharing your holidAY!
Apr 23, 2022 18:09:31 #
dancers wrote:
quaint and very beautiful!thanks for sharing your holidAY!
HI David, great pics and memories. I've actually visited that town and it's beautiful. Before moving here to sunny California, I lived in Wales for the happiest 10 years of my life. It's strange that most tourists visit London, Scotland and Ireland, but seem to miss Wales although, and in my opinion it's the most beautiful and interesting place to go, I suppose it's a good thing that it hasn't been spoiled yet, the smaller villages haven't changed much for hundreds of years, (except for the obvious, like electricity, plumbing and vehicles. I lived in a town called caerphilly, close to Cardiff, which happens to have a wonderful castle right in the center, (it has a tower that "leans" more than the famous one in Piza) ! It's worth looking up on Google if you're so inclined. Anyway, just my 2 cents (or pennies) worth, hope you have a great day,
Ray.
Apr 23, 2022 18:32:13 #
KindaSpikey wrote:
HI David, great pics and memories. I've actually v... (show quote)
EVERY day I watch on TV a program "Salvage Hunters" which is in Wales. it is a salvage/ antique collecter and his business. It is factual The scenery in Wales is magnificent!
Apr 23, 2022 18:36:24 #
KindaSpikey wrote:
Hi, Ray, thanks for coming! The choir tour visited all the British Isles (except Northern Ireland) and we had a couple of days in Wales. Very lovely countyside and we sang a delightful concert in Llandudno along with one of the wonderful male choruses. FWIW, I had been to Cardiff in 1980. I was on a coach tour from Ramstein, Germany to England and the Benelux, and from London on a free day I took a train over to Cardiff. My photos of that visit are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157633050806008/. They're not very good because they were scanned from prints made in 1980, using a cheap scanner. I have posted a Set of those to UHH but they were before I began using Lightroom to "fix" things. The ones on Flickr (link above) have had some PP.HI David, great pics and memories. I've actually v... (show quote)
I have today posted some pictures of Betws Y Coed, Wales and Chester, UK. I'm thinking of doing Caernarfon, too. ETA: I did: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-736492-1.html and it links to Part 2.
Apr 23, 2022 19:18:09 #
George in McKinney
Loc: McKinney, Texas
Hi, David! Beautiful set of images. I always appreciate your eye for great compositions and interesting details captured in so many images. Thank you for sharing with us. Are you still involved in preforming with the choir?
Apr 23, 2022 19:31:26 #
dancers wrote:
Hi, dancer! Thanks for coming. I'm sure that program is interesting.EVERY day I watch on TV a program "Salvage Hunters" which is in Wales. it is a salvage/ antique collecter and his business. It is factual The scenery in Wales is magnificent!
Apr 23, 2022 19:34:54 #
George in McKinney wrote:
George, nice to see you! Thanks so much for the nice compliment! You're welcome--I enjoy sharing. Yes, I'm still singing with the choir--have been with that church for 42 years now (half my life).Hi, David! Beautiful set of images. I always appreciate your eye for great compositions and interesting details captured in so many images. Thank you for sharing with us. Are you still involved in preforming with the choir?
Check out my Sets of Caernarfon: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-736492-1.html
Apr 24, 2022 08:12:52 #
Truly wonderful set - Love Llangollen and you have captured it well.
Apr 24, 2022 08:25:21 #
What a nice looking town - although that river looks like it could be pretty destructive if it floods!
Apr 24, 2022 08:27:33 #
Thanks for the great memories. We were there maybe 10 years ago. Supposedly Llangollen is the Home of Thomas the tank Engine.
Apr 24, 2022 08:41:20 #
Apr 24, 2022 09:06:22 #
I'm betting there's very few people here who realize how Llangollen is pronounced! (In fact most any place name in Wales),
Ray.
Ray.
Apr 24, 2022 09:12:27 #
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