We have been quite busy with exploring this spring now that the weather is finally nice again. At the end of April, P came to visit us for the start of his big world trip. He landed in Manchester, and we whisked him away to Wales immediately to see castles. First stop: Conwy! (or as the English say, Conway)
Beautiful castle on the river
It is one of the most intact castles in Wales. To protect it, Edward also built a wall around the city.
Walking around the city walls
We had a great time showing P around Wales, and now he is making his way eastward. Read about his journey here!
Soon after, Mayday arrived which means the first bank holiday in a long time! We took the opportunity to explore the Penfro (Pembrokeshire) National Coast. Another beautiful day saw people out celebrating with a Maypole.
Celebrating Mayday by dancing around the Maypole
The coastal path went up, down, and around. Even though it was a bit muddy, it was really lovely!
Family picture on the Pembrokshire coast
Lest you think that Stonehenge has the monopoly on megalith, Pentre Ifan in Pembrokshire is an amazing example of an ancient burial chamber.
Great place to be buried!
Next up, our friends, S & K, came for their first trip to Britain. Luckily, Aberystwyth was in fine form for their arrival, and they got to enjoy great views such as:
Aberystwyth and Constitution Hill at night
We visited a Welsh distillery, called Penderyn. It has only been around for a few years and is the only Welsh whiskey made.
Wisgi Cymraeg
The trip continued with a visit to Caerffili (Caerphilly in English) Castle, which is the biggest castle behind Windsor.
It has a leaning tower, which leans at an angle greater than Pisa's tower
We went to Cardiff next but didn’t get any great pictures, so we’ll have to go again to get some good ones. We next met S & K in Llundain (London), where we had all sorts of misadventures. First, we ate some giant naan at a Balti house called Sartaj.
The naan and the balti were excellent!
We had high tea at Fortnum and Mason, where over the course of 2 hours, we had lots of little teeny tiny sandwiches and cakes.
It will be so difficult going back to having regular low tea
Another highlight of our time in London was going on the London Eye. It slowly took us up to great heights where we saw some great views of London.
Our pod (contact lens) on the London Eye
All in all, a very fun few weeks! We feel so lucky to have good friends coming to visit us and the chance to explore more parts of our beautiful little island!
