Elderhostel
Celtic Wales
Snowdonia and Pembrokeshire
June 2006
We met at the County Hotel
at Bramhall Village, near the Manchester airport
More Photos of Bramhall Village
Arriving in Wales we met Richard
Keen (right) and Conway Davies (left)
at Bodnant Gardens
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viewed Conwy Castle
with a field lecture by Conway Davies
our first location was Royal Oaks Hotel in Betws-y-Coed
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Welsh Men's choir at the pub
Video Clip of the Welsh Men's Choir
after a late night in the pub
a Full Welsh Breakfast in the morning
with David Smith, Program Director, briefing David Smith about the day's activities
introduction to Wales by Conway Davies
drive through Snowdonia National Park
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we learn about the old jail in Beaumaris
and visit the old courthouse
and visit Penmon Abbey
Dinner at the Royal Oak
first course
lamb
dessert
rode the Great Orme tramway in Llandudno
to above the town where we toured the ancient copper mine
More Photos of the Copper Mine
learning about slate at the
National Slate Museum
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drove quickly by Caernarfon Castle
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to the Ffestiniog Railroad
(one locomotive passing another)
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had an early morning wander through Portmeiron
lunch at the Welsh National Library
Photos of the Welsh National Library buildings
our second residence location was at the Mariner's Hotel in Haverfordwest
Desserts at the Mariner's Hotel
after dinner were entertained by a Harpist
met by Iron Age reenactors on a
field trip to Castell Henllys
where Richard Keen and a local archeologist tell us about Iron Age settlements
stopped to see the Celtic Cross in Nevern
and the cathedral town of Saint David
Cathedral Choir seats Treasury
visited the National Wool Museum
where we saw the process of weaving wool fabric
More Photos from the Wool Museum
and in the evening heard a choir in Laugharn
and completed our program at the Roman Fortress at Caerleon
before crossing the bridge into England at Bristol
