Basically Wales is beautiful. The weather we had really helped the cause, it was about 75 and sunny with a cool breeze. Perfect. We stared the day at Conwy Castle, which is a world heritage site, and one of the best examples of medieval castles in the world.
Beyond the walls of the castle are the walls of the city of Conwy also from the middle ages. After taking a tour of the castle we walked along the city walls and had a great view of the mountains and harbour.
Conwy also boasts to its charm Britain's Smallest House. Which is very small, only four people can go in at one time. But it is a fully functional house.
After lunch in Conwy we took the coach to Snowdonia National Park, the first of three National Parks in Wales and the home to the highest peak in the UK excluding the Scottish Highlands, Snowdon Mountain. The scenes were just breathtaking. Snowdonia National Park and Snowdon are a pilgrimage for many serious climbers. Within the park the first British men to reach the summit of Mt. Everest trained and stayed at a hotel at the foot of the mountain which is still a world renowned climbers hangout.
While driving through the park we went through the city Betws-y-Coed which means Bethel in the Woods, which was packed with outdoor outfitters.
We stopped in Llanberis Pass and hiked along Llyn Peris a glacial lake that gave us great views of Snowdon and a chance to explore the lush greenery in the park. It was a low-medium difficulty of a hike and was a great way to spend an afternoon in the amazing weather.
The blue skys and warm temperatures were short lived and its back to being dreary and a bit chilly...hopefully that will change for Prague this weekend!
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