Conwy, Leaving Wales

After our last breakfast at Pen-Y-Gwryd, we packed up and headed north to the small town of Conwy. This also has a remarkable castle, but we didn't tour it, since we had done the Caernarvon one just the day before. But we enjoyed the town. Much of the medieval walls remain and you can walk along them. We did that for part of the way. Then we just wandered around and eventually stopped for tea and a toasted teacake (no cream this time).

This picture isn't terribly clear if you blow it up, but it gives an idea of the countryside, taken from the car as we were driving.

Looking up a street to one of the gates and a small tower.

Here we were walking along the top of the wall, approaching one of the taller corner towers.

A view from the wall, looking across town to the castle and the river and hills in the distance.

A curiosity in Conwy is the smallest house in Great Britain. I paid a pound to go inside and look around. The ground floor is very small with a built-in bench on one side and a small fireplace at the back. There is a ladder to the upstairs, which holds a single bed and small table. It was built in the 17th century and a fisherman lived there.

Another curiosity is the Knight Shop, where they sell real and toy swords, helmets, coats of arms and lots of other related items.

After our tea, we got back in the car and headed east toward Liverpool. We are staying two nights with Woodstock friends Pete and Dot and taking a break from touring.