TravBuddy.com: pyrrho's The Seven Wonders of Wales travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/44037 My journey to see the Seven Wonders of Wales. Rhyme: "Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple, Snowdon's mountain without its people, Overton Yew-trees, St. Winifred wells, Llangollen Bridge and Gresford bells" en-us Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:10:36 PST 6) Overton's Yews http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/44037/6-Overtons-Yews-7 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:10:36 PST 6) Overton's Yews Overton, United Kingdom, Aug 31, 2008

Overton's Trees - St Mary's Church, Overton.The church was first built in the 12th century and some of the 21 main yew trees were also planted at t…

]]> 7) Llangollen Bridge http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/44037/7-Llangollen-Bridge-8 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:17:48 PST 7) Llangollen Bridge Llangollen, Wales, Aug 31, 2008

 Not a very exciting exhibit, and it's really hard to get a good angle to take a picture of the bridge. I think I could have got one, by going into …

]]> 3) Pistyll Rhaeadr http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/44037/3-Pistyll-Rhaeadr-4 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:58:03 PST 3) Pistyll Rhaeadr Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, United Kingdom, Aug 31, 2008

Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfalls. The highest waterfall in Wales (also higher than anything in England).Another rainy start to the day. Stayed at the Ploug…

]]> 4) Wrexham Steeple http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/44037/4-Wrexham-Steeple-5 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:00:06 PST 4) Wrexham Steeple Wrexham, Wales, Aug 31, 2008

Wrexham Steeple. I managed to park pretty much right outside the church, it being a Sunday. It was raining a lot, hence the poor quality and number o…

]]> 5) Gresford Bells http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/44037/5-Gresford-Bells-6 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:07:00 PST 5) Gresford Bells Gresford, Wales, Aug 31, 2008

Gresford Bells (All Saints Church), Gresford. Sadly the vicar wasn't around, so I couldn't actually go and see the bells - you'll have to imagine …

]]> 1) Mt Snowdon http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/44037/1-Mt-Snowdon-2 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:49:00 PST 1) Mt Snowdon Llanberis, Wales, Aug 30, 2008

Mount Snowdon. It was pretty warm, but overcast at the start of the walk and it didn't get much better on the way up. This means there are no decent …

]]> 2) St Winefride's Well http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/44037/2-St-Winefrides-Well-3 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:52:17 PST 2) St Winefride's Well Holywell, United Kingdom, Aug 30, 2008

The SatNav left me in a lay-by about five miles away from Holywell, thinking that it had done its job for the day. Oh no, you haven't. I managed to…

]]> Aberystwyth, not officially a wonder of Wales http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/44037/Aberystwyth-not-officially-wonder-1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:46:43 PST Aberystwyth, not officially a wonder of Wales Aberystwyth, Wales, Aug 29, 2008

Dropped into the National Library of Wales, to meet the person who would be joining me on three of the Wonders. He gave me a tour of some of the libr…

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