Today we caught a bus to Conwy to check out Conwy Castle. We got there before the castle was open, so we walked around on the castle walls for a while and checked out the town.
The castle is located in a bay-like area and so it offered a beautiful view of the city. It was one of the most intact castles we have seen so far. There were many towers for us to climb and look down onto the city below.
Next, we went to the Aberconwy House, the oldest building in Conwy which dates back to the 1300s. It had many things present in it from that time period and had some pretty slanted floors.
Next we took a bus hoping to go to Beaumaris Casle on the island of Anglesey, but never made it there. This is because an older man tripped when entering the bus and fell onto the floor. People on the bus had to call an ambulance and we had to wait awhile before we could leave again. Needless to say, we missed our connecting train to the next city for Beaumaris. The older guy was able to get up, and through the whole thing, we never saw an ambulance. Sarah was a good Samaritan and offered up her tissues to the gentleman because he had a cut on his face. What an experience!
Instead, we took the bus back to Caernarvon and went to the castle where Sarah gave us a tour. The castle is shaped like a figure 8 and sits near the edge of the city by the water. It was a beautiful view, again if you were brave enough to climb up to the top of one of the 8 towers. You could see over most of the city and out into the water some.
Tonight we are going to get some food from the grocery store and then explore Caernarvon some more before we have to leave tomorrow for South Wales. We have to take a 7 hour train ride to make it down to Tenby.
--Stephanie
PS. Count this as the second nice day we have had so far. NO rain at all. :)
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