We headed to Betws-y-Coed yesterday as a stop-off point for some walking before a black tie, school reunion dinner in Llandudno this evening. Betws-y-Coed is one of those places where the only form of employment is working in a dining establishment, running a bed and breakfast or having an outdoor clothing emporium.
It seems most of the bed and breakfasts here are up for sale. Most are also run by Scousers - but there again, most of N Wales is Scouse. Time was (when I was at school in Anglesey), before the motorway was built along the coast road, the place was relatively isolated, but the motorway as opened it up phenomenally. And with Welsh now being compulsory in schools, many more speak it as a first language.
It seems most of the bed and breakfasts here are up for sale. Most are also run by Scousers - but there again, most of N Wales is Scouse. Time was (when I was at school in Anglesey), before the motorway was built along the coast road, the place was relatively isolated, but the motorway as opened it up phenomenally. And with Welsh now being compulsory in schools, many more speak it as a first language.
Outdoor clothing is something I find quite amusing; people spend an absolute fortune in order to buy clothing that's half a micron thick and weighs nothing, but still keeps you warm. What's wrong with a duffel coat and a cable-knit sweater, along with a canvass rucksack that soaks up water? If it's raining, an oilskin sou'wester and cape are perfectly adequate.
We walked from Betws-y-Coed, along the north bank of the River Llugwy to where the A5 crosses it and then back along the A5 - just over 5 miles - taking in Swallow Falls.
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