I have just been on the most wonderful, scenic drive in the Jasper National Park. The sheer beauty of it and walking in the very fresh cold air and light rain certainly ‘blew the cobwebs away’. So I am over that disappointing train ride, you will be pleased to hear! I will post my photos of the Rockies with the snow-covered mountaintops later.
Time to complete my tales of my whirlwind tour of parts of England, Scotland and Ireland. I am only sorry that I disrupted the flow and interrupted my story of Ruthin Castle by talking about the Canadian train.
We left the castle very early in the morning and drove through the village in which it is situated, then about 14 miles over a pass to the next small village, where apparently a music festival was taking place. I am sorry but I have no idea what the village was called. In Wales there are always two languages used - Welsh and English. This has been a policy for some time, in part so the younger generations do not lose their lovely, lilting language. You will see the two languages on the street signs in the following photos. But I could not find a sign that clearly stated the name of this little village. However, it was such a charming village we were delighted that our tour director decided to take a detour so we could see it, even though it was only 8.30 am and the people were still waking up.
Right through the middle of the village there was a narrow, fast-flowing river. We walked into the centre of the village so we could see the river and the old bridge. It was so picturesque and had such intriguing shops with unique items for sale, such as tiny carved wooden ‘love spoons’, we were very reluctant to leave!
Soon after that we re-entered England and were quickly on the way to Stratford-Upon-Avon, which was quite a long, though picturesque, drive.
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| In the little village where Ruthin Castle is situated. |
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| This photo and the following ones were all taken in the gorgeous Welsh village we visited. |
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