Great Times!
Conwy Castle, North Wales
I remember the weekend very well. We had gone to Caernarfon and a trip round Porthmadog for the Festiniog Railway, where I had spent many years as a volunteer helping rebuild the line back to Blaenau Ffestiniog. On the way home I wanted to stop off at Conwy for this very shot. The weather had been glorious all weekend but now it was on the turn and the town lights refused to offer any recompense for the poor natural light.
My grandma had a house for many years in Conwy just off Llanrwst Rd behind the castle. We spent many a summer holiday and weekend breaks there during the 70's and 80's but I haven't been back that many times since her death. I've always loved this place, especially the castle and the three bridges... I remember playing hide and seek in the castle with my twin sister, trying to cross from one tower to another without being seen!
It seems to be a forgotten place these days as the North Wales Expressway (A55) speeds you right by it and under the River Conwy on the way to Anglesey. Miss the turn-off at Llandudno Junction and it’s a distant memory. I’ll go back definitely, but not during this summer with all the staycationers and caravans and motor-homes clogging the roads.
Great Times!
Conwy Castle, North Wales
I remember the weekend very well. We had gone to Caernarfon and a trip round Porthmadog for the Festiniog Railway, where I had spent many years as a volunteer helping rebuild the line back to Blaenau Ffestiniog. On the way home I wanted to stop off at Conwy for this very shot. The weather had been glorious all weekend but now it was on the turn and the town lights refused to offer any recompense for the poor natural light.
My grandma had a house for many years in Conwy just off Llanrwst Rd behind the castle. We spent many a summer holiday and weekend breaks there during the 70's and 80's but I haven't been back that many times since her death. I've always loved this place, especially the castle and the three bridges... I remember playing hide and seek in the castle with my twin sister, trying to cross from one tower to another without being seen!
It seems to be a forgotten place these days as the North Wales Expressway (A55) speeds you right by it and under the River Conwy on the way to Anglesey. Miss the turn-off at Llandudno Junction and it’s a distant memory. I’ll go back definitely, but not during this summer with all the staycationers and caravans and motor-homes clogging the roads.