Day 6–Mount Snowdon and Colwyn Bay Zoo

Since we were in the area I somehow got it in my head that going up Mount Snowdon (tallest mountain in Wales) in the train was a good idea. Now I’m terrified of heights, I can’t get over the second storey of a building without my stomach getting in knots. We were originally going to go on Wednesday but after checking the weather (the UK has been having rain pretty much every day for the last month) we decided Thursday was better weather.

 

We left ridiculously early we knew the first train went up at 9. We got there in time for the ticket office opening at 8.30 but they were sold out with tickets until 11.

 

Since we had a few hours to kill we went for a walk.  We got to see the first train going up.

That’s when I started questioning whether it was a good idea. We went back and sat in the sun and had bacon sandwiches.

After the 10.30 train left we queued up for the train. We sat in the last row of the carriage with the train that pushed us up the mountain directly behind us.

 

It was a gorgeous view on the way up, but the edge was really close and I was terrified.  It got even worse when we got to the 1 in 5 part to the summit.

 

Once we reached the top I stayed in the summit station which had a small restaurant, gift shop and toilets while the rest of my family went outside to take pictures.

I decided since I was shaking that I should eat something so I grabbed a chicken with basil and tomato sauce pasta. Which was yummy!

I did venture outside to take a couple pictures and to call both my grandmothers to tell them I was up the top of a mountain.

 

The views were spectacular.

I switched seats so I was further in on the way down and it was much better. I definitely got to appreciate more of the view.

 

After we had returned to solid ground we decided to go to the Colywn Bay Welsh Mountain Zoo as it was on the way back to the caravan.

I did get to see a bear which I haven’t seen since I was a kid and an awake Red Panda.

My favourite part was when we went to see the monkeys.  This one monkey kept walking along the glass pointing at my bag like he wanted it.  It was so cute.

 

After that we stopped in Rhyl for dinner and a walk along the promenade

 

Since the weather was still nice we went and took photographs in the giant chair.

 

Shanna

Day 5–Llandudno and Conwy

We went for a quick stop in Llandudno which turned into five hours.  We decided to go on the Great Orme Tramway up to the top of the hill. We got there just before the first tram was supposed to go but my mum decided she couldn’t see the toilets there so went off in search of a toilet. Two missed trams later she was finally back and we managed to get onto the tram. When you got halfway up you had to change to a different tram to get to the top.  It was a gorgeous view and a different experience.

 

Also while we were in Llandudno we decided to go and explore the pier. There were lots of little shops and games and even a replica Police Phone Box (Doctor Who). We had ice-cream and enjoyed the sun.

 

Llandudno tries to lay claim to Alice in Wonderland (the girl Alice who inspired the books visited once?) so they created a trail of characters. We found the Red Queen, The White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat.

 

Since we had spent longer in Llandudno that expected we went to Conwy Castle for the afternoon. It was good castle you could tell what the rooms were used for.

 

Also in Conwy is the Smallest House in Britain, which we accidentally found while we were walking along the docks. (Just for reference I’m 5ft 10.) It’s tiny.

 

After that we headed back since no-one wanted to go out for dinner as we were tired we stopped at a service station for petrol and managed to grab some things for dinner.

Shanna.

Day 4–Caernarfon

So today we decided to go to Caernarfon Castle. It is huge. Since I’m terrified of heights my mum and I walled around the corridors on the lower walls while my stepdad and brother went to the very top.

 

After a few hours of wondering around the castle we got hungry so we went to a little pub across the way.

I had a Hawaiian chicken burger.

It was yummy the only thing that would have made it better is if the pineapple was hot.

 

After that we decided to go the the Caernarfon Air Museum. We got to sit in some of the planes which was really cool as it is about as close as I’ll ever get to being in a plane.

 

We stopped off in the village near we were staying to look at some shops and I found a bakery with gorgeous cupcakes. Shame it was closed.

 

After that we went back the caravan park, ate and then we danced on the dance machine and played some of the other arcade games before heading off to bed.

 

Shanna