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kevin_standleeIt was a lovely, luxurious thing to sleep eight entire hours and not have to rush away to a Business Meeting or anything else, for that matter. As the hotel was on points, breakfast was not included, so after getting cleaned up we walked next door to Starbucks, had a breakfast with no time pressure, then went back to the hotel and set off for the second half of the drive from Glasgow. Along the way, we had a couple of things to see.
I have taken many photos, but have not cataloged them. I am too tired to do so, as we spent the day driving. We will see if I ever get back to being able to document any of these photos.
At Welshpool, we examined the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, an unusual narrow-gauge railway. We unfortunately did not have time to ride this one, but I shot some photos and video that may appear in a future Railway Legends, Myths, and Stories.
We then visited nearby Powis Castle, which was fascinating. We had lunch here, but as we were finishing up, rain began to fall.
Our weather luck, which had been excellent yesterday and into today, went away, and as we set off on the second half of our drive, the rain started to fall, sometimes very heavily at times, as we drove the twisty A483.
We have an additional expedition set up for this weekend about which I will write later, but now I need to get unpacked and settled into my home away from home for the next three weeks.
This trip completes my "home nations" checklist, as I've never been in Wales before today, but have been previously in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Meanwhile, Lisa and Chris traveled today from York to Portsmouth. According to Chris, yesterday they were able to use their first class Eurail pass to get brunch on board the train from Edinburgh to York, so I hope the trains they took today also had good first class accomodation. As I understand it, they will be in Portsmouth most of tomorrow before taking an overnight ferry to Ouistreham (for Caen). I won't be documenting all of their travels, but I arranged most of the hotel stays between Glasgow and Munich, so I know where they are planning to be, and if it's an IHG property, I get notified when the points for the stays post to my account.
I have taken many photos, but have not cataloged them. I am too tired to do so, as we spent the day driving. We will see if I ever get back to being able to document any of these photos.
At Welshpool, we examined the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, an unusual narrow-gauge railway. We unfortunately did not have time to ride this one, but I shot some photos and video that may appear in a future Railway Legends, Myths, and Stories.
We then visited nearby Powis Castle, which was fascinating. We had lunch here, but as we were finishing up, rain began to fall.
Our weather luck, which had been excellent yesterday and into today, went away, and as we set off on the second half of our drive, the rain started to fall, sometimes very heavily at times, as we drove the twisty A483.
We have an additional expedition set up for this weekend about which I will write later, but now I need to get unpacked and settled into my home away from home for the next three weeks.
This trip completes my "home nations" checklist, as I've never been in Wales before today, but have been previously in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Meanwhile, Lisa and Chris traveled today from York to Portsmouth. According to Chris, yesterday they were able to use their first class Eurail pass to get brunch on board the train from Edinburgh to York, so I hope the trains they took today also had good first class accomodation. As I understand it, they will be in Portsmouth most of tomorrow before taking an overnight ferry to Ouistreham (for Caen). I won't be documenting all of their travels, but I arranged most of the hotel stays between Glasgow and Munich, so I know where they are planning to be, and if it's an IHG property, I get notified when the points for the stays post to my account.
