The week it turned to Autumn
Last week we had a trip to Snowdonia. North Wales. It's a magical place, only a couple of hours from home, yet the landscape couldn't be more different. Our trip began with a stop at Llangollen, mid Wales, where the Pontcysyllte aqueduct can be found. It's the world's tallest navigable aqueduct, and you certainly need a head for heights crossing it! It has 18 stone arches, and took 10 years to build. Our base for the week was a cosy cottage in the small Snowdonia town of Dolgellau (pronounced (Dol - geth - li). We were glad of its cosiness. as the weather started to turn autumnal during the week, and was decidedly cool at times. We had two trips to the university town of Aberystwyth, which is on the coast. The new term was due to start, and there was a feeling of bustle and anticipation in the air. There's a fabulous old part of the university on the sea front, which look kind of like Hogwarts. You can see it in the picture here, on the right, covered in scaffoldi