Mail Welsh landmarks

"Paul Saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Being "local" it's not so easy for me to tell, but what do visitors to
Wales consider to be the main "landmarks". I mean natural landmarks,
rather than man-made ones.

I'd assume Snowdon, Cadair Idris, Tryfan and Pen y Fan. Perhaps also
Threecliffs, Worms Head, maybe Cenarth Falls, Great Orme? Or maybe not?

What do visitors to Wales think of when they think of Wales? What
natural features stand out for you?

having been to wales only twice i'd have to say - sheep and scousers ;-)

Paul Saunders said:

What do visitors to Wales think of when they think of Wales? What
natural features stand out for you?

Snowdon - Lovely caff at the top and you don't even have to walk up
it.

Llangollen - Walk along the canal and then to Dinas bran.

Beddgelert - Tear-jerking story of a loyal dog slaughtered by its
human.

Prestatyn/Rhyl - Lovely day out at the seaside.

Holyhead - Get the ferry to Dublin.

Holywell - Sunday market.

Great Orme - Oh yes, heard of that one. Llanduddno (Pronounced Lan
dud no, of course.)

Tryfan? Carneddau? May as well be talking about Mars if you ask
your typical scally round here.

Sorry!

Judith

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:54:22 -0000, "Paul Saunders"
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Being "local" it's not so easy for me to tell, but what do visitors to
Wales consider to be the main "landmarks". I mean natural landmarks,
rather than man-made ones.

Big steep hills and deep dark holes in the ground. And cor meibion
Ardydwy.

Guy
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Being "local" it's not so easy for me to tell, but what do visitors to
Wales consider to be the main "landmarks". I mean natural landmarks,
rather than man-made ones.

Define 'man-made', though.

Quoted message said:

I'd assume Snowdon, Cadair Idris, Tryfan and Pen y Fan. Perhaps also
Threecliffs, Worms Head, maybe Cenarth Falls, Great Orme? Or maybe not?

What do visitors to Wales think of when they think of Wales?

Coal mines, Welsh ladies' national costume, male voice choirs, Mt
Snowdon, train up ditto, Great Orme and train, Arms Park,
Millennium Stadium, slate, dragons, woollen products, sheep, more
sheep...

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"The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is
probably the day that they start making vacuum cleaners."
--Doc in alt.privacy

Paul Saunders said:

Being "local" it's not so easy for me to tell, but what do visitors to
Wales consider to be the main "landmarks". I mean natural landmarks,
rather than man-made ones.

I'd assume Snowdon, Cadair Idris, Tryfan and Pen y Fan. Perhaps also
Threecliffs, Worms Head, maybe Cenarth Falls, Great Orme? Or maybe not?

What do visitors to Wales think of when they think of Wales? What
natural features stand out for you?

Leeks :-)

Other than that almost all the landmarks I'd immediately associate
with Wales are man made, and built by Englishmen. Though to be totally
accurate mostly by Frenchmen.
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

"Paul Saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| Being "local" it's not so easy for me to tell, but what do visitors to
| Wales consider to be the main "landmarks". I mean natural landmarks,
| rather than man-made ones.
|
| I'd assume Snowdon, Cadair Idris, Tryfan and Pen y Fan. Perhaps also
| Threecliffs, Worms Head, maybe Cenarth Falls, Great Orme? Or maybe not?
|
| What do visitors to Wales think of when they think of Wales? What
| natural features stand out for you?
|
| Paul

As has already been said by others, sheep, sheep, and more sheep! Lots of
hills, with lots sheep on them!

If I was a tourist, I'd also think of dragons (it is on the flag after all)
and castles. As an afterthought, I'd also think of Snowdon and the Great
Orme.

As Judith says, I'd not even heard of the rest of the places you mention,
apart from reading your posts that is!

Ste

Bitstring <[email hidden]>, from the wonderful person
Paul Saunders <[email hidden]> said

Quoted message said:

Being "local" it's not so easy for me to tell, but what do visitors to
Wales consider to be the main "landmarks". I mean natural landmarks,
rather than man-made ones.

I'd assume Snowdon, Cadair Idris, Tryfan and Pen y Fan. Perhaps also
Threecliffs, Worms Head, maybe Cenarth Falls, Great Orme? Or maybe not?

What do visitors to Wales think of when they think of Wales? What
natural features stand out for you?

The natural features fade gracefully into the neighbouring English
counties (like mine, Shropshire).

What sticks out like a sore thumb as soon as you enter Wales is a) Welsh
language road signs (although even a few of those, especially the
portable ones, have drifted into England) and b) the ludicrously
upgraded (and empty) roads. I don't mean the trunk routes, I mean all
the little B roads, that are better than the English bits of the A5 or
A49. I assume EU grants have been at work? 8>.

--
GSV Three Minds in a Can
Outgoing Msgs are Turing Tested,and indistinguishable from human typing.

"Paul Saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote

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What do visitors to Wales think of when they think of Wales? What
natural features stand out for you?

Isn't there a little poem about the "7 wonders of Wales" or something? I
can remember reading something like that by Pistyll Rhaeder.

The Seven Bridge...and back to civilisation.....only teasing.

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Coal mines, Welsh ladies' national costume, male voice choirs, Mt
Snowdon, train up ditto, Great Orme and train, Arms Park,
Millennium Stadium, slate, dragons, woollen products, sheep, more
sheep...

Not forgetting those Green Deserts - the Forestry Commission
plantations.

Oh yes those money grabbing [censored] who fleece the tourists especially
in N.Wales.

Snowdon railway - total for two pensioners:

Train £34 (last year it was £30 )

Two teas and one welshcake £3.00

Parking 3£.00

£40 quid in total or half a weeks pension for a single person.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

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b) the ludicrously
upgraded (and empty) roads. I don't mean the trunk routes, I mean all
the little B roads, that are better than the English bits of the A5 or
A49. I assume EU grants have been at work? 8>.

If they have, they've been working in the wrong places on the
wrong things - so probably.
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probably the day that they start making vacuum cleaners."
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The Seven Bridge...and back to civilisation.....only teasing.

The imaginatively named Second Severn Crossing (did someone get
paid for that one?) is a beautiful piece of engineering,
especially when seen in a certain light.
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probably the day that they start making vacuum cleaners."
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Rain

Simon Caldwell said:

Rain

*horizontal* rain.
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 19:42:01 +0000, Phil Cook
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| On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 19:38:05 +0000, Simon Caldwell wrote:
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| >Rain
|
| *horizontal* rain.

Rain going upwards ;-)

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Dave F

Dave Fawthrop said:

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 19:42:01 +0000, Phil Cook
<[email hidden]> wrote:

| On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 19:38:05 +0000, Simon Caldwell wrote:
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| >Rain
|
| *horizontal* rain.

Rain going upwards ;-)

I thought that was Ireland (The Clifs of Moher, as in Lean's Ryan's
Daughter) or Kinder Downfall :-\
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

"Phil Cook" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I thought that was Ireland (The Clifs of Moher, as in Lean's Ryan's
Daughter) or Kinder Downfall :-\

When we were at the Cliffs of Moher it was more big bits of rock falling
into the sea, which was a bit concerning when we got a bit further round
and looked back at the comparatively thin overhanging ledge we'd just been
standing on with a couple of coachloads of other happy tourists.

"Phil Cook" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I thought that was Ireland (The Clifs of Moher, as in Lean's Ryan's
Daughter) or Kinder Downfall :-\

When we were at the Cliffs of Moher it was more big bits of rock falling
into the sea, which was a bit concerning when we got a bit further round
and looked back at the comparatively thin overhanging ledge we'd just been
standing on with a couple of coachloads of other happy tourists.

"Fran" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Being "local" it's not so easy for me to tell, but what do visitors to
Wales consider to be the main "landmarks". I mean natural landmarks,
rather than man-made ones.

Define 'man-made', though.

Quoted message said:

I'd assume Snowdon, Cadair Idris, Tryfan and Pen y Fan. Perhaps also
Threecliffs, Worms Head, maybe Cenarth Falls, Great Orme? Or maybe not?

What do visitors to Wales think of when they think of Wales?

Coal mines, Welsh ladies' national costume, male voice choirs, Mt
Snowdon, train up ditto, Great Orme and train, Arms Park,
Millennium Stadium, slate, dragons, woollen products, sheep, more
sheep...

and Ivor the Engine