…into Wales.
I am still a bit rushed off my feet with lots of things that need organising and visiting people etc etc. But despite this I have been keeping my eye on the weather for bank holiday Monday (today).
The weather promised to be cloudy but fine so I set off towards the place I had [...]
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A Short Excursion…
25 Comments CherryPie on May 31st 2010
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The Royal Pavilion Garden
I recently Blogged about my experience in the garden so today I am going to give you a little bit of information about the garden itself.
The garden surrounding the Royal Pavilion has been restored to its original Regency splendour closely following John Nash’s plans of the 1820’s. As the architect of the Royal Pavilion, he [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2010
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My Afternoon Off
On the half day that I had free between the two conferences I decided to visit the Royal Pavilion. To save time I asked for directions at the hotel reception and found my way there quite easily although it was further than I thought. The pavilion looked rather packed so I decided just to enjoy [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 27th 2010
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A Room with a View
For the duration of the conference we were staying in the Jurys Inn which is very convenient for the railway station but as I mentioned before, it is a short walk from the town.
Booking in was almost as chaotic as last year, but after a while a manager took charge and managed to speed up [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2010
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Chirk Castle – The Hawk House
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to wave my magic wand and hide some of the people in this shot. It wouldn’t have been so bad but half of them are wearing bright pink, although thinking about it I suppose they match the cherry blossom.
To the right of the picture is a building that is known [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 18th 2010
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100 Photos 16 :: Bluebells
I am getting a bit behind with my ‘100 reasons to be glad’ so I need to do a bit of catch up and a picture of bluebells is the perfect place to start. In the background you can glimpse a building which is known as the Hawk House. I shall post a [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2010
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Chirk Castle – Bluebells
The bluebells are a little late in flowering this year, so I am not able to present you with a very blue carpet of colour from my recent visit. But here as promised are the bluebells from my visit to Chirk Castle.
26 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2010
