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Conwy Wales: Self Guided Walking Tour

September 14, 2019 by hollyGS

Here is the link to the Self Guided Walking Tour Of Conwy Wales I created: https://embed.alpacamaps.com/journey/a982bfe2-cc44-11e9-96fe-067ec0c7e8f4/default We loved Conwy, Wales. It’s an amazing and compact city in Northern Wales, close to the British border. You can honestly just wander the city and get lost amoung the fisherman’s cottages OR you can follow this handy self guided walking tour we’ve created. You are going to love this city!!!!!! 1- City Walls Entrance Firstly, we recommend that you start at the north/eastern […]

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Chester to Conwy WALES (by train)!!!

September 7, 2019 by hollyGS

It was sad to leave the beautiful city of Chester, although we were not sad to leave our accommodation (which we explain in this post). We decided that we would splash out a little bit of extra money and take the train all the way into Conwy, Wales. We booked our tickets ahead of time online through a website called trainline. They made me download the app to access my ticket. However, boarding the train was super easy, we just […]

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CHESTER, England| Self Guided Walking Tour (Cheshire)

August 17, 2019 by hollyGS

Here is the link to the self guided walking tour I’ve created in Chester, England. https://embed.alpacamaps.com/journey/c5c465d9-bc8a-11e9-96fe-067ec0c7e8f4/default STOP 1- East Gate and East Gate Clock We start our tour at the Eastgate and Eastgate Clock, where you can climb the stairs on the northeast side to walk along the wall in a clockwise direction. The Eastgate clock was added to the bridge (1899) in honour of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee (1897). It is said that Chester’s clock is the second most […]

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York to Chester by bus | Northern England (Where not to stay)

August 11, 2019 by hollyGS

We decided it would be much more cost effective to take the bus from York to Chester for £27.60 (two people) , as opposed to take the train which was well over three times the price. We booked our tickets online with national express (bus) and received an email confirmation (that wasn’t even required to board the bus, they had a list with our booking on it). The bus left the stop just opposite the York train station (#RJ) at […]

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YORK, England |Self Guided Walking Tour

July 27, 2019 by hollyGS

Here is a link to the Self Guided Walking Tour of YORK ENGLAND I made: https://embed.alpacamaps.com/journey/c543cb19-a974-11e9-96fe-067ec0c7e8f4/default Stop #1 The SHAMBLES The Shambles is an iconic street is York, know for it’s overhanging timber framed buildings. The street used to be home to many butchers and was known as “The Great Flesh Shambles”. CREEPY? The buildings all look as if they were built without a level, which could be because the majority of them where built in the 14th century. Now […]

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YORK, England |First Impressions

July 25, 2019 by hollyGS

We arrived in York by train (from Edinburgh) around 11 am. This afforded us lots of time to explore York before sunset! We started out in the city centre, where we wandered the Shambles Market and the Shambles. The Shambles is an iconic street is York, know for it’s overhanging timber framed buildings. The street used to be home to many butchers and was known as “The Great Flesh Shambles”. CREEPY? The buildings all look as if they were built […]

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Edinburgh to York| Scotland to England by TRAIN (train? bus? car?)

July 20, 2019 by hollyGS

We left Edinburgh Waverly Station at approximately 9am. The journey took a total of 1.5 hours. We booked our tickets online a few months in advanced directly through the virgin train website. The trip cost us 17 pounds each, which is a bit more expensive than the bus, but the comfort of the train was worth the extra money to us. The tickets were sent to my phone, and we asked the lady attendant which track to board at. It […]

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Scott Monument and Dean Village | Edinburgh, SCOTLAND

July 18, 2019 by hollyGS

After our Harry Potter themed adventure, we decided to catch a few more of the “big sites” in Edinburgh, starting with Calton Hill. You can find quite a few interesting sites up on the beautiful vantage point. The trip up the hill is worth the views alone! The unfinished National monument makes a nice place to take a picnic and soak in the glorious views . After exploring Calton Hill, we made our way back down the slope, and towards […]

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Edinburgh Scotland: Sunrise on the Royal Mile

July 9, 2019 by hollyGS

We decided to get up early and catch surise at Edinburgh Castle (in November that’s just before 7:30 am ). The idea was that we would miss the giant crowds that plague the Royal Mile during the day. This plan, I believe, was a SUCCESS!!!! We did, however, encounter a marathon running at this hour, but the castle front we had to ourselves, and Jives was able to film his rapping with very little interference, YES!!!! The Royal Mile and […]

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