The hostel we stayed in was literally like a page out of a British novel! Not only was it popular with travelers but also with locals because it was a bar as well. We had key cards to get to the upstairs where our rooms were so it was very secure.
British breakfast…still comes with chips… lol
Katie (my travel companion) and I spent the first day wandering and getting to know the city. It was such a charming, busy little place. We fell in love.
Found a museum to get a better idea of what the city was about but it was an art/science museum so mostly paintings but they were by British artists which have their own style and the science stuff was stuff you'd find in a kids museum.
center of the museum
All of the painting had a plaque that said what it was but they were in Welsh and English. Interesting combination because when you think of Ireland, they have Gallic and English. So even though its a small set of islands, each space has their own language.
This organ is still played (from the 18th century) once a week and we were not there on the right day.
Henry VIII and his children. Its meant to symbolize the peace that Elizabeth brought to the throne, she is the one to the right holding hands with Peace.
We got to take a tour for free of the archives and see what the museum was working on at the time. They were trying to sort out a collection of over thousands of spears found by a Lord in Egypt during the early 20th century.
Me trying to be silly lol
Yay fish and chips!!!
Afternoon tea, a tradition I would love to keep up in the states.
These were the cups they gave out at the hostel bar for tea, talk about awesome! Nothing cheap or boring here!
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