Today we got up early to go on a field trip to Conwy to visit the Conwy Castle, the favorite castle of King Edward's, and Colwyn Bay to the Welsh Mountain Zoo. The bus dropped us off at the harbor of Conwy, where many yachts and boat were stored. The harbor was really pretty with the sun shinning off of it and the castle in the background. Conwy was actually one of the most important pearl fisheries in the country at one time. Musseling is still carried out the traditional way in Conwy, making the harbor such an important aspect of the town. Along the harbor we also got to witness the smallest house in the UK! It really was pretty tiny...probably only about 1.5x my size with 2 floors. Talk about cramped living=/ Next we walked along the medieval town wall connecting to the Conwy Castle. It's amazing to think that the walls were still standing and once defended the largest of Edward's Welsh Frontier towns and protected the castle itself from attackers. The views from the stone walls were magnificent! From one angle the Wales country side could be enjoyed and from another angle the beautiful harbor could be admired. We made our way to the Conwy Castle and walked around the different rooms/chambers throughout the castle. Conwy castle was especially interesting because of its Prison Tower that held captives for ransom, which none of the other castles we had visited had. From the top of the towers you could see the draw string bridge and train tube bridge over the Conwy River, connecting Western Wales with Eastern Wales. During the thirteenth century this bridge would have not existed in order to protect the castle. For lunch we stopped at a small fish and chips shop to try what Sally refers to as "the best fish and chips"...boy have I heard that a lot=/ But it was actually very good! I don't think I've had any bad fish and chips experience since I've been here though.
After lunch we headed to Colwyn Bay to visit the Welsh Mountain Zoo. We wandered around looking at the different animals, especially enjoying the baby Welsh Mountain Goats galloping around by their mom. We also got to see Przewalskis Wild Horses, who look very different from most horses, with their short manes and long, dark line running along their back. We watched the penguins and seals for awhile since they were both having fun splashing and swimming in the water. We even saw some Guinea pigs! They looked a lot like the kind of Guinea pigs you buy for pets. It was kinda funny to see them at a zoo, along with the Red Squirrels breeding programme. There were a variety of monkeys, including the Cotton Top Tamarin, which looked like miniature gremlins almost, and the Red-Faced Black Spider Monkeys, which had a snake like tail that could hook on to objects and swing from them. We also got to see a large Mississippi Alligator that was almost twice my size and touch a corn snake from North America. Before leaving we pasted a camel exhibit that was pretty unique for Wales. The zoo was a lot of fun and we got to see a bunch of different animals that zoos in America wouldn't have. It was especially interesting to see what kind of animals a zoo in Wales would have since the conditions are different and what kind of animals people are familiar with.
Tonight Megan, Will and I went to Annie's choir concert. It was really neat! The choir, orchestra, and soloist sounded amazing, even if it was all in Latin. I couldn't believe how much talent these students and older residents had. It really is true that Welsh people have beautiful voices=)
After lunch we headed to Colwyn Bay to visit the Welsh Mountain Zoo. We wandered around looking at the different animals, especially enjoying the baby Welsh Mountain Goats galloping around by their mom. We also got to see Przewalskis Wild Horses, who look very different from most horses, with their short manes and long, dark line running along their back. We watched the penguins and seals for awhile since they were both having fun splashing and swimming in the water. We even saw some Guinea pigs! They looked a lot like the kind of Guinea pigs you buy for pets. It was kinda funny to see them at a zoo, along with the Red Squirrels breeding programme. There were a variety of monkeys, including the Cotton Top Tamarin, which looked like miniature gremlins almost, and the Red-Faced Black Spider Monkeys, which had a snake like tail that could hook on to objects and swing from them. We also got to see a large Mississippi Alligator that was almost twice my size and touch a corn snake from North America. Before leaving we pasted a camel exhibit that was pretty unique for Wales. The zoo was a lot of fun and we got to see a bunch of different animals that zoos in America wouldn't have. It was especially interesting to see what kind of animals a zoo in Wales would have since the conditions are different and what kind of animals people are familiar with.
Tonight Megan, Will and I went to Annie's choir concert. It was really neat! The choir, orchestra, and soloist sounded amazing, even if it was all in Latin. I couldn't believe how much talent these students and older residents had. It really is true that Welsh people have beautiful voices=)
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