Wales
Last June 1997, Marc and I had the good luck of stepping foot in Wales. We stayed for just a little over a day. The hotel we stayed in was the Hilton in Swansea and then we toured the small town of Carmarthen prior to boarding our ferry to the Republic of Ireland.
One of the town's attractions was the remains of the Roman Amphitheater.
Located along Priory Street, this attraction was a bit out of the town center but still walkable. One elderly Welsh gentleman helped point us so kindly to the area since we couldn't find it at first. IT is said to be the only above ground roman remains in Carmarthen and likewise possibly the furthest west in the roman world.
The façade of a local Welsh Pub
Besides castles, pubs like this one could be found in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.
I had never seen so many castles and palaces as much as I had seen in the UK. England definitely had its major share of them and Wales was no exception. Here I am in front of the remains of one in Carmarthen, simply called the Carmarthen Castle
This castle was one of the largest and most important royal castles in Wales built by Henry I inn 1106 and 1109. Partly demolished, the remaining buildings were once used a prison.
Another view of the remains of the Carmarthen Castle
The remains of the Carmarthen Castle
In the town center where the hustle and bustle took place.
Bye Wales! See you again sometime. This was a view of Wales as our ferry, The Irish Ferries, sailed off for the Republic of Ireland.