On July 24th we docked in Liverpool, England. We didn't stay there, though. This was our only opportunity to take a shore excursion into Wales, which we wanted to do.
We boarded a bus and began our drive to the town of Llangollen, Wales. We stopped along the way and I was able to take some pictures of some newly sheared (shorn?) sheep.
After arriving in Llangollen, we had the chance to do a little shopping. Then we boarded a steam driven train for a ride through the scenic wilderness.
Wales is beautiful. But I wasn't surprised by that. Every place we visited on our cruise was beautiful.
We passed by this town. Your guess at pronunciation is as good as ours! We ran across a lot of strange names like this in Wales.
After our train ride, we drove to Chirk Castle, which is a 700-year-old fortress. Parts of the castle are still occupied.
The gardens behind the castle were filled with beautiful flowers - including many roses like this.
This is a view of the back of the castle. I think I like this better than the front.
On the way out, the bus drove by past these beautiful iron gates. They used to grace the entry to the castle, but are no longer used.
I'm glad we took the opportunity to take a shore excursion into Wales. I'm not sure we'll ever make it back to the British Isles, so it was nice to travel in all four countries.
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