Wales has a population of 3
million people, 15% of whom still speak the Welsh language but most speak English. It is a country about the size of New Jersey. The patron saint of Wales is David and its
highest mountain is 3,500 feet. (That’s
about the elevation of Billings, Montana.)
Wales has about 243 days per
year with no sunlight – according to our guide (I don’t know if he was joking
or not). Wales has the distinction of
having the town with the longest name – 58 letters – on the Island of
Anglesay:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. And, of course, you all know that Prince
Charles bears the title of The Prince of Wales.
Cardiff is the capital of Wales.
Castle of Cardiff
John Patrick Crichton-Stuart
was born in
1848. When he was six months old his
father died and he became
the Third Marquess of Bute and the richest baby in
the world.
He inherited 16 castles one
of which was the one in Cardiff.
The Millenium Stadium
is the national stadium of Wales and is the home of
the Wales national rugby union team and
also frequently stages games of the Wales national football (think soccer) team.
After
leaving Cardiff we drove to the Port of Pembroke, put the bus (coach) on a
ferry and sailed across the Irish Sea to the Port of Rosslare, (which took four
hours) then drove to Waterford, Ireland,
where we spent the night.
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