Traveling in Circles

It’s a town full of books. Who can resist visiting an honesty bookshop or a castle converted into a bookshop?

I left early am by bus and arrived in a town that had books in every shop. Several made their way into my bag. An odd jumble of botany, cooking, fiction and more. I made various mental notes for what worked and didn’t for bookshops. Perhaps the one Mom and I would like to open some day will have been influenced by this visit.

There was also a lovely small farmer’s market. I picked up some gorgeous welsh cheeses.

All too soon is was time to head back to Cardiff. Important note: Always check the bus numbers as well as times. Almost missed the proper connection because I assumed that the buses I used to get to Hay would return me to Cardiff.

6/25/2008

Early morning planning results in 1. Booking for two more nights 2. Finding bus route to Hay-on-Wye and back and 3. Finding bus route to St. Fagan’s

St. Fagan’s is a gorgeous open air museum. Lots of photos taken. One of the guides was a charming local gentleman who had lived in the area his whole life; raised his family and then retired. The younger generation should take notes from his lovely manners and compliments.

Monday

I crept out at dawn. Well not really dawn. The funny thing about daylight in the UK is that is starts early 4:30 and lingers late 9:30 or so. The long twilight allows for mental tricks ... [Continue reading this entry]

In April there was plenty of time... Ticket bought? Check Pair of walking shoes? Check. Idea of where to go? Working on it...