Chester is an historical cathedral town with ties to Roman Britain. Surrounded by city walls dating back 700 years, the city centre itself is made up of beautiful tudor style buildings, some over five stories. It is unique from many English cities in that it has what they call 'The Rows', an upper and lower level of shopping.
On Sunday we took a short drive over the border into a place called Llandudno. Now you might be trying to figure out how to say that, but you will never guess how it is actually pronounced. Click here for a recording.
Llandudno is the largest coastal resort in Wales. As with most British seaside resorts, it has a promenade, pebbly beach, pier and rubbish summer weather. We let the dogs have a bit of a swim before heading up the Great Orme which is a headland overlooking the bay and town. There we had a wonderful picnic lunch with jazz band accompaniment floating up from the pier and a bit of sunshine before heading off for a bit more walking.
Taking people up and down the Great Orme are some gondolas and a tram. 
On the other side also sits a quaint little church and cemetery overlooking the sea.
Phil, Julie and CW with the dogsThanks again to Julie and Phil for a fantastic weekend! It was great seeing you both again - and we really appreciated your wonderful hospitality!
For a few more pictures of Llandudno, click here
