Snowdonia, National Park of Mid Wales

Our journey continue through Snowdonia to the picturesque town of Llangollen in mid Wales.

Leaving Caernafon on A4086 that lead towards Llanberis Pass, an exceptional scenic mountain route that unveils the stunning lakes and the Dolbadam Castle that is perched on the side road, hidden from view.

Just down the road from the Dolbadam castle parking is a secluded reservoir, the Llyn Peris Reservoir which has an amazing lake!

Onwards from Llanberis, the next stop is at Bets-y-Coed for an early dinner at a little diner. The village itself has a unique characteristic of old Victorian cottages along the busy main road.

It was another stormy evening, the sky grew dark and angry. Rain pouring down mercilessly as we make our way back to the car.

We drove along the A5 heading toward Berwyn at Llangolen for a night at the ChainBridge Hotel.  The access to the  hotel is through a secluded and dark narrow road across a narrow bridge through a narrow court yard surrounded by a raging river on one side and a canal on the other.  Once again, we had arrived at a hotel in pitch dark. The lights from the hotel entrance was a welcoming sight in this cold and wet night.

Road Trip South to North Wales

Our road trip to Wales start with arrival to Cardiff Central Station. It's a two hours train ride from London's Paddington Station.

We drove from Cardiff heading north on the motorway M4 towards Swansea for a quick stop to check out the lighthouse at the cove and continue onwards to Carreg Castle at Carmenthenshire.

As its autum, it's was dark when we arrive at the castle ground so unable to gain entry.

We continue our journey towards Caernafon, the roads were in complete darkness in this cold and wet autumn night.  It's gets narrow and winding in certain stretches as we drove through several towns or villages that looks totally deserted.  There were also many road works along the road which slowed down our journey.

Finally, in about three hours we were relieved to have  reached our destination at Caernafon.  The B&B owners were kind enough to wait up for us as they retired early for the night. 

A quick walk around town in our search for food, we stumbles on the only place that's still open at such odd hours. The Bengal Spices, Indian delicacies. The food were amazingly tasty and good.
Exhausted, we slept like log for the night.

Next morning after an amazing traditional English breakfast at the B&B that is located within the Castle wall, we explored the famous castle ground.

Caernafon was also known as The Royal Town in North Wales. Due to its strategic location at a river mount, the port flourish as the main transport hub for North Wales. The Caernafon Castle was built by England's King Edward 1 after his successful conquest of the town from the Wales ruler. This castle symbolises England's initial invasion on Wales.

The castle falls to a state of ruins after a few decade of neglect. 

Today the castle and the surrounding town is in the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Olympic City in London

The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park situated at the Westfield Stratford City is massive.

The Olympic Stadium is not accessible to the public. However, there are viewing towers near the Westfields shopping mall and also John Lewis Gallery.

At the gallery, you can see the Stadium, Aquatics Centre and a twisted-looking structure that turns out to be the Arcelormittal Orbit.

If you have spare time in London, it's worth a visit. If not for the stadium, you can shop your heart out.

The Heart of the City of London

Liverpool Street station located in the heart of the financial areas is one of London's oldest station. 

This is London"s financial hub that houses the  Royal Exchange, Bank of England,  Stock Exchange and Tower 42.

This Tower 42 or formerly known as NatWest Tower is London's tallest building, the restaurant on the 42nd floor offers an unparalleled view of London.

The Bank of England Museum is an interesting and very interactive museum. If you would like to touch and feel the weight of a 13kg  pure Gold Bar of 99.9%, just visit thiis museu m and entry is free.

Just in front of the Bank of England, is a First World War Memorial for troops that fell during the great war.