Wandering in Wales
Evening everyone.
On Monday we had a day out in Wales to visit lovely friends of ours who were holidaying there. We actually have our own family caravan, in Wales, that my mum, my two brothers, my sister and ourselves all contribute to and take turns to spend time there. We have had a caravan at the same spot for 26 years but this summer have decided to look for somewhere else as the costs have just kept creeping up. Originally, the site was just a field with an open air pool and a visiting fish and chip van and we liked it like this. Over the years it has grown and grown to include a night club, bar, chip shop, cafe, arcade, shop, larger indoor pool and a lot, lot more caravans. We don't use these facilities but are now being charged a lot of money for the privilege of them being there. None of us are in a position to pay any more money into the caravan fund each year than we already do so it was either get rid of it or find a smaller, less busy site that will be cheaper. We would like to keep a caravan somewhere as our children use it too and some of them would not be able to afford a holiday otherwise. Watch this space!
Anyway, we visited our friends who's caravan is on their friend's farm near to Llanrwst in North Wales which is really quiet and has amazing scenery. Quite a pleasant contrast to ours! Unfortunately, I don't think their friend would like another caravan on his land or I'd have ours moved there. Maybe I could just sneak it there under cover of darkness and claim squatters rights - haha!
When we arrived our friends had made us a really lovely lunch and we sat eating, chatting and laughing, surrounded by the beautiful scenery overlooking the Welsh mountains and Snowdonia for most of the afternoon. It was so relaxing and the time went far too quickly. I had made cakes and took them along for pudding. After that I spent an hour in the kitchen being taught how to make onion and potato bhaji's which was great fun. I was amazed how easy they were to make and with so few ingredients. The Indian restaurants and take-always must be making a fortune. When I next make some at home, I will post pictures and the recipe in case you'd like to try them. They were delicious and I will definitely be making them for family gatherings.
Before we headed home we went out for a fish and chip supper but en route stopped off at a church that was really really old and so beautiful. In the church yard was a yew tree that is over 4,000 years old. I couldn't quite get my head around that.
Jules x
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That part of Wales is great, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteWhat a magnificent tree!
I like Indian cuisine, make it myself quite often (however did not not very recently, it's a shame), but I can do with some good recipes of bhaji's. Looking forward to them.
Because of Englands past there are a lot of Indian restaurants in your country, in the Netherlands we have many Indonesian eateries, 'thanks' to our colonial past. Actually is a big disgrace for both countries, at least in my opinion. However, I like both these kitchens.
Ivy I was surprised how easy and tasty they were. I will put the recipe on here if I get chance tomorrow. I totally agree with your comment about it being a disgrace too.Lots of things in our past to be very ashamed of! x
DeleteDid you sa fsh and chips????? Hang on, I'll be right over.
ReplyDeleteI don't have them very often and they were a real treat. Delicious! x
DeleteIt's hard to imagine being in the presence of such an old tree. Wales is a beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteThere was something very magical about it Bea. I love Wales. We have so much beautiful countryside on our doorsteps, we are so lucky x
DeleteI shall look forward to the recipe it sounds really good. The tray bake on your next post looked yummy.
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