tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post8336311063407151646..comments2024-03-28T00:54:32.802+00:00Comments on Emm in London: Beaumaris Castle on the Isle of AngleseyMandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-89736768021497839712015-10-07T20:42:00.505+01:002015-10-07T20:42:00.505+01:00That is brilliant Carolyn! I knew it was haunted!That is brilliant Carolyn! I knew it was haunted!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-80325422951148361312015-10-05T05:13:01.891+01:002015-10-05T05:13:01.891+01:00I have two photos with faces in them. The first w...I have two photos with faces in them. The first was taken outside and of a chapel window. It was eerie. When it was on the digital camera you could see at least a dozen faces. I have played with the photo setting but can only see about 7 now. The second was taken inside and looks like a roman soldier. Just the head with a helmet on. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127680731579664618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-74185228854014681622011-10-07T08:39:09.100+01:002011-10-07T08:39:09.100+01:00@ Tina: you'd be surprised how many castles ar...@ Tina: you'd be surprised how many castles are dotted about. Do you ever take your kids to castles?<br /><br />@ AVCr8teur: I know. The history just seems to seep through the walls.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-89593689303381262432011-09-25T05:02:12.624+01:002011-09-25T05:02:12.624+01:00If only those walls could talk, what stories they ...If only those walls could talk, what stories they would tell. I can imagine the knights and royalty out in that massive green field within the castle walls. After reading about those strange encounters, I'm glad you were not alone at the castle during your visit.AVCr8teurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791962268368737548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-58620627645989706302011-09-23T09:29:52.940+01:002011-09-23T09:29:52.940+01:00wow this is one of the most fascinating castles I ...wow this is one of the most fascinating castles I have ever seen. Hope I can get to see it one day.Tinahttp://www.mummy-diaries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-9210482068597018352011-09-23T08:13:07.261+01:002011-09-23T08:13:07.261+01:00@ Hels: it was partially to keep the locals in che...@ Hels: it was partially to keep the locals in check but also because he was trying to roll out a large-scale English settlement of Wales. I'll find the answers to your last two questions and let you know!<br /><br />@ Mo: what, about crushing Welsh rebellions and moving large portions of the English population to north-west Wales? Hee hee. Actually, Charles is known for his love of architecture. Wills lives on the Isle of Anglesey and Charles was made Prince of Wales in Caernarfon. <br /><br />@ JG: so glad you enjoyed castle-hopping with me!<br /><br />@ Kathy: I've also always loved arrow slits! Glad you liked the post. <br /><br />@ Wendy: I haven't been to Leeds yet which is just stupid - I live near to it. Warwick is in a class of its own, with the help of all of the wax figurines. I don't think I've visited a castle I didn't like!<br /><br />@ Victoria: yay! So glad you liked it so much!<br /><br />@ David: Harlech is exquisite and it was sunny when we visited! <br /><br />@ Dominic: I can't do Welsh or Irish accents, it is ridiculous. The only accent I can do very, very well is a parody of the Afrikaans accent. Yup, we had a short 4 night holiday. Next year I hope to see more of eastern Europe. <br /><br />@ Rojak: heh! Castles do have a sense of fun about them, don't they?<br /><br />@ Ryan: really? That is interesting! I deleted the photos before I realised what was going on. I thought I'd put my thumb in front of the lense or something until we saw the shadow on the LCD. My camera has a viewfinder. <br /><br />@ Sixmats: I must say, castles have been part of my life forever as my parents took me castle-hopping when we lived in UK in the 70s. I also find it hard to believe the inspiration for arrow slits would have needed to come from elsewhere because it is such a staple of defence to me. <br /><br />@ Alan: thank you! It would be amazing in sunshIne!<br /><br />@ Alobaghdad: thank you!<br /><br />@ Ola: I think there was probably a lot of wood and wooden structures such as floors that has probably gone now. In the section between the two walls, where the great hall was, there was almost certainly a floor there. <br /><br />@ John: no, that's why South Africans have rugby, so we can thrash the English and Welsh rugby teams. <br /><br />@ Sarah: you must see some castles! They are all over the UK! <br /><br />@ Rob: it is certainly rewarding!<br /><br />@ London Calling: heh, believe it or not, I've been to castles in much worse weather. <br /><br />@ Spiderdama: yes, it is hard not to find inspiration to use your camera in a castle!<br /><br />@ William: they must all have ghosts, especially the ones that were lived in! I also like the ruined ones. <br /><br />@ Explorerminded: really? If you click the "castles" link t the bottom of my post, you'll see all the castles I've visited so far!<br /><br />@ Life Ramblings: You're so right, I love learning about history like this.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-73608460242008911192011-09-23T04:59:05.051+01:002011-09-23T04:59:05.051+01:00the castle looks amazingly beautiful. lovely views...the castle looks amazingly beautiful. lovely views with a real sense of history. the chapel looks very mysterious and eerie.LifeRamblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671888795238528513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-18703441349713173212011-09-21T23:56:31.748+01:002011-09-21T23:56:31.748+01:00wow! stunning shots....I've never seen a real ...wow! stunning shots....I've never seen a real castle before...I saw the disney castle, but that's about it...lol!Explorermindedhttp://www.explorerminded.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-4887582233010720242011-09-19T22:58:11.189+01:002011-09-19T22:58:11.189+01:00Visiting a castle always makes for a great experie...Visiting a castle always makes for a great experience, especially ruined ones. I don't think I have ever visited a castle that didn't supposedly have a resident ghost or three...William K Wallacehttp://londoniscool.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-51203423545816535132011-09-19T21:02:02.537+01:002011-09-19T21:02:02.537+01:00What a wonderful castle and area. Must be a great ...What a wonderful castle and area. Must be a great place to use the camera. So many beautiful details. I like the windows very much. And maybe it would be great with a boulder here:-)<br />Hope you have a nice week!Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265612437081104183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-81106752971337727912011-09-19T19:31:35.174+01:002011-09-19T19:31:35.174+01:00Totally fascinating!
Shame that the weather was a ...Totally fascinating!<br />Shame that the weather was a bit rubbish.London Callerhttp://1ondoncalling.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-66491920273331930852011-09-19T18:14:47.186+01:002011-09-19T18:14:47.186+01:00Rewarding to visit historic sites like this!Rewarding to visit historic sites like this!Robhttp://northmetrophoto.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-67503642890630076572011-09-19T17:16:41.712+01:002011-09-19T17:16:41.712+01:00I have a weakness for castles, however I never mad...I have a weakness for castles, however I never made it out to this one. Will add it to my bucket list. Thanks for the recommendation, your pics are gorge!Sarah @ ExPat Bridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162055376877715836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-61079634394546294552011-09-19T16:02:41.730+01:002011-09-19T16:02:41.730+01:00Have to keep the Welsh in check; that's why we...Have to keep the Welsh in check; that's why we have rugby.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-8245933212642038542011-09-19T09:12:42.977+01:002011-09-19T09:12:42.977+01:00The walls are impressive!!!
I always wander how pe...The walls are impressive!!!<br />I always wander how people could live in such places...<br />Thanks for visiting me, nice to discover your interesting blogOlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974463440732558398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-55359742280193689102011-09-19T04:51:06.510+01:002011-09-19T04:51:06.510+01:00Amazing Posts...ceafarulromanesc.comAmazing Posts...ceafarulromanesc.comalobaghdadhttp://alobaghdad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-18975209662272806652011-09-19T00:29:33.097+01:002011-09-19T00:29:33.097+01:00That's a very interesting post Mandy!
The cas...That's a very interesting post Mandy!<br /><br />The castle has stunning views and the haunted chapel sounds intriguing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978050714154384377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-29422252054058665102011-09-18T23:09:50.074+01:002011-09-18T23:09:50.074+01:00It's interesting that he had to copy the arrow...It's interesting that he had to copy the arrow slits from elsewhere. I would think that would be obvious.Thomas Hammerlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448828623411526253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-90506429147378902522011-09-18T21:12:41.191+01:002011-09-18T21:12:41.191+01:00The castles are indeed most impressive and yes the...The castles are indeed most impressive and yes they were extremely expensive as the building of them nearly bankrupted the crown at the time. I wish you hadn't deleted the ghost photos I would lived to have had a peek.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682357133636381359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-91940760175218678892011-09-18T15:57:05.741+01:002011-09-18T15:57:05.741+01:00Who dare to play hide and seek in that castle..LOL...Who dare to play hide and seek in that castle..LOLROJAKhttp://rojakpunya.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-66226707900676595842011-09-18T11:25:33.590+01:002011-09-18T11:25:33.590+01:00I see you've been travelling too, Mandy! Enjoy...I see you've been travelling too, Mandy! Enjoyed looking through your new pictures... hope you enjoyed Wales, I've been there a few times when I was a kid but we weren't lucky with the weather - and let me know if you tried to pronounce those Welsh names hahah.Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484107284986186647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-49009139364934417512011-09-18T04:41:59.729+01:002011-09-18T04:41:59.729+01:00I love the Welsh castles in that they fit the blea...I love the Welsh castles in that they fit the bleak landscape so well. I haven't been here but Harlech is one of my favorites as it has such an impressive setting.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-15187944717276044362011-09-17T22:40:51.473+01:002011-09-17T22:40:51.473+01:00Emm..Exquisite BEAUTY..gorgeous..now my FAVE post!...Emm..Exquisite BEAUTY..gorgeous..now my FAVE post! Thanks for this magnificent tour...pure gorgeousness and awe!<br />love love love it!!Thankyou<br />VictoriaVictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280128561139519596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-41088653188956835282011-09-17T21:40:14.868+01:002011-09-17T21:40:14.868+01:00I agree! Beaumaris is one of the best castles I sa...I agree! Beaumaris is one of the best castles I saw in the UK. Leeds Castle and Warwick are pretty cool for the restoration work, but I like my castles old and crumbly yet still standing proud.Wendy Hollandshttp://www.lefrancophoney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-47770989705636569752011-09-17T17:44:15.743+01:002011-09-17T17:44:15.743+01:00What a neat castle! I love arrow slits in castles ...What a neat castle! I love arrow slits in castles (I especially like taking photos of them from the inside out), and it's nice to know how and when they came to be.<br /><br />Everything looks so nice and green, too, just a lovely setting. Thanks for sharing!Kathy Amenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353918133298858318noreply@blogger.com