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Llandudno's splendid funicular
railway which climbs the Great Orme in style. |
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It's a pleasant way of getting to the top of
the Great Orme to enjoy the views. Although I have to admit: I've never
done it myself! I prefer to take the strenuous way and cycle up.
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Further up the Orme, the trams pass one of
Llandudno's great secrets: the worlds largest Bronze Age Copper mines.
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Gradually, since the late
1980's, the rubble has gradually been removed from the site revealing a
network of mines going down to sea level. |
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When was the Bronze Age? Click
and find out. |
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Here, you can follow the excavations so far |
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Hard hat on, it's
time to go down under |
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The passages are narrow but
colourful
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Eventually, one pops out into
the open air and can inspect the oldest part of the mine: the open cast.
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Down on the beach, it's a case of: 'Dun
Building' |
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The lifeboat people were out fundraising on
the prom. |
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The Grand Hotel is big and central. I cycle
past it on my daily run round the Orme. |
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Time for an Indian meal? |
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| Something for everyone... |
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....on the beach |
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Looking back to the beach from the pier |
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| A summer day on the beach near
Deganwy |
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Ditto, from part way around the Marine Drive.
The little Orme in the distance.
Oh, and a different day!
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One cold January morning in 2006 as I cycled around the
Orme. |
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A warm August day in 2005 |
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Llandudno also has a ski slope, a
very good one my step-daughter informs me!
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some fine red sandstone frontages
to be seen just off the high street in downtown Llandudno. |
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From the top of the Orme, a sunset over
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Some sunsets from Deganwy.
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One winters morning. this was the scene
looking out to sea from the bridge at Conway.
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