My Day at Llangollen
High above the vale of Llangollen is a small house
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where, during Victorian times lived a pair of ladies who found they loved each other more than they loved anyone else; and lived their lives in this glorious seclusion.
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Below them the river Dee, flowed as it flows now full of chatter and gossip.
The Llangollen International Eisteddfod is a little way out of the town and at the base of a hill. There is a huge covered pavillion and a series of smaller stages including this open-air amphitheatre.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehpkV2OxwtCUpRbRLx3AZYirVv-oEjfgrQ-m5M-WmFJbhmFFITiqola1jUxvVa6Ji-yH6CPOs9-bfr9_Sq46ZTXdxztKreGBPuX24d9KecfqnWgjwaHsvvfZinTshyEbDPPNxEw/s320/amphitheatre_audience.jpg)
The lunchtime audience assembled
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and I said my piece
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and, as the sky clouded over, the Welsh Patagonia choir sang.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdhGSHYsSCniAZW4qyWHCpKEGC6Q6W61qpUK9MvlhKPeWyqUnC2KFTPHiQfl2pkOodf9RwE30ZwDa5dPrC_Aztu-OKJvUW_ur7eZ3nbGSp49JVJkTgJiR4uHpKiodFWcZ1igL5g/s320/elfair1.jpg)
The Elfair stall was near the entrance
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with my books on display
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yBlbXuMryuGCBQJ4siMVk2Xp5CGtyjYUeGzC_bWMGIm_zs3TL-0DuTL3EkIbEQxZ9eRhcsKZRNlqrPkam8xlfeHAIRgpokQ7kPwvlpi9Pi4N0uneOGG1iA5lWWcmuD-JY460og/s320/shop.jpg)
and sold, in Welsh, by its most excellent keeper, Sioned. We sold much of the stock - a great success! Many thanks to Sioned and her family for all their help and enthusiasm - I had a grand day out.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bFi1ekEM_r8DWJvdnfsJWQIxzrq2iA3TOa6TOOjyyAtGmYLg2E9Ee7fJEEFKj1aVRGsKx2nyJKU9xzGlgU0JFRbfanEQlQ8DCkhtqbbOX7wMpfmjxwvUlNSfTzMS4tfZULjy_Q/s320/ty_newydd.jpg)
where, during Victorian times lived a pair of ladies who found they loved each other more than they loved anyone else; and lived their lives in this glorious seclusion.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsqMadOBcs7PgKJxi1WQHEscchMPDjtvTNjFxvx79RFfs-jgKD5A0TosPoOsG2cAOMqQ-0CYqVqlhRVsI0RpQTnxY-PPrRy_RYwWD8LmAAMO1VG8U6FHw6-1nf1u45vQarf0vrg/s320/llangollen.jpg)
Below them the river Dee, flowed as it flows now full of chatter and gossip.
The Llangollen International Eisteddfod is a little way out of the town and at the base of a hill. There is a huge covered pavillion and a series of smaller stages including this open-air amphitheatre.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehpkV2OxwtCUpRbRLx3AZYirVv-oEjfgrQ-m5M-WmFJbhmFFITiqola1jUxvVa6Ji-yH6CPOs9-bfr9_Sq46ZTXdxztKreGBPuX24d9KecfqnWgjwaHsvvfZinTshyEbDPPNxEw/s320/amphitheatre_audience.jpg)
The lunchtime audience assembled
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXmMrrG1gOl6X2vgLASyyyDLrBuGPq4Kb5jzGbBb0yb2dy8x4sMuAJedkgMe7IRabkkicnfkPaDOT4cBFRKiNPVaxMwuvN_HaQI52ZlIlWw7mxNifDG18AvVi2SqpEaotHu9JpA/s320/llangollen+talk.jpg)
and I said my piece
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMiJ_CgKq5o3ZXHBuhg4DIkPRN0DIBEgMp-24kVcrdO9pc4KWyN-H0KAR70VVpI-qeGIB-M3ACU7BKENukzXJ-yaIM0Plr-Zb_UaiyQmvG3Xcfrdoh8W4FCTNXhqeyi2WaHiCdw/s320/welsh_patagonia_choir.jpg)
and, as the sky clouded over, the Welsh Patagonia choir sang.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdhGSHYsSCniAZW4qyWHCpKEGC6Q6W61qpUK9MvlhKPeWyqUnC2KFTPHiQfl2pkOodf9RwE30ZwDa5dPrC_Aztu-OKJvUW_ur7eZ3nbGSp49JVJkTgJiR4uHpKiodFWcZ1igL5g/s320/elfair1.jpg)
The Elfair stall was near the entrance
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with my books on display
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yBlbXuMryuGCBQJ4siMVk2Xp5CGtyjYUeGzC_bWMGIm_zs3TL-0DuTL3EkIbEQxZ9eRhcsKZRNlqrPkam8xlfeHAIRgpokQ7kPwvlpi9Pi4N0uneOGG1iA5lWWcmuD-JY460og/s320/shop.jpg)
and sold, in Welsh, by its most excellent keeper, Sioned. We sold much of the stock - a great success! Many thanks to Sioned and her family for all their help and enthusiasm - I had a grand day out.
4 Comments:
What a beautiful place. I love the picture of the river.
Yes, it is, isn't it? Really verdant and so close to me. I don't know why I don't make an effort to go more often. It does the soul some good, I think.
Being somewhat nosy....I'd like to hear more about the Victorian ladies in the little house on the hill :-)
Heh, heh. I think they deserve their own special post, Susan. It's been years since I went - but I vividly remember their tiny double bed. It's quite a place.
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