This is the St. Pierre Marriott Hotel and Country Club south of Chepstow, Wales. The oldest sections were part of a medieval town. The view out our window was of the golf course and the indoor pool.
The church and cemetery are beside the entrance to the hotel. Ted went inside and even bought a couple of used books at the sale going on to raise money to replace the church roof.
We went into Chepstow to check it out and were very surprised to see two of these being hauled through narrow, winding roads. We really appreciated the drivers' abilities as they turned tight corners.
This was the sign on the escort vehicle.
This ruin abuts a much more modern building. Wonder what the story is. We had a train to catch so didn't take the time to find out.
Our goal before catching the train was to see this castle ruin on the edge of the centre of Chepstow. This is only part of a much larger set of buildings. The first construction here was during the 11th century and the last during the 17th.
Cars drove up and down this street in Chepstow.
Here is one set of homes along the narrow road above. This is a really cute town.
Everytime I see chimneys like these, I think of Mary Poppins.
The train station in Chepstow has a cafe and one agent.
The rural areas have these walk ways over the tracks to allow riders to get to the train running in the direction they need to go. The steps going up and down are a bear when you have heavy luggage.
Cardiff was about 45 minutes south by train. The Cardiff Castle is huge and only a few blocks from the station. Cardiff is dirty and not appealing.
The wall around the Cardiff Castle has animal sculptures at intervals around it.
The street in front of the castle was cleaner and more attractive than the others we saw.
The Millenium Stadium is new and proudly advertised in town. The area around it is very tight and near the center of the city.
This street was one of the more attractive ones.
Here is a cross country train. The single car train below (the engine is under the floor) is used for local runs. Trains are quite dependable and reasonably priced. We are finding them easy to use. Ted has been fascinated by the diversity of railroad equipment.
There are repeated warnings on all the trains to "Mind the Gap". This refers to the gap between the train and the platform. There are even t-shirts with that slogan on them. Another favorite of ours is the warning "not to
alight here".
This is the St. Pierre Marriott Hotel and Country Club south of Chepstow, Wales. The oldest sections were part of a medieval town. The view out our window was of the golf course and the indoor pool.
The church and cemetery are beside the entrance to the hotel. Ted went inside and even bought a couple of used books at the sale going on to raise money to replace the church roof.
We went into Chepstow to check it out and were very surprised to see two of these being hauled through narrow, winding roads. We really appreciated the drivers' abilities as they turned tight corners.
This was the sign on the escort vehicle.
This ruin abuts a much more modern building. Wonder what the story is. We had a train to catch so didn't take the time to find out.
Our goal before catching the train was to see this castle ruin on the edge of the centre of Chepstow. This is only part of a much larger set of buildings. The first construction here was during the 11th century and the last during the 17th.
Cars drove up and down this street in Chepstow.
Here is one set of homes along the narrow road above. This is a really cute town.
Everytime I see chimneys like these, I think of Mary Poppins.
The train station in Chepstow has a cafe and one agent.
The rural areas have these walk ways over the tracks to allow riders to get to the train running in the direction they need to go. The steps going up and down are a bear when you have heavy luggage.
Cardiff was about 45 minutes south by train. The Cardiff Castle is huge and only a few blocks from the station. Cardiff is dirty and not appealing.
The wall around the Cardiff Castle has animal sculptures at intervals around it.
The street in front of the castle was cleaner and more attractive than the others we saw.
The Millenium Stadium is new and proudly advertised in town. The area around it is very tight and near the center of the city.
This street was one of the more attractive ones.
Here is a cross country train. The single car train below (the engine is under the floor) is used for local runs. Trains are quite dependable and reasonably priced. We are finding them easy to use. Ted has been fascinated by the diversity of railroad equipment.
There are repeated warnings on all the trains to "Mind the Gap". This refers to the gap between the train and the platform. There are even t-shirts with that slogan on them. Another favorite of ours is the warning "not to alight here". 
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