The Perfect Day: Americans in Wales - Day #11 Recap

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This is our day 11 recap of our UK trip that we took back in June. We talk about leaving York, driving to Wales, and spending the day in the amazing Welsh town Llandudno.
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@grahamjpjones
@grahamjpjones 2 жыл бұрын
So glad you came to Llandudno (my home town), its very a very popular place for holidays. Hope you enjoyed it. Shame you didnt go up to the summit of the Great Orme as the view there is breathtaking being 679ft above sea level. The road around the Great Orme is called The Marine Drive. Sounds like you walked through some Nettles which have stinging hairs on their leaves. The walkway on the North Shore where the Pier is, is called the Promenade. Welsh is a very old originating language of the UK, its a celtic language which has evolved from the ancient Brythonic language of the ancient Britons who lived in the UK before the Romans. The Welsh language is protected by law and has presidence on all street signs so its alway above the English translation. Glad you met some of our goats, there is a herd about 150 strong on the Orme and they even come down into the town , especially during the covid outbreak when Llandudno became very quiet due to the lockdown. The goats originate from a pair of Kashmir goats which were presented to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, who then gave them to Lord Mostyn(big land owner) who then gave them to the town and they lived on the Great Orme. Hope this info helps you a bit.
@citizenpb
@citizenpb 2 жыл бұрын
There seems to be a lot of Joneses commenting on this one. I wonder why 🤔😂
@grahamjpjones
@grahamjpjones 2 жыл бұрын
@@citizenpb cant for the life of me think why🤣🤣🤣
@chrisowen6759
@chrisowen6759 2 жыл бұрын
It's such a beautiful town and I'm so happy I live there to
@laurielovett8849
@laurielovett8849 2 жыл бұрын
If you rub Dock leaves on nettle stings it eases it a little
@lionmartinsmith1
@lionmartinsmith1 2 жыл бұрын
The Gun Site, on the Marine Drive were part of the WW11 defense I believe. The houses next to them are on Lys Helig Drive or Millionaires Row. In the video the comments about Llandudno be the worse town according to an Instagram comment is a bit harsh I thought.
@margaretnicol3423
@margaretnicol3423 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely to see how much you appreciated Wales - without even one castle in sight!!! I hope the next day you found your castles.
@uco527
@uco527 2 жыл бұрын
I love how they interrupt each other all the time and he looks so politely frustrated whilst she's just so excited to tell the stories.
@MegaBollard
@MegaBollard 2 жыл бұрын
Falling in stinging nettles is a British rite of passage as a kid.
@dtrjones
@dtrjones 2 жыл бұрын
Very impressed with these comments. Thank you all for replying. I'm welsh and I've learned a ton reading through this. Great recap guys and I'm glad you enjoyed your visit to Wales!
@thehouseholder5468
@thehouseholder5468 2 жыл бұрын
Every castle in wales was built a days March from the last and each one is different and beautiful in it’s own way, Caernarfon castle is awesome and contains so much history, the English and Welsh have a chequered history but as an English man I can say without doubt I have never heard anything but love and praise for our great welsh brothers and sisters and Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ❤ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
@jrswinhoe58
@jrswinhoe58 2 жыл бұрын
Usually You will find a painkiller close to Nettles , it is a large leaf plant that you rub over the sting it's called a Bayleaf.
@smilieevie6998
@smilieevie6998 2 жыл бұрын
We call the wide pavement (sidewalk) beside the beach, a promenade, hence the verb to 'promenade' or walk slowly to be seen.
@RollerbazAndCoasterDad
@RollerbazAndCoasterDad 2 жыл бұрын
Regularly shortened to prom.
@martinscott-reed5379
@martinscott-reed5379 2 жыл бұрын
Wales is the most beautiful place. It's a shame you didn't do Portmeirion, that would have fried your brain as it has very mediteranian buildings. It was used in the British TV series The Prisoner. It's very pretty, though very touristy. Also the Pembrokeshire coast has some absolutely stunnings spots, as does Snowdonia National Park and the Brecon Beacons. Then there is Conwy and Conwy Castle. Caernarfon Castle and Cardiff Castle and Devil's Bridge and..............................well, so much more to be explored. Should you ever come to the UK again you could spend the whole time exploring Wales and never get bored.
@RR-ut3xl
@RR-ut3xl 2 жыл бұрын
and Caerphilly Castle, one of the most complex water defenses in Europe
@katwest6778
@katwest6778 2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention the Gower, which has some of the best beaches in the world and is also the UK’s first designated area of outstanding natural beauty.
@Throgmoyd
@Throgmoyd 2 жыл бұрын
Really looking forward to your recap of Snowdonia. North Wales is where I was brought up and I've climbed Snowdon many, many times. The whole area is breathtaking - just hope you get good weather to appreciate it best. Safe travels.
@animalian01
@animalian01 2 жыл бұрын
The Bush you touched was most likely Stinging nettles, if you look near it you will find dock leaves if you crush them and rub the juice on the sting it takes the pain away
@whattiler5102
@whattiler5102 2 жыл бұрын
I'm very surprised if they had not come across stinging nettles in the US. Even though they are native to Europe they are very widespread. I encountered them (i.e. was stung) in the lower Nepalese Himalaya!
@user-hb7ps1gv9x
@user-hb7ps1gv9x 2 жыл бұрын
Vinegar is great for nettle stings.
@damionyates4946
@damionyates4946 2 жыл бұрын
They're the most dangerous natural thing in Wales, pretty tame :) New South Wales, the other side of the world, on the other hand... Well loads of flora and fauna can kill you!
@Oxen1997
@Oxen1997 2 жыл бұрын
I've been watching this series quite intently. I'm glad you were able to experience the UK in your own way and find your own adventures here, and hopefully you'll return someday and mange to explore even more. I'd love to see your experience of the lake district, west country, or even explore our industrial past in the Midlands. You seem to have a knack for going off the beaten path a bit.
@StephenSilverbeard
@StephenSilverbeard 2 жыл бұрын
The door you had a problem locking used a multi point locking system, pushing the handle up engages the top and bottom lock bolts and locks mortice lock levers before releasing the barrel for the key to turn. The system is common with UPVC doors in the UK as installing them reduces house insurance costs.
@tonys1636
@tonys1636 2 жыл бұрын
My backdoor needs the handle to be shoved up really hard, often more than once, the door has dropped out of square as the UPVC unit was not designed to take the weight of a very heavy double glazed with laminated glass unit but only a toughned glass one. (Local building regs.)
@doubtingthomas736
@doubtingthomas736 2 жыл бұрын
So much to see in Wales, beautiful views, love it!
@idriszakir3093
@idriszakir3093 2 жыл бұрын
So glad you guys visited Wales! There’s so many hidden gems to explore so when you think you’ve seen it all, you might be mistaken! Make sure to visit snowdonia national park, it’s the jewel in the crown!
@huwlloyd6341
@huwlloyd6341 2 жыл бұрын
I lived in London for a couple of years and boy did I miss the sea. Watching the sea, the clouds in the sky and the curve of the earth on the horizon is magical. The sea and clouds changing colour as the sun moves around our spinning world is utterly glorious. I know there are huge spaces and endless skies in the midwest but the ocean is truly magical. I can really see you loved it.
@markcaporn9789
@markcaporn9789 2 жыл бұрын
You took me back to when I was about your age when I visited Llandudno, saw Conwy Castle and took the train up into the mountains. So beautiful.
@jonathancowan2251
@jonathancowan2251 2 жыл бұрын
I think all the flags are to make our 'foreign' visitors feel welcome and express gratitude in advance, since a place like that thrives -- or depends more like -- on tourist trade. The reason the water was warmer in Llandudno compared to Portobello beach by Edinburgh where you went previously is probably because of the Gulf Stream - warm water arrives all the way from the Gulf of Mexico all along the west coast of Great Britain - but doesn't make it into the North sea at Portobello! See Inverewe gardens, west coast of Scotland - 'a wide range of sub-tropical plants surviving in the Scottish Highland due to the Gulfstream'. It's all the Atlantic, at the end of the 24-hour diurnal cycle you see, you were right all along! 🙂🙃🙂
@jonathancowan2251
@jonathancowan2251 2 жыл бұрын
There's a small island on the west coast of Scotland called Seil - about 15 or 20 miles or so south of Oban. At low tide you could probably wade across a few metres of water to it as I recall. There is a not very large stone bridge, a beautiful stone arch, connecting the island to the mainland - the Clachan bridge. Look up 'Clachan bridge images' - it's stunning, with it's setting. In arguably a typically romantic, facetious and imaginative west Highland way, they call this 'the Bridge over the Atlantic'. A bit like they call the single track road across Mull 'the Mull motorway'. Anyway, by rights that stretch of water should be called 'the Sound of Seil' - maybe it is too, but it is also, you see, according to the locals, the Atlantic! 🙂🙃🙂
@dianeleitch7049
@dianeleitch7049 2 жыл бұрын
Your Mountains and Oceans are hills and seas to us
@derekbaker1989
@derekbaker1989 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been where you’ve been today so often but have missed things you have seen on one visit, thank you.
@emmajones5470
@emmajones5470 2 жыл бұрын
Next time if come back to South Wales in UK. Try place tenby and Pembroke good place to see
@simonjones7727
@simonjones7727 2 жыл бұрын
I just love watching you two. I really feel your enthusiasm for things, and you communicate things so well. Your videos are a tonic!
@michaelu1303
@michaelu1303 2 жыл бұрын
So pleased you enjoyed Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
@xorsyst1
@xorsyst1 2 жыл бұрын
Llandudno is lovely. Jogging that road around the great orme is fantastic. Also, they do fireworks off the pier for bonfire night and you can watch for free from the promenade (aka "wide sidewalk") Also - the next town over (Conwy) has a lovely castle, and once a year they put on Shakespeare inside the castle walls, it's fantastic.
@stevelknievel4183
@stevelknievel4183 2 жыл бұрын
During the first lockdown those goats came down off of Great Orme into the town as no one was outside to scare them away.
@fayesouthall6604
@fayesouthall6604 2 жыл бұрын
My favourite thing during lockdown
@lindylou7853
@lindylou7853 2 жыл бұрын
‘Wide sidewalk’ - aka The Promenade at UK seaside towns, because in the olden days people promenaded along the seaside showing off in their best clothes.
@ianmay2394
@ianmay2394 2 жыл бұрын
Next time, drive up to the top of the Orme by the tram route and catch the sun set from the top. It an incredible experience. Makes a wonderful picture.
@tcharles2466
@tcharles2466 2 жыл бұрын
You two are so brilliant and engaging! I live about 50 miles away from Llandudno (in Cheshire) but have only visited a few times. However, I've never been on that 'Toll Road' - so thank you for that. You did really well, Nathan, to drive from York to North Wales - I recognised the A55 you drove along - the start of it is not very far from me! Keep up the great work guys - you distract us from all of the 'depressing' and 'worrying' stuff! Best wishes from the UK (sadly, now, a nation in mourning)!
@Toadhall22
@Toadhall22 2 жыл бұрын
If you get stung by a stinging nettle, you need to find a dock leaf to rub on the sting. The dock leaf sap counteracts the sting and they grow together often in similar locations
@sicr7373
@sicr7373 2 жыл бұрын
I've very happy memories of going to South Wales as a kid on holiday, we'd go to a place called the Gower Peninsula which has some amazing beaches.....So pleased you enjoyed your visit to the UK, be sure to come back soon!
@charlesverrier4008
@charlesverrier4008 2 жыл бұрын
And Gower has actual sand on the beaches too! We used to stay in Eynon regularly. Great kite flying beach.
@idriszakir3093
@idriszakir3093 2 жыл бұрын
Worms head and rhossili bay are fantastic too!
@welshgit
@welshgit 2 жыл бұрын
Hello there from Gower!
@sicr7373
@sicr7373 2 жыл бұрын
@@welshgit Hello Welshgit!
@welshgit
@welshgit 2 жыл бұрын
@@sicr7373 I hope you get a chance to visit sunny Gower again soon!
@abbo1049
@abbo1049 2 жыл бұрын
North Wales coast is so beautiful, so glad you enjoyed it. Can't believe you drove Passed Chester on the way which has been voted the most Beautiful City in Britain. So glad you're enjoying your trip.
@stevieduggan1763
@stevieduggan1763 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Angie and Ethan The sidewalk along the beach is called the promenade or esplanade. 🇬🇧🇺🇸💜
@improvesheffield4824
@improvesheffield4824 2 жыл бұрын
Llandudno is lovely but it’s a pity you didn’t get to south west Wales along the Pembrokeshire coast. A truly stunning part of the country with the picture perfect coastal town of Tenby being a must see place to visit!
@iriscollins7583
@iriscollins7583 2 жыл бұрын
England beyond Wales?
@carolinequirk6136
@carolinequirk6136 2 жыл бұрын
@@iriscollins7583 we are still Proud Welsh.
@welshgit
@welshgit 2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Gower!
@scrappystocks
@scrappystocks 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not suprised that you didn't hear much Welsh spoken in Llandudno because it is a tourist centre for English residents from the major cities of Manchester, Liverpool, the Wirral and other parts of England. Further West and South you would find that Welsh is the first language although practically everyone will also speak English, unless they are a perhaps a small pre-school child. The language seems difficult to pronounce but is easy when you understand that the Welsh alphabet has more vowels and letters than English and that alphabet letters are also pronounced very differently from English. The "u" in Welsh is pronounced like a short "i" in English. The double L "Ll" is hard to explain because it's spoken with a wide mouth and through the teeth and sometimes incorrectly by the English as "clan". You will see words like "cwm" but if you know that the "w" is pronounced like "oo" the word can easily be spoken as sounding like "koom". It's a beautiful phonetic language and it predates English as an ancient Celtic language.
@wilmaknickersfit
@wilmaknickersfit 2 жыл бұрын
The most common place in North Wales you can hear Welsh spoken in supermarkets. Not so much with the staff, but between the customers. I love hearing Welsh being spoken with English words spattered in sentences! 😎
@_starfiend
@_starfiend 2 жыл бұрын
I don't speak Welsh but my mother and both my step daughters speak it fluently and all say that cwm is pronounced more 'come' than 'coom'. Maybe it's a south vs north Wales difference?
@jamesandrews823
@jamesandrews823 2 жыл бұрын
Kinda like you guys. Not my normal watch on KZbin but I’m enjoying watching the videos you’re posting of your uk tour. I’m glad you’re having fun and wish you all the best for whatever you do going forward 😊
@skinchftzalmoxis9843
@skinchftzalmoxis9843 2 жыл бұрын
Great video guys. I’m so glad you enjoyed our amazing little island. I’m English but I love Wales and Scotland and Ireland too. You should read Notes from a small Island by Bill Bryson. Brilliant and funny and informative travel book about an American in the UK. Keep up the good work x
@davidjones332
@davidjones332 2 жыл бұрын
You can find abandoned pillboxes and gun emplacements all around the British Isles, and not just on the coast, but at bridges and other strategic locations inland. You need to remember that for six years we were at the closest just 21 miles from Nazi-occupied Europe and constantly in fear of invasion or raids from sea and air.
@christineduckworth5712
@christineduckworth5712 2 жыл бұрын
The Welsh refer to their country as Cymru. "Welsh" is Anglo Saxon for foreigner! Regards Ian Duckworth.
@alabama1413
@alabama1413 2 жыл бұрын
Your recaps are always great & such a good idea. It fills in all the ‘gaps’ that you don’t discuss at the time so thanks again. The Welsh coastline is spectacular for the very simple reason that it’s so accessible. That road up the Great Orme is such a great drive. We’re all hoping you can make it back to spend a little longer in the various places you visit. Best wishes as always.
@paulmurphy5648
@paulmurphy5648 2 жыл бұрын
Love the two of you doing these reviews, thanks. Really glad you enjoyed the little bit of our country that you have seen. Please come back and enjoy it some more...
@MrCuttingI
@MrCuttingI 2 жыл бұрын
I live in Pembrokeshire in west wales am I’m glad your enjoying yourself
@emmahowells8334
@emmahowells8334 2 жыл бұрын
When you say the begining bit Llan put your tongue to the roof of your mouth when you say Plan, then release your tongue and say dud no then say altogether guys. 😊 There's a part of Wales called the Gower, so many stunning beaches like Llandudno, so next time you come to the UK, maybe try other parts of Wales, you won't be disappointed, maybe try our local food too.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 We have huge pride in our country, so yeah you will see our flags everywhere.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 We have a lot of sheep cause Wales eats more lamb than other parts of the UK, we export a lot of lamb too, plus the wool, so make sense to have a lot, a good supply.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Makes me very happy that you enjoyed your time in my country, glad you did guys.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
@cptsheepy
@cptsheepy 2 жыл бұрын
You both need to come back and do a tour of just Wales you'll love it. You missed so many good things in Llandudno but you weren't to know. The war memorial is at the start of the main pier you probably walked past it twice kinda hard to miss 😂 Harlech, caernarfon, anglesey and Conwy when you do your Welsh tour avoid Rhyl
@Zandain
@Zandain 2 жыл бұрын
It's called 'para-sailing' 🤣 Great video guys, happy that you loved Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 It is a stunning place, lovely people w. melodic voices and eclectic weather (next time you have to visit the west coast of Scotland, too) hello from Denmark 🌸🌱
@AndrewwarrenAndrew
@AndrewwarrenAndrew 2 жыл бұрын
thought it was kite surfing
@petersymonds4975
@petersymonds4975 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed Llandudno. Hope you get to see some of North Wales castles, Conwy & Caernarfon to name just two. By the way, we call those winds “Lazy Winds”, because it's too lazy to go around you but rather go straight through you!
@adamrbing
@adamrbing 2 жыл бұрын
Conwy is definitely worth a visit also
@ladykaycey
@ladykaycey 2 жыл бұрын
For future reference, wherever there are stinging nettles you generally find dock leaves nearby. Rubbing a leaf on the rash takes the sting away. Just thought I'd mention it if you ever come across them again. Ps Stinging nettles make lovely tea 😊
@ajivins1
@ajivins1 2 жыл бұрын
A stinging nettle has never invited me around for any!
@iriscollins7583
@iriscollins7583 2 жыл бұрын
These dock leaves definately work. Personal experience.😟
@wullaballoo2642
@wullaballoo2642 2 жыл бұрын
As a kid I'd get stung a lot because I was always out climbing trees and stuff and you get used to them, you kind of build up a tolerance and the sting doesn't last long or bother you much. As an adult I just waded through a load remembering they weren't that bad just a short mild irritation but the sting didn't go away it hurt for a whole day with huge raised bumps everywhere. I think the tolerance wore off.
@bobbod8069
@bobbod8069 2 жыл бұрын
@@iriscollins7583 I think docks are alkaline which combats the acid in the nettle.
@nicolascarey7059
@nicolascarey7059 2 жыл бұрын
Just remember you need to rub hard enough to break the leaf up and release the sap.
@catherinewilkins2760
@catherinewilkins2760 2 жыл бұрын
Maintenance on Piers is high, due to winter storms. Ours at Cromer had a barge that lost its morings , cut it in half, one winter. Glad to see you did drive, hope it was okay.
@csthegame82
@csthegame82 2 жыл бұрын
You actually made it over here!! Started watching you when you did your reaction videos but dropped off. This has just come up on my feed and am pleased to see you actually managed to get over here after saying you would. Hope you enjoy our islands
@amandavale1238
@amandavale1238 2 жыл бұрын
When I saw you came to Llandudno I was so excited. My hometown woo! Glad you enjoyed it, the beaches and Great Orme are my favourite part of living here.
@atlantia
@atlantia 2 жыл бұрын
I you stood in nettles, very common in the UK and always close by is a plant calls Dock leaf, we normally take the Dock leaf, screw it up and rub it on the affected area, the juice/sap neutralizes the sting
@steve3291
@steve3291 2 жыл бұрын
As an ex-resident (not native) of North Wales, I am glad you enjoyed it there. I lived neat Portmadog and so have a softer spot for that part - also the water is warmer!
@scrappystocks
@scrappystocks 2 жыл бұрын
I agree with Steve. The Lleyn Peninsula, near Portmadoc, has also some of the finest sandy beaches; many of them completely deserted and flanked by beautiful bays and rugged cliffs. I swim in the sea there frequently even in the winter when the sea, or ocean, feels much warmer than it might on a hot summers day.
@RollerbazAndCoasterDad
@RollerbazAndCoasterDad 2 жыл бұрын
Yep Lleyn peninsula is great and I have so much love for the vintage railways from my childhood and now Baz's.
@frankcronogue1906
@frankcronogue1906 2 жыл бұрын
It's great watching your adventures in the UK. I'm glad you had a good time
@StephMcAlea
@StephMcAlea 2 жыл бұрын
The next time you're over I'll plot a journey for you 😁 It's called the Fairy Trail. It goes from Chester (a 2000 year old Roman city again with a wall), to Llangollen (a pretty hill town along the same river Dee that Chester is on), then through the hills to Corwen where tiny waterfalls trickle past tree lined roads, then the mountain village of Betws y Coed where you can picnic on the Common underneath an iron age Fort, then to Llanrwst, a market town with views of the Conwy valley, then Conwy with the sea and ancient Castle and the town within it, then along the coast road back to Chester. It is the land of King Arthur, dragons, and hundreds of legends like Paulag's Cat (a cat the size of a dragon) and a very good boy who is the most loyal dog called Gelert and died protecting his family from wolves. 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
@davehopkin9502
@davehopkin9502 2 жыл бұрын
If your planning the trip from Chester to Llangollen make sure you put in a narrow boat across the Pontcycylle at least to Trevor, better still all the way upto Llangollen wharf
@StephMcAlea
@StephMcAlea 2 жыл бұрын
@@davehopkin9502 ^this!
@Zentron
@Zentron 2 жыл бұрын
Obviously you need to hike up Mount Snowdon at some point. Caernarfon is another interesting place to visit and definitely recommend going into the castle itself.
@paulc180
@paulc180 2 жыл бұрын
Please please check out Tenby in West Wales. its magical.
@ftumschk
@ftumschk 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed - and there are so many other wonderful places nearby to visit.
@Incogneto1981
@Incogneto1981 2 жыл бұрын
I unplugged my ear phones and played to my mother how you both said Llandudno.... She spat her wine out roaring laughing!!!!!! Absolutely hilarious !!! Welsh is difficult for practically everybody to pronounce even for us natives! But when it is spoken it is beautiful. Great vid guys :D
@RollerbazAndCoasterDad
@RollerbazAndCoasterDad 2 жыл бұрын
I am so so so so so glad you enjoyed Llandudno so much. That said though, having visited in the last year, it's, to me, the most depressing and run down seaside place I've been to. Which is part of why I'm so glad you got so much from it. But when you come back, you should be able to find many places you love even more while still having these great memories. So thanks to you here, next time somebody asks me about Llandudno, I'll be less negative.
@alansmithee8831
@alansmithee8831 2 жыл бұрын
Hello Ethan and Angela. I hope you come back soon and do more UK coast and out of town spots. I visited Wales a couple of times for university wargames championships in Bangor, where we English definitely stood out to Welsh speaking local folk in the town. I used to love it on holiday in Wales as a kid. I wish you could have brought the kids with you.
@CubejamF1
@CubejamF1 2 жыл бұрын
Tha k you for the lovely words on out country. Its a beautiful country for sure.. I can travel from the seemingly run down city I live in here in Wales to breathtaking mountains and rivers, coastlines within half an hour which helps the feeling of the run down city of Newport.. Not many people speak Welsh to be honest. It's on our signs and I've learned to recognise the Welsh translation but I don't speak it at all. The smaller villages in the very north and the very south west speak it a lot though.
@andrewfitzgerald2327
@andrewfitzgerald2327 2 жыл бұрын
Pleased you enjoyed Wales it is a beautiful country, l spent many holidays there when l was a child. If you do get stung by nettles, there is normally another plant grows next to it called a doc leaf. It looks simular to rubarb, take a leaf and rub it on the sting and it will go. Done this so many times in my life and it always works.
@Ian-lx1iz
@Ian-lx1iz 2 жыл бұрын
Great to follow your travels, you two - and as they like to say in Wales: _Diolch am siopa yn Marks & Spencer_
@MauriceTarantulas
@MauriceTarantulas 2 жыл бұрын
Some amazing scenery in the black hills🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪 Am yet to do the coastline Llandudno and Anglesey.
@Ingens_Scherz
@Ingens_Scherz 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you had a good experience in Wales.
@ianport2185
@ianport2185 2 жыл бұрын
An ancient version of Welsh was spoken in nearly all of Britain before the Anglo-Saxons arrived & old English began to develop and eventually become the language it is today. Interestingly is likely that people whose ancestry is basically 'English' do have a lot of ancient British heritage combined with Anglo-Saxon heritage, so we share a lot of links with the Welsh. And mercifully there are lots of people in both countries who have neither ancient British not Anglo-Saxon blood who have equal claim to to the entire country & the individual countries within it. Long may that continue 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@MultiMichellerose
@MultiMichellerose 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness….. just watched one of your older videos and I was gonna suggest you visit the uk….. and your here, great. I want to watch all your reactions so subscribing and will be bing watching your visit to catch up.😉👍
@johnboden8430
@johnboden8430 2 жыл бұрын
After the amazing city of York with the Minster you did well to find Llandudno where you could enjoy the scenery and just enjoy walking around. Apart from doors and driving in London you both seem so relaxed and comfortable on your adventure.
@nadeansimmons226
@nadeansimmons226 2 жыл бұрын
Usually wherever there are stinging nettles there are dock leaves which you can rub on the places you have been stung. They take the heat away from the sore spots
@hill_skills
@hill_skills 2 жыл бұрын
Angela's climbing skilz are awesome!! xx
@nickgrazier3373
@nickgrazier3373 2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I think the plant you walked into was a Nettle, it’s everywhere. It’s roots are very hard to get rid of from a garden. It’s brilliant for butterfly’s as they lay their eggs on it. The hairs you can just see act like the stingers on telly fish just not so poisonous, an old traditional remedy is to get a “Dock leaf” it’s a short plant with large leaves about 6 to 9inch long, and you rub the stung area and it will take the sting away after a bit. Usually called an old wives tale. People have events in the UK to see how many you can eat. Ball up and boiled it makes a healthy tea. It is also the origin of the term “he’s been nettled”. As someone who looks a bit worried or upset.
@Orchardman53
@Orchardman53 2 жыл бұрын
Great Orme Head, which you drove around has about 3 miles of Bronze Age (3700 years ago) caves and mines beneath the surface. They were mining for copper.
@maddermax74
@maddermax74 2 жыл бұрын
dont know if you hit south wales but our tilde range in the south wales is big in Swansea where i am its 12 to 13 meters or 39ft from low to high tide vs the 6m one in Llandudno , south got the2nd highest range in the world it shocks and catches a lot of visitor's out, and to stop the stingy nettles you can use a doc leaf or vinegar and it stops the stinging fast
@michaels640
@michaels640 2 жыл бұрын
Llandudno is lovely. A favourite place…. To pronounce it, push air out from your lungs with the back of your tongue near the roof of your mouth - a claggy sort of sound - and then move your tongue into the ‘L’ at the start.
@trigger1471
@trigger1471 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you loved our stunning country
@Broadercasting
@Broadercasting 2 жыл бұрын
At time 9:36 There are two peaks on the left of the picture. The peak on the right is the remains of Deganwy Castle, actually older than Conwy Castle on the other side of the estuary, and I live in one of the houses just below! I'm pleased you enjoyed your road trip around the Orme on Marine Drive (I go picking blackberry picking there at this time of year) as well as a highlight on your adventure here in Wales and the UK. If I'd known you were coming...
@richardhancock8743
@richardhancock8743 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see you guys in South Wales if you can manage it, all of Wales has its charms and South Wales is no different. Cardiff has amazing shopping and night life and Barry has some amazing beaches as does most of the south coast.
@tonys1636
@tonys1636 2 жыл бұрын
You found Stinging Nettles then, if you had looked around, nearby would have been the antidote to the sting, the Dock Plant, the leaves are a natural antiseptic and soap, just crush them and rub on the stings, it has large dark green leaves, looks a bit like a wild Horseradish plant. Stinging nettles make a nice anti oxident tea and are a great tasting veg, the sting is neutralised by cooking or immersion in hot water. They are also wrapped around Cornish Yarg Cheese and are eaten with the cheese.
@modelrailwaynoob
@modelrailwaynoob 2 жыл бұрын
The Great Orme is a nice drive. It is always very windy at the top. I live in Derbyshire which is very pretty but Cornwall is my faovurite place to holiday.
@joyridgway6398
@joyridgway6398 2 жыл бұрын
Wales is beautiful and so are the people.
@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer
@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer 2 жыл бұрын
The pier is grade 2 listed. The smaller 'piers' are fishing jettys, in summer you can go on boat ride off them. You were right in not getting in the sea, Llandudno has a tonne of jellyfish. Again you missed alot of the orme, the tramway, the museum at the top, tabogon run, zip wire, ski slope, the cable cars, alice in wonderland woodland trail. Its pronnounced ' Clan-dud-no' by the welsh but the rest of the uk pronounce is Lan-dud-no
@johnnyboy63100
@johnnyboy63100 2 жыл бұрын
Llandudno, is my girlfriend and I's favourite place. We have some many happy memories here, and we visit every chance we get. So glad you enjoyed it too..
@darthwotsits4508
@darthwotsits4508 2 жыл бұрын
It is so refreshing to see and hear great things said about the area where I grew up. Thank you for being so kind about one of the most beautiful areas of Wales. Next time you come over, give me a call and I'll give you a locals' version of a guided tour. Free of charge! Croeso i Ogledd Cymru!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
@midwestamericans3806
@midwestamericans3806 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind offer!
@kevinron7559
@kevinron7559 2 жыл бұрын
I thank You Both for your promotion of my Home Land. There is so much more, much more. You need a year over here to enjoy our splendid country. You descriptions of the differences between the US and us are brilliant to hear. You need to visit Pembrokeshire, I would call Llandudno a tourist town but Pembrokeshire is paradise.
@MARKSTRINGFELLOW1
@MARKSTRINGFELLOW1 2 жыл бұрын
When COVID first started and everybody was staying in the goats came down into town
@frglee
@frglee 2 жыл бұрын
The goats were wandering round the deserted town centre. It made the national news! 🙂
@Stand663
@Stand663 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of American troops were stationed in Wales during the war. Many in Llandudno .
@ZenoAke3610
@ZenoAke3610 2 жыл бұрын
They weren't mountains near the sea, they're cliffs. Wait til you drive through Snowdonia. You'll see mountains there 😉
@pureb7235
@pureb7235 2 жыл бұрын
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside, beside the seaside. Beside the sea. 😜 "The ocean was directly below us". DOH!!! She'll get it right someday. Who knew they had special doors in Wales. 😂😂
@matc6221
@matc6221 2 жыл бұрын
Oh those sting nettles are evil 😈. I remember playing as a kid, one some and falling in a bush of them. I was only in shorts and balled my eyes out 😭
@pulchralutetia
@pulchralutetia 2 жыл бұрын
Snowdonia is stunning. You will love it.
@catgladwell5684
@catgladwell5684 2 жыл бұрын
yes, you can get a free exfoliation on N Wales beaches on a windy day. The sand is pretty sharp.
@Mark-mu4pj
@Mark-mu4pj 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you guys are having a nice time.
@nicholasjones7312
@nicholasjones7312 2 жыл бұрын
I’m pleased that you visited and enjoyed your stay in my home country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. You must have driven within 12 miles of my house! If you come again, I’ll act as your tour guide, maybe?
@andreaodonnell2159
@andreaodonnell2159 2 жыл бұрын
That locking system isn’t just in Wales, I had it in my old house and I live in the South East of England. They take a bit of getting used to ! Loving your videos 👍🏻 you two are just naturals at vlogging
@carterlink
@carterlink 2 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure who would tell you that North Wales, or Llandudno in particular is not nice or not worth a visit. Llandudno is a really lovely seaside town. Very well kept and with plenty to see. Downside is it can get very busy during the summer. Also very close to the historic town of Conwy, with its castle. Well worth the short bus ride.
@chrislyon8677
@chrislyon8677 2 жыл бұрын
I would say that anyone who said that about Llandudno has never been there!
@AndrewHalliwell
@AndrewHalliwell 2 жыл бұрын
Rhyl on the other hand...
@RollerbazAndCoasterDad
@RollerbazAndCoasterDad 2 жыл бұрын
North Wales I love but I was one of the Llandudno dislikes on Insta. I was there last year on a sunny day.
@welshgit
@welshgit 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe someone who liked sand?! :-)
@darrenjones1413
@darrenjones1413 2 жыл бұрын
@@welshgit do you ever get sand up your bum as a non sander I've always bin curious
@chubbymoth5810
@chubbymoth5810 2 жыл бұрын
I think the cave may have been an old sewage outlet. I think you encountered what is called nettles. Dark green pointed leaves coming from a single stem.
@user-hb7ps1gv9x
@user-hb7ps1gv9x 2 жыл бұрын
The last time I was on that pier a seagull pinched my ice cream. The actual whole dam thing! much to the amusement of everyone around me.
@hill_skills
@hill_skills 2 жыл бұрын
That shelter next to beech is where the kids hang out and smoke and drink lol
@doobiedootwo3517
@doobiedootwo3517 2 жыл бұрын
Shame you didn’t stop at Chester en route from York to Llandudno - it’s not far off your route and very small and nice with city walls all the way around. Whilst at Llandudno did you get to Conwy, again not very far away and the castle is amazing.
@simonbarnwell7787
@simonbarnwell7787 2 жыл бұрын
So glad that you love the U.K , pity you didn't get time to visit the very ancient Copper mines near Llandudno , i think that you'll love Snowdonia , try to visit Carmarthen and Conwy castles if you can they're very old and still intact .
@rightorwrong5935
@rightorwrong5935 2 жыл бұрын
The Goats from Llandunno come down into the town and eat the flowers in the gardens , Also they select a billy Goat as a mascot for the Welsh Guards and is paraded on the Rugby field on International Rugby days
@DrDaveW
@DrDaveW 2 жыл бұрын
Llandudno is the sort of place in the the UK that people move to after retiring from work. So basically the pier is geared for grandparents and grandchildren.
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