In Search of Wales

In Search of Wales

"In Search of Wales", is the title of a book by the famous English travel writer H.V. Morton, who visited Wales in May 1932. In his account of that long trip he describes all the places we will visit  on our own trip 85 years later. At the time fishing and especially coal mining were the main industries, these have now all but disappeared. Morton noted that Welsh was widely spoken in the towns and villages of the north, and this is true today.

Here are several old photographs taken from his book. The first is of a group of Welsh ladies wearing traditional costume. The others are of the Pass at Llanberis (on the road to Swallow Falls), Caernarfon Castle and Conwy Castle.