Llandudno in northern Wales on Virtual-Tripping.

By Mark on March 11, 2010

Helô or Hylô means Hello in Welsh, also in Welsh is Croeso i Gymru (Croesoh ee Gum-reeh): which means Welcome to Wales. and also Croeso i Llandudno, [ɬanˈdɪdnɔ]) in northern Wales.

[On the beach, Llandudno, Wales] (LOC)

Photo by The Library of Congress

Llandudno is a holiday, seaside resort and town which is in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The 2001 UK census was aound 20,090people, this was also inclusive with that of Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, these to sites are within the Llandudno Community. You will find this town just off the North Wales Coast railway line it was opened back in 1848 and was then known as the Chester and Holyhead Railway. In 1859, this railway became known as the London and North Western Railway and by 1923 it was then part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. When Llandudno was built it was mainly to be a mid-Victorian era holiday destination and as I have said earlier it included the branch railway line which was opened in 1858 from Llandudno Junction with stations at Deganwy and Llandudno.

[General view, Llandudno, Wales] (LOC)

Photo by The Library of Congress

Llandudno, is best known in Wales as the Queen of the Welsh Resorts, this title occured back in 1864, the town is now the largest seaside resort in Wales, and lies on a flat land between what is known as the Welsh mainland and the Great Orme peninsula. Llandudno, which I have mentioned earlier is within the Conwy County Borough, but it was not always there, before it moved into the County Borough it is in now, it was actually within the district of Aberconwy within Gwynedd, and until 1974 was in Caernarfonshire. But this town has become so popular with tourists, that it’s history is fascinating aswell, for example the name Llandudno was actually taken from an ancient parish of Saint Tudno, but it also brings together other neighbouring townships and districts which include Craig-y-Don, Llanrhos, and Penrhyn Bay. Not to far away is a small town and a marina called called Deganwy, these last four towns were all traditionally in the parish of Llanrhos.

Photo by The Ancient Brit.

Here is a bit of intersting history, here we go if you were to look at an ancient geographical map you will notice that the boundaries of the Llandudno area are complex. You will notice that the boundaries are on the eastern side of the River Conwy this is the natural boundary between north-west and north-east Wales, but the old and ancient parishes, which were Llandudno, Llanrhos and Llangystennin and this included Llandudno Junction, they were actually within the medieval commote of Creuddyn in the Kingdom of Gwynedd, and in time were to be included in part of Caernarfonshire. But today you will find that the Deganwy and Llandudno Junction are now apart of the town community of Conwy even though they are across the river from Conwy and linked to Conwy only by a causeway and a bridge.

Llandudno Pier

Photo by Iain Alexander

There is plenty to do in this town with hotels, bed and breakfast homes, plenty of shops and a lovely beach with sea, especially on a nice sunny day. So have fun and enjoy the Welsh experience in Llandudno.
Diolch, (Diolch yn fawr
Diolch yn fawr iawn / Diolch o galon) which is Thankyou, and Hwyl [“hooil”], ( Hwyl fawr, Hwyl nawr, Hywl am y tro
Pob hwyl, Tara, Da boch chi) which is Goodbye. I do hope my welsh is ok.

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This is the commonwealth of Kentucky, a state in East Central United States of America.

By Mark on March 8, 2010

This is a post about the Commonwealth of Kentucky, it is a state which is situated within the East Central United States of America. But it is also classified by the United States Census Bureau, that this state of Kentucky is a Southern state. Kentuckyhappens to be one of four states in the U.S.A, that is constituted as a commonwealth the following other states are Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Kentucky once upon a time was actually part of the state Virginia, but it decided to join the Union in 1792 it became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky has been recorded as the 37th largest state in terms of total area, the 36th largest in land area, and ranks 26th in population.

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Photo by mag3737

This is a picture taken from flickr of a sign of the Commonwealth State of Kentucky.

Mammoth Cave National Park

Photo by J.E.S.

This is a picture taken from flickr of a part of the Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.

Now how many of you knew that this state, Kentucky, is atually known to the citizens of Kentucky as the “>bluegrass present in pastures throughout the state, this is due to the fertile soil. It was good to have this grass because it made the soil more appealing to livestock, which in turn helped to breed high-quality livestock, and it was very popular with thoroughbred racing horses. This state is an amazing place because of it’s diverse environments and abundant resources, also included is the world’s longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park; there are plenty of long navigationable waterways and streams that are within the Lower 48 states; this also includes the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River. It is also home to a major amount of deer and turkey within the United States, had has the largest free-ranging elk herd east of Montana, the largest species of deer in the world and one of the largest mammals in North America and eastern Asia. and you will find there is a productive coalfield. If you do not know much about Kentucky, it ia actually well known for her thoroughbred horses, horse racing, bourbon distilleries, bluegrass music, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, and college basketball. So there is plenty to do and see in this American State.

This is a Youtube video showing the Kentucky, Bluegrass music, enjoy.

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Come and visit King’s College in London.

By Mark on March 6, 2010

This is a post about King’s College in London, England, it is a constituent college which is part of the University of London, it was founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829 and it’s Royal Charter has been accepted by the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, meaning that the actual date it was created may mean the college was created a little earlier. King’s college and it’s sister, University College London, beame the two founding or main colleges of the University of London in 1836.

This is a Youtube video of the success of student at King’s College, London.

This is a Youtube video discussing King’s College in London, very interesting.

This is a Youtube video showing inside King’s College Chapel in London.

It is such a popular and well known college that it actually ranks according to the 2009 records, 6th in the UK, 7th within Europe and 23rd worldwide, according to the times Higher Education rankings, which makes this college an extra ordinary place.
Know the reason why this college is so good is because it’s degree courses consist of History, Politics, Philosophy, Classics, Music, Dentistry, Law and Medicine are especially strong and this makes King’s college often ranking within the top 5 national academic league tables. Also this colleges is a founding member of the Russell Group and this actually means it is the largest centre when it comes to education within the healthcare professional service and also includes housing six Medical Research Council Centres and this is actually more than anywhere in the world, and this is more than a quarter within the UK.
At this moment in time it has grown into nine schools of studying, which are spread across four Thames-side campuses in Central London, the campuses may include libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings, there is also in Denmark Hill to.

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Have you ever visited Everton in Merseyside, well V.T is going to now.

By Mark on March 3, 2010

Have you ever visited Everton football club in Merseyside, if not I am going to tell you a little bit about this city. Well the football stadium is known as Goodison Park, it is located in the town of Walton which is part of the city of Liverpool. This town is located in the north-west of England. It is more of a residential town with a population of different cultures. Now for all you guys that do not know much about Walton it was originally known as Walton-on-the-Hill, which is an area of Liverpool, situated to the north of Anfield and the east of Bootle and Orrell Park. So where does the name Walton come from, well it is said to have derived from the same name as the british country of Wales. It is possible that the Saxons called british inhabitants the Walas or Wealas, meaning that it could have been once known as Walas town, but wether this is true or not, it has been proven to one of the oldest settlements in Merseyside. As this town is part of Liverpool, you can imagine what the rivalry between Everton and Liverpool is on the football field. It is very strong.

Welcome to Everton FC

Photo by Ben Sutherland

Everton Football Club history

Photo by Ben Sutherland

So has I mentioned earlier, the name of Everton’s football stadium is Goodison Park it has been the home of this club since 1892 and happens to be one of the world’s first purpose-built football grounds. Like all stadiums changes will always happen and so Evertons stadium is no different, but Everton’s ground has changed from being a standing stadium to now an all seater stadium. It holds up to 40,157. The fans like to have knick names and the teams is known as the ‘Toffees’ The Blues, The School of Science and the stadium is known as “The Grand Old Lady” and the abridged “Goodison”. The name Goodison actually comes from adjacent Goodison Road. This stadium has been host to the Football Association Cup, the 1966 FIFA World Cup and hosted the first professional baseball game in 1924, between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox tour.

Photo by Ben Sutherland

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Photo by Ingy The Wingy

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Photo by Ingy The Wingy

So Everton F.C is a professional football club that plays in the English Premier League, which is the highest level in English football. This club has been in this division for 107 seasons, and have played more top-flight and they have won the League Championship, nine times making them the fourth highest team to do so. They arrived in the top division in 1954 and have never looked back and were founder members of the Premier League in 1992. They are also one of the oldest English football teams around today, they joined the first ever football league in 1888, after being created in 1878. Everton has a large fanbase and they normally get about 36,000 fans watching their games, filling up 95% of the stadium. But there are plans for this club to move to a 50,000 seater expandable stadium, which is near the town of Kirby on the border to Liverpool city, but they were blocked by a public inquiry. Traditionally, the club’s home kit is a royal blue and white.

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This is the Market town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, north, England.

By Mark on March 1, 2010

Welcome to Rochdale it is a large market town in the English county of Greater Manchester. You will find this town in the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, it is about 5.3 miles or 8.5 km north-northwest of a larger English town known as Oldham, and is about 9.8 miles or 15.8 km north-northeast of the large city of Manchester. There are a few other areas like villages which surround Rochdale and because of this it creates the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, and this makes Rochdale the largest and main settlement within the borough. The towns population is around 95,796 and the wider borough, 206,500.
Now if you were to head back into the past you will find that Rochdale was a part of another english county known as Lancashire. This town was created back in the Domesday Book of 1086 under Recedham Manor, it was an ancient parish in a division of the hundred of Salford. The hundred of Salford was an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire, in northern England. It was sometimes known as Salfordshire, the name alluding to its judicial centre being the township of Salford (the suffix -shire meaning the territory was appropriated to the prefixed settlement). It is also known as the Royal Manor of Salford and the Salford wapentake. And was also the largest ecclesiastical parishes in England comprising several townships. By the year 1251, this town had grown into a centre of nothern England’s woollen trade and by the 18th century, many wealthy merchants had moved to Rochdale. Because of this woollen trade, Rochdale was also granted a Royal Charter.

Durnford Street, Middleton

Photo by artaddict2

This is a picture taken from Flickr of Rochdale.

Barges on the Rochdale Canal

Photo by Tim Green aka atoach

This is a picture taken from flickr of the Rochdale Canal.

Rochdale started to become a major mill town and of textile manufacture in the 19th century, alot of this happened due to the Industrial Revolution and it also was one of first ever industrialised towns. Also the Rochdale Canal, became a major player, meaning that trading of materials like cotton, wool, coal became accessible around the United Kingdom. Due to the success of Rochdale’s textile industry in the 19th century, this led to thed town expanding into a borough. But sadly by the 20th century, things started to go bad with the decline of the success that this town had grown and it finally all came to a halt.

Canal Street, Manchester

Photo by Coradia1000

This is another picture taken from flickr of the canal going through Rochdale.
Today you will find that Rochdale is more of a residential town with a Town-Hall of Grade I listed building—dates from 1871 and this building is one of the United Kingdoms finest examples of Victorian Gothic revival architecture. This town was also the birthplace of the t.

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