A Satchel Guide for the Vacation Tourist in Europe (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: dislike leaving Dublin at the early hour in the morning. The fares from Dublin to Holyhead are 13. 6d. (1st class and saloon) and g. (2d class and 2d cabin). WALES. Holyhead to Chester. If we have taken the above run through Ireland, and crossed to Holyhead by the mail steamer, we can proceed directly to Chester (84 miles; 15. 10d., I2s. 4d., 8s. 1od., but no 3d class by mail train), arriving at about 1 1 A. M. (2 A. M. by evening mail). It would be better, however, to spend at least two days on this route through North Wales. At Holyhead, a few hours may well be given to the wild and rugged scenery of the coast, with a climb to the top of Pen-Caer-Gybi, or Holyhead Mountain (700 feet), whence there is a good view of the town and the harbor, the rocky ramparts of the shore, and the sea that washes them. Bangor (Hotels: Penrhyn Arms, George, first-class; Albert, Harp, cheaper) 245 milel from Holyhead, is an' ancient and picturesque city, and a favorite place of summer resort.' The Cathedral is one of the smaller buildings of its class, but well worth a visit. It was originally built in the sixth century, destroyed by the Anglo-Normans in 1071, rebuilt in 1102, and burned during the ravages of Owen Glyndwr in 1402. The choir was rebuilt in the time of Henry VII., and the tower and nave added in 1532. It is a plain massive structure, 214 by 60 feet, with a pinnacled tower of no great height. The bishopric is the oldest in Wales. The Menai Suspension Bridge is 2 miles from Bangor; a pleasant walk by an excellent road, affording fine views of the surrounding scenery. The roadway of the bridge is 100 feet above high water, and the stretch between the piers is 550 feet. It was built by Telford (1819-1825) and still remains one of the most admirable works of its class....