Showing posts with label north. Show all posts
Showing posts with label north. Show all posts

Monday, May 27, 2013

Our Visit to Portmeirion - part 1.

If one post from me today just isn't filling your Porcelain Agaric appetite then pop over to By The Lock where the lovely Chloe has posted my vegan Peanut Butter Sundae Hair Mask recipe. Her blog is an ecclectic mix of crafting, cooking and wonderfulness in which you will find plenty to make your eyes happy.

Back to our camping adventures, it turned out that our campsite was right opposite the estuary to Portmeirion. This amazingly, strange place was designed and built by Clough Williams-Ellis in 1925-1975. He bought the site in 1925 for around £5000 and based it on a typical Italian city. I loved visiting here so close to finishing Elijah's Mermaid because some of that was based in Italy so it really immersed me in the feeling of it all.








This place is just so strange to walk around, its all so contrary in a way, very beautiful and quirky though. If you are in North Wales it is definitely worth a look around, you can easily while away most of a day there immersed in all the candy colours and fresco-esque buildings. We even caught up with my aunty and uncle there and spent a lovely few hours wondering around and drinking tea. I took a lot of photos here so I will be sharing more of these when I need a camping fix in the week. 

Hope you have had a fantastic bank holiday Monday <3 
Much Love
xkx   

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Photo an Hour - Our Wedding Day.

So yesterday Ed and I tied the knot and what a perfect day it was. I thought I would like to remember the day by taking a photo an hour, so here they are.



7am - Ed surprised me with a whole bag of Lush products and a new Swarovski charm for my bracelet. What a way to start a day!


8AM - I do my make up and my hair.


9AM - I finish off preparing the post wedding lunch.


10AM - It was raining, but we didn't let that stop the fun.


11AM - This is my lovely friend Ali and I loitering outside the venue before for the ceremony starts.


12AM - The ceremony is done... We are man and wife!


1PM - We all get back to our place ready for a spot of lunch.


2PM - Having fed everyone, it is time to quickly pack and get on the road.


3PM - We have a long way to go and it is all motorway so far.


4PM - Still on the boring motorway.


5PM - Still on the motorway...


6PM - I was so excited to see the Angel of the North.


7PM - The coast roads are far more exciting than the motorway.


7:30PM - We are so close now!


8PM - We made it and wow Edinburgh is absolutely stunning!


We can't wait to get out and explore today! Hope everyone is having a fun day too.