Aberystwth, Wales - Days 53,54

 

Aberystwth - Tuesday 28th June 2011 - Day 53

Bill went off to the local laundry and later in the afternnon we went looking for hardware stores for tools for the boat.
Aberystwth is home to the University of Wales, most of the students were away after their exams and the luck ones were back receiving their degrees.  The town is dominated by the University buildings and student accomodation while the sea front/promenade with its shingle beach has large terraced  hotels, catering for the many holiday makers from years gone by.  There are some unusual and fine examples of architecture alongside the many churches.  One such place is Weatherspoons which is built into the still functioning railway station.  There is even a blue plaque outside from Network Rail congratulating them on their conversion.  It was steak night in Weatherspoons so we ate there before moving onto the Varsity pub and back to the Fountain Inn next to the marina for the nightcaps.

Aberystwth - Wednesday 29th June 2011 - Day 54

Another free day so off on the tourist trail.  At the end of the promenade you come to the cliff cable car railway and from the top is this view of Aberystwth.  Another stroll round the town found all sorts of interesting places though little was heard of the Welsh language.
We now decided we had worked our way through Weatherspoons menu and needed something different.  A Japanese Restaurant took out liking and we were not disappointed with the outcome. On the way back we did called in and said farewell to the staff in the Varsity pub and Fountain Inn.