Llanberis, United Kingdom

Most people think that going down is easier than coming up since you don't have to make that big of an effort.  Wrong.  Going down is a more physically straining feat than going up because of gravity.  Climbing down means you have to fight against the force ...

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Another long weekend came along and even though money was a little tight, we decided to pull one of our short UK road trips.  I personally couldn't wait for the weekend to arrive as the lack of activity at work has made my days increasingly tedious ...

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... our way, so we positioned ourselves to get a glimpse of the old steam train with its white puffs of smoke.  Llanberis was and still is a mining town, so these old steamers which were now turned into picturesque tourist rides were most probably once ...

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... Wales - 1080m: highest peak in Britain (I think Ben Nevis, Scotland is highest in UK) - Obligatory little town at base: Llanberis-more tourists than residents! - 500,000/yr go to summit- some take the easy route on the train from Llanberis! You all ...

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