What can I see? And when I've seen it, what have I seen? You can see stations, with Welsh language, major buildings and sculptures.
Statue of seated Brunel, the man who built the stations and the railway lines. The Great Western Train is behind him.
The Stadium.
Welsh words for station names, new, and way out.
Swansea's Liberty Stadium. Photo from the train by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.
The stadium holds football matches, weddings, concerts by groups such as Little Mix (July 2018), and car boot sales.
Newport Wave sculpture, Newport, Wales. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. The sculpture was by Peter Fink, erected in 1990. It is on the redeveloped riverfront promenade along the River Usk in Gwent. The sculpture represent the waves of the sea and the steel of the local industry. The triangular pieces, hanging in the middle of the scupture's wave, move with the wind so there is continual movement.
White Welsh sheep on the green grass, reminiscent of the book How Green Was My Valley. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.
Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.
The Seafront. Ask a local and they will point out landmarks, like the Dylan Thomas boathouse museum, in the distance. I should have brought binoculars, and a long distance lens on a camera, or for a mobile phone.
Phoot by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. On the train. Buy from the trolley Bara Brith, a kind of fruit cake
Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. Welsh cakes, like a cross between a squashed Welsh scone and a thick pancake.
Station and train signs
Useful Websites
Wales tourist board
Tourist board for England, Scotland and Wales
Great Western Railway whose lines include Paddingto to Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, and on by local trains to Fishguard and Goodwick (for a holiday or ferry to Ireland)
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