To Beaumaris and what was to have been Edward I's greatest castle. Rather in the manner of the best public works projects it ran into a financial hole and was left half-finished. Still pretty awesome. Spotted visiting this World Heritage Site at the same time as ourselves was a scouse plonker who proceeded to scale a sheer wall for the amusement of his toddler. It was difficult not to want him to fall off.
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For lunch we ducked into The George and Dragon Hotel. A proper old pub: low ceilings, beams, three beers on draught, and passable wine. Also plain but very adequate pub food. OG and Groupie each had the sausage, egg and chips at £6.00. Perfectly good. I could imagine settling down to a drinking session in the place, which is a compliment. Sometimes plain pleasures are what the doctor ordered.
In the evening we watched the film that won the Best Picture Oscar for 1940 - Hitchcock's
Rebecca. Great fun. They don't have an Oscar for the best use of shadow but if they did this film would be right up there with
Touch of Evil vying to win it. 8/10.
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