Today We Are Off To Visit: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch And To Pay Our Respects To The Grave Of Gellert At Bedgellert.

[RATTER15]

Well we cant live in Wales and not visit these places now can we.

For those of you that don't know the story of gellert:

Gellert is the best known Irish Wolfhound of all time for sure.

http://www.beddgelerttourism.com/gelert/

So look out WELSHYORKIE, I'm in your neck of the woods today.

[excelsior-1]

have a great time ratter

[Sqad]

Sounds fun RATTER...;-) is Carakeel going with you?

[Zacs-Master]

He makes fairly good camping equipment too. Enjoy.

[RATTER15]

Yes Sqad of course, and the hounds :-)

[RATTER15]

Well, a lovely day but we only got as far as Gelerts grave. We were a little dissappointed though with the way the grave was neglected, bearing in mind that the village is even named after this hounds grave (bedd is Welsh for grave) and then we went into a very large gift shop where they sold some lovely tasteful gifts of just about every animal sculpture you could think of, but the shop assistant looked rather surprised when I asked if they have a Irish Wolfhound sculpture to represent Gelert, I don't think it had ever even occurred to them. The drive up to Beddgelert was amazing, so mountainous and rugged, a lovely day out.

[joggerjayne]

Oh yes, I remember the tale of Gellert.

I didn't realise there was an actual grave.

[RATTER15]

here you go JJ, me and hounds at the grave side.

https://db.tt/12YNMmIP

[RATTER15]

We will visit "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" on another excursion.

[murraymints]

Very imposing photo Ratter ! ...you fair look the laird with his pack ! Lol....does the blonde hound have a sore leg ?

[ChillDoubt]

I once won 2nd prize in a school Urdd competition for who could say the name of the Llanfair P.G. village the fastest.

[RATTER15]

murraymints, yes he does, he broke his dew claw a days ago, it isnt causing him any problems its bandaged to stop him catching the claw and making it bleed everywhere.

[pixie373]

Great photo, ratter. I'd heard that story of gellert, although didn't know the name or where it was.

[RATTER15]

lol i have just looked at that photo again, My legs aren't really that short, my jeans appear to be down around my arse!

[wolf63]

Did you have to stop and ask for directions?

Did you take the little hounds out for the day too? Pictures of all hounds and of your farm moggies.

[sherrardk]

The story of Gellert is one of my favourites. Have you seen the Mabinogion?

[Nibble]

Great Picture, Ratter :)

Has your Bard announced..

There's a new Prince in the land, being Rat ap Tar... with His Hounds?

[Nibble]

But Ratter, everything goes south as we ALL get older :)

[RATTER15]

Wolf, the Sat nav took us to the village, from there it was sign posted. We didnt take little Sammy the Shih-tzu as he would have got trampled in the back of the car

[RATTER15]

Lol Nibble, you are correct :-) Its the weight of my belly!

[Nibble]

Just remember to ask for your "right" side to be used for the close-up, Mr de Ville.