I love the expression stunning in context to little Britain when you have places like Yellowstone, the Rockies, the Grand Canyon... need I go on, 'cos I could...
I guess the biggest attraction to Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and most of Europe, is the roots and the history... You go to Italy or Greece and our history pales into insignificance, but much of the far eastern parts of Europe, or maybe parts of Northern Africa are not so hot for USofA passport holders...
I guess much of it depends on your roots...
Most of the country out of the cities is pretty user friendly and most visitors are openly welcomed... I wouldn't want to stay in London for long if I didn't have to but it would be great to visit... plenty more to see other than stained glass windows... depends what you want to see...
Whilst in Wales, I was surprised how few Welsh people I met, and I only heard the language being spoken the once...
The next day was clear and crisp so we trundled over to the local church which has roots back to Saint Patrick (Mr PatMan) who history goes was in a boat that foundered near by (the reputed Island is visible over my shoulder) and survived to found this small holy site known as Llanbadrig...
There is not a great deal of the original church left but some of it is 15th century; the most unusual aspect is that when a benefactor rebuilt the church in the 1800's he wanted no religious icons and all the glass to be geometric in pattern, much like a Mosque, so the glass is quite unusual...
The angle of the shot is deliberate so when I process the two primary images I'll have a clear view of the three windows...
Nala did a "Titanic" to hide Wyfla, the local nuke power station we missed in the details for the place we were staying in...
