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On my travels. Where am I?

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2.
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3.
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And finally, just for fun, a caption competition. (You can try and guess the location as well if you've spotted the geographical link to all the pictures).
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I'm wondering if no. 3 is Llandudno, and if the gull is called "Jonathan"?

Not Llandudno, and sorry I didn't get to ask the gull his name.....

Gulliver, innit ?

Mr Seagal?

Gullable?

2 looks like Llandrindod.
1: Swansea?

Both correct. 

Hi
Is no 3 Aberystwyth?

Basset

No 5  Betws-y-Coed ?

3 is Aberystwyth and 5 is indeed Betws-y-Coed, well done. Just 4 to get.....

The pics cover a south to north journey entirely by rail (overnight stop in Aberystwyth) and Mr Seagull was at my most northerly destination......

No 4 - Llandudno Jt

Er.....no ???

4 is somewhere on the Ffestiniog railway - Minffordd having changed from the big railway to the small?

(Looks familiar from a recent holiday with a train mad 3 year old)

On the Ffessie, yep.....but not Minfford

Then is no 4 Tanygrisiau

Sorry, no.

No 4 Penryn.....?

I'm gonna be pedantic and say no :D

For accuracy - Penrhyndeudraeth

I'd've settled for Penrhyn, that's the station name serving Penrhyndeudraeth.

My pedantic answer to eightf48544 is that Penryn is in Cornwall.

Ah, "penguin dandruff" as we christened the station on our recent holiday in North Wales. (Family struggled with some of the welsh place names - can't understand why myself).

Anyone know why the Ffestiniog abbreviated the name, whereas the national railway has always used the full name?

According to Wikipedia, 'Penrhyndeudraeth' Station on the Ffestiniog Railway was shortened to 'Penrhyn' in 1870 to avoid confusion with the Cambrian Line station at the lower end of the town. One wonders if there were ever through ticket opportunites to 'Penrhyn' from say, London. One could've ended up in Cornwall......

And on the subject of Welsh place names, I have an uncle who convinced me as a child that a certain Welsh resort was pronounced 'Have-a-Stiff-Wrist' in English

There used to be a bit off habit in shorting Welsh place names in particular

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch to Llanfair P G

Was it sponsored by the tea company with the chimps perchance?

Wonder how Celia or Phil would cope if the full name was used.

Digressing slightly, whilst waiting at Twywn this summer for a northbound train, the electronic departure board was showing it stopping at Butlins Penychain. Apart from the fact that I'm not sure the official station name has ever included the name of the adjacent holiday camp, it's now a Haven! 

Isn't it a request stop too?

Anyway Llanfairpwll (or even Llanfairpwllgwyngyll) was lengthened on purpose to increase tourism. 

Yep back in 1850 when the railway was being built a cobbler came up with the idea to boost the area


http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A403642

http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/gb/station/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch/gb-llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch-sign.jpg