We had alternating rain and sun, but fortunately the rain happened mostly when we were in the car.
Powis Castle didn’t open until 11:00, so we went to Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. It is a world heritage site for engineering. Amazing to see what was done in the 19th century. The views from the aqueduct were wonderful. You can walk across the aqueduct.
Then we went to Powis Castle. The place is spelled Powys, but the Castle is Powis. The gardens were great and we got some ideas for our garden, The rooms in the castle are quite nice, but you can’t take photos inside.
We had a little time so we went to Montgomery Castle. This is a ruin of a border castle held by the English in the long running dispute between the English and Welsh kings. I know it sound like a broken record by the views were cool. I think Linda’s comment about castles sums it up “why are all the castles built high on hills?”
Tomorrow we are off to north Wales to see Snowdonia and Caernarfon Castle before ending in Conwy.