Arrival in Northern Wales

The view from Astralship

With one of the two weekly Wizz Air direct flights from Budapest I arrived in Liverpool, England, from where I took the first train. I had a bus ticket but that was to depart in the evening, I thought the train is a better option. I actually wanted to book a ticket online for the train but the booking page of the Arriva Wales's website didn't work. (That's why I booked the coach.) But it turned out the ticket from the ticket office (from a living and helpful human) was cheaper than online (£29 instead of £37), plus the travel was also faster (1.5 hrs instead of 2.5 hrs) although this too included a change at Chester. Then, from Bangor, I took a taxi instead of trying to find a local bus as the driver offered a good price, £20 to the village of Deiniolen (Llanbabs). He was a proud nationalist Welsh, but very friendly as I seemed open for their culture. I do like to get to know new cultures, and the best way is through language. Welsh is a widely spoken language in this part of Wales; unlike other recently revived Celtic languages, it has never died out. It seems, to be accepted by locals you need to learn a bit of their language, and I'm happy to do so. I just have to wait until my 11-day quarantine is over, to start. This time is spent aboard the Astralship, the unique co-working space, a part hostel part commune (or 'intentional community') that I visited in April 2017. For a while, it will be my home, then we'll see how things go. 











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