The Welsh Holiday in Wales so It Must Be Great

This term my daughter has been assigned a project at school and her topic is facts and trivia relating to Wales.

My first impression was how boring, she could have had somewhere more interesting than Wales.To be fair though, she has uncovered a few interesting facts along the way.

For instance, the name of Wales actually originates from the Cymraeg word of Gwalia, which translated means “Homeland”.

Although Wales looks relatively small and is bordered to the east by England, the rest of the country is surrounded by water.  To the south is the Bristol Channel, with St. George’s Channel to the west and finally the Irish Sea to the north.

There have been many fine actors who have been born in Wales, including Sir Anthony Hopkins, the very fine Richard Burton and the beautiful Catherine Zeta Jones.

Of course Catherine has escaped Wales for the delights of the USA, but she often pops back and stays at Hotels in Wales.  She has also been known for her Self Catering Wales escapades when she visits her family.

Catherine however doesn’t just stay in Wales, she also enjoys her UK Family Holidays with her celebrity husband and her 2 children.It’s not uncommon for them to visit a local pub or two for a little lunch and join in with everybody else in the pub, doesn’t sound very showbiz to me. 

I digress a bit and have come off the subject.This must be something that runs in our family as it would seem that my daughter has problems with this as well.

She has the most vivid imagination and sadly when writing any stories, essays, etc, she always seems to go off on a tangent and loses the whole point of her story.

Funnily enough, only last week her English teacher had severe words with her about the standard of some of her work.Things have certainly changed, but in my school days a vivid imagination was something that was really praised, and certainly wasn’t quashed. 

My next instalment on the delights of Wales will follow soon as soon as my daughter gets on with the job in hand.At the moment though she is happily working on a short story about slaying dragons, probably because she has just drawn a picture of the Welsh flag and she has gone off on one of her adventures!!