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1. The Shires Shopping Mall doesn’t allow cameras. Well that’s what the security guard told me after I was spotted trying to photograph the interior of the building.

No cameras allowed? Weren’t we standing in a shopping mall bristling with CCTV cameras, surrounded by shoppers with mobile phone cameras? I could only conclude this was a vain attempt by their marketing department to prevent the wider world from viewing the stark awfulness of this cloistered hanger. Almost as a act of desperation, a large banner outside the building shouts “Welcome to the Shires“, as if we need to be reminded that they are pleased to see us.

The sterile interior of the Shires

A few yards across the road from the Shires, and a pleasant contrast in every respect, is Leicester Market, the largest covered market in Europe. Full of colour and life. So that’s my second interesting fact…

2. Leicester Market is fantastic – 300 stalls selling vegetables, fish, meat, clothing and cloth. The quality is excellent and the prices reasonable. Three mangoes for £1 – amazing! Apparently the market has been on the same site for 700 years.

My third interesting fact continues this vegetable theme…

3. The best vegetarian Indian food in Leicester can be found at Bobby’s at 154-156 Belgrave Road. Bobby’s had been recommended by my cousin. We arrived for a take-away at 6pm on a Saturday evening when it was very busy. I needed some help ordering so asked the guy behind the counter for advice. He left his post and ushered us to a seating area where he explained the family history of the business, the issue of ‘hotness’ and how Bobby’s focusses on bringing out the natural flavours of the vegetables rather than masking them with fried onion and garlic. He was right. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. We’ll be back! – www.eatatbobbys.com

4. There is a great Big Issue seller in Market Street. This gentleman allowed me to photograph him. “A good face” one of my family commented when I got home. I thank him and wish him well.

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Yesterday we went on an 11km walk on the Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire just west of Newport. The weather was glorious and I got some nice photos, particularly at the end of the walk at around 5.00pm when the sea mist rolled in to engulf Newport. It moved up the hillside towards the rocky backdrop of Mynydd Carningli, before receding like a slow-motion Tsunami.

The walk began at the Bedd Morris car park 1,000 feet above sea level and descended to the sea at Aberrhigian Bay through a network of ancient drovers tracks called green lanes. Some are sunken and flanked by dry stone walls. Many are gloriously muddy and contain streams! From the pebble beach of Aberrhigian Bay the route went along the cliffs half a mile to Aberfforest and then inland for the long climb back to the car

This 4 hour walk was taken from the book Bluestone Country – the Carningli Walks edited by Brian John [ISBN: 0 9524071 0 8].

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Ddoe, buom cerdded ar Fynyddoedd Preseli, Sir Benfro, i’r gorllewin o Drefdraeth, gan gerdded 11 cilomedr. Roedd y tywydd yn fendigedig a llwyddais i dynnu rhai lluniau da, yn enwedig ar ddiwedd y daith, tua 5.00pm, pan ddaeth y tarth i mewn o’r môr gan lyncu Trefdraeth. Symudodd i fyny’r llethr tuag at Fynydd creigiog Carn Ingli, cyn dychwelyd i’r môr fel Tswnami araf.

Roedd y daith yn cychwyn ym maes parcio Bedd Morris, 1,000 troedfedd uwchlaw lefel y môr, gan ddisgyn i’r môr ym Mae Aberhigian, trwy ddilyn rhwydwaith o hen lwybrau’r porthmyn o’r enw lonydd gwyrdd. Mae rhai wedi suddo ac yn gorwedd rhwng waliau cerrig. Mae nifer yn braf ac yn fwdlyd ac yn croesi sawl nant! O’r traeth cerigos ym Mae Aberhigian, roedd y llwybr yn dilyn y clogwyni am hanner milltir i Aberfforest, yna roedd yn gadael yr arfordir cyn dringo’n ôl i’r car.

Mae’r daith hon wedi’i chynnwys yn llyfr Bluestone Country – the Carningli Walks golygwyd gan Brian John [ISBN: 0 9524071 0 8].

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