Flown over to Anglesey, or Ynys Mon in Welsh. Its just a short journey from Caernarfon, I could have glided over from the top of the castle. It's the sixth largest island around Great Britain and very nice it is too. First place I went was Beaumaris in the east of the island. A nice town with another of Edward I's castles. This one is a world heritage site. In the photograph you can see the Menai Strait and the Menai Suspension Bridge. The Menai Strait is narrow but has strong currents and whirlpools, so best use a bridge (or fly like me!. The suspension bridge is by Thomas Telford and was finished in 1826. A mile away is the Britannia Bridge. Originally by Robert Stephenson and completed in 1850, wait 1000 years for a bridge and two come along at once. It caught fire in 1970 and was rebuilt, opening in 1980.
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