[Leica] Nathan's PAD 14/9/2015: St Cybi's church, Holyhead, Wales

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>From: Nathan Wajsman <nwajsman at gmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 15, 2015 11:37 AM
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>Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 14/9/2015: St Cybi's church, Holyhead, Wales
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>Yesterday morning I said goodbye to my daughter at the hospital in 
>Bodelwyddan, on the north coast of Wales, where she will be the next 3 
>months, doing an internship. My flight home from Liverpool was in the 
>evening, so I drove west, all the way along the north coast and across 
>Anglesey, ending up in Holyhead. As I was walking around the town, I 
>happened on this church, apparently founded by St Cybi, cousin of the 
>patron saint of Wales, St David. There has been a church here since the 6th 
>century, although of course the current structure is much more recent:
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>http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MHdjgCv/A
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>I went inside:
>http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-QMndwGN/A
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>There were some interesting details:
>http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-TVLD79r/A
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>But as so often happens when travelling, it is meeting the people that 
>makes a place special. These two volunteers (stewards, they call 
>themselves), show people around and explain various features of the church. 
>They were with someone else when I came in, so I just looked around on my 
>own (which I prefer anyway). But as I was leaving, they approached me and 
>apologised for not being available, and asked where I was from?a simple 
>question, the answer to which is complicated in my case?So we had a nice 
>chat and at the end I got them to pose for me:
>http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-cp8HGCP/A
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>Cheers,
>Nathan
>
>Nathan Wajsman
>Alicante, Spain
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>Thanks for posting, Nathan. The interior shot of the church is beautiful.  
>What a range of tones and colors!
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