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Let’s Try Being In Love

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Darren Hayes, the former frontman of Savage Garden is back on the music scene with his new song: Let’s Try Being In Love.

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I love the song and the video. It features Hayes, being himself, an openly out gay man.

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Antony

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Conwy Castle with Simon

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Simon & Me.

To celebrate my upcoming 35th birthday, my good friend Simon and I visited Conwy Castle in North Wales.

Essential Info

  • Conwy Castle is a well preserved, grand structure that once was a medieval fortress.
  • It was impressively built in just 4 years.
  • Admission Prices can be found here. Due to COVID-19, tickets must be purchased in advance of the visit.
  • Opening Times can be found here.
  • Parking is available, charged using Pay and Display.
  • Conwy Town has little else to offer, apart from the Castle visit.
  • Conwy Castle can be easily found using Sat Navigation or Google Maps.
  • At the time of our visit walking along the inside walls was not permitted.

Here are some photos of the Castle, click on any photo for full size image:

Stairs to Conwy Castle Entrance.
Conwy Castle (outside 1).
Walk Along the Wall (1).
Conwy Castle Wooden Sculpture.
Inside Conwy Castle (2) – The Well.
Inside Conwy Castle (4) – A Tower.
Conwy Castle (outside 2).
Walk Along the Wall (2), view from arrow slit.
Inside Conwy Castle (1).
Inside Conwy Castle (3) – View from arrow slit in a tower.

Inside Conwy Castle (5) – One of the smaller fireplaces.
Inside Conwy Castle (6) – The Bridge.
Inside Conwy Castle (7) – View.
Inside Conwy Castle (8).
Inside Conwy Castle (9) – Window.
Inside Conwy Castle (10).

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Antony

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South Lakes Safari Zoo with Steve

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On a wet and windy Friday, my good friend Steve and I went to visit South Lakes Safari Zoo. Here are some photos of the animals that I took:

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A Zebra.
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A bear.
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A kangaroo.
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Penguins (2).
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Jaguar (1).
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Jaguar (3).
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A parrot.
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An Emu.
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A goose having a go at an emu.
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Penguins (1).
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Flamingos.
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Jaguar (2).
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Arctic wolfs.

Essential Info

  • South Lakes Safari Zoo is a small zoo that takes approximately half a day to walk around. All the usual animals you would expect to see at a Zoo, with the notable exception of elephants.
  • Recommended.
  • Admission fees: click here.
  • Opening times: click here.
  • Parking: Free onsite parking.
  • Toilets available near the zoo entrance.
  • Cheap hand feeding experiences – currently not operational due to Coronavirus.
  • A large gift shop, mostly catering to children.
  • Friendly staff/exceptional customer service.
  • Difficult to read zoo map, charged at £1. Minimum card spend £5.
  • Disgusting food in the onsite Fish & Chip shop, honestly we didn’t realise you could do that to chips to make them taste so vile.

Write soon,

Antony

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