Welsh grans only

I am half Anglesey half Breconshire , born and grew up in the
mining village of Aberfan ,Glamorganshire. I too have a Welsh gold wedding band, was sung to sleep to Myfanwy as were my
daughters and grandchildren.

I love Wales with passion , our coastline, mountains, canals, rivers, our National Parks, our language, our history, our poets,
our Welsh hymns and songs. We have been trampled on but
never beaten.

Cymru am byth ???????

Growing up in Wales and going to the pubs in the village would be an evening of song. It was like living with a male voice choir at your beck and call. Very few older women went to pubs, not the done thing. My teenage friends and I were very 'fast' and rebellious ? The men would keep a close eye on us and make sure we had no trouble from anyone.

Then about nine o'clock someone would call 'Ianto, a song now then', and Ianto would oblige, to be joined by most of the men in the pub. So much nicer than the present day sports TVs and slot machines. And rarely any trouble because everyone was too busy singing to get drunk.

I am half Welsh and spent my first 4 years there.
My grandfather and great grandfather were church ministers. So for me it, like Casdon it is all about the singing, the poetry and the voices. I remember them fondly. Oh yes, and the beautiful countryside I rode through on horseback when we went back to visit. And malt loaf, is that bara brith? Yummy.
And the softness of my clothes and blankets.

Mention of jewellery reminds of my mums wedding ring. It’s Welsh gold. She was taking something out of the microwave a few years ago when it flew off her finger and bounced off the worktop. She’s not set eyes on it from that day to this, despite taking her tiny kitchen to pieces in an effort to find it. ?

We live on Anglesey, very near the coastal path and count our blessings every day.

I think it is a privilege to be Welsh. The people have poetry and song in their souls, know how to make the best of life and have a good time, and are so funny, usually at our own expense.

Most of Wales is unspoilt, it’s mountainous, not crowded and it’s beautiful. We are very lucky.

(and of course we have the coolest Flag in the world ???????).

Apart from all that is stunning about Wales for me it has to be the production of Clogau jewellery. I have quite a collection now but the most precious is the bangle I have worn for the last twenty years with the word Cariad engraved on it.

All things Welsh have such a tug at my heartstrings- my Dad, the sound of a Welsh male voice choir, many of their hymns and the piece of music called Myfanwy, which was played in church at our wedding, to name but a few

My mum is Welsh though left many years ago. We were taken to Llandudno for holidays, as my great aunt and uncle ran a guest house there. I have happy memories of those holidays, seeing the end-of-pier shows, Happy Valley (I think?) which was Alice in Wonderland themed, taking the ferry to Anglesey. One thing we never did was bathe in the sea - each of the years we went they had influxes of Portuguese Men O War jellyfish. I recall leaning over the side of the ferry at the water turned maroon by the numbers floating about.

Dh and I briefly went to Wales many years ago but we’ve not been back since. We do have a plan to drive round the coastline at some point, maybe next year, and I look forward to getting to know more of Wales.

My husband spent a lot of time in Wales as a child as his grandmother was Welsh. He loved it. We've been a few times many years ago.
About five years ago we stayed just outside Llandudno. That fabulous pier!

Ah! I've been hoping for this thread! For me Wales is heaven on earth; fabulous mountains, rolling green hills, forests as far as the eye can see, more castles per square mile than anywhere else in the UK and beaches so beautiful that they need nothing more than to be gazed at. Our language and accent is more like singing than speaking and our male voice choirs are admired all over the world. We've provided the UK with coal, slate, lamb and water for centuries, at huge cost to the health of our menfolk and families. We've desperately hung on to our language with pride when the English tried to stamp it out in our schools and in books.
Us Welsh are a proud lot; we're happy to share what we have, but our generosity has sometimes been taken advantage of.

Ooh I’ve been waiting for this….? and agree with all so far!

We have so much stunning coastline in ??????? in relation to land mass. I’m lucky enough to live within spitting distance of the beach with views across to The Island (as Anglesey is referred to…)

Mountains behind me makes my feng shui perfect and I love our castles, Welsh cakes, bara brith and the fact that we box massively above our weight in sport ⚽️??‍♀️ given our teensy population!

I love our language and hearing people attempting impossible pronunciations but making the effort anyway! Our Welsh language, anthem and flag are brilliant and easily recognisable when I’m gallivanting abroad.

I hope I’m an example of all that’s good about Wales and the Welsh people as I’m sure the other GNetters are of their UK nations.?

The people are friendly, great community spirit, even in some parts of Cardiff, beautiful coastline and inland the hills are green. You can look at the sea in one direction and the rolling mountains in the other.

I have heard so much about how beautiful Wales is. I hope I manage to fit in a visit before I get too decrepit.

I aW Elsa. And live just over the bridge in England. I love Wales and the Welsh people, they are the friendliest people I have ever met, wonderful countryside and a beautiful capital city.

We live on the south coast of Carmarthenshire. Wonderful beaches. Coastal path minutes away for breath taking beautiful walks. We often go to North Wales for a week. Love it there also.

Lovely people near me too. What more could you want ?

I live in North Wales. The countryside is beautiful here. We also have some lovely beaches nearby.
I feel lucky to live where I can step out of my door into the peace and quiet of my little corner of Wales.

The people are friendly, the hills are always nearby, and a beach is never far away.

My sister lives there and the beaches are amazing. So many beautiful places to visit it always feels like ‘coming home’ to me. My Mum was born in ‘The Valleys’.