| Show llandudno atlantic city of wales now Is tourist magnet has become one of most alost popular sea resorts of britain american tourists who visit the british isles tills this summer may be drawn to llandudno beach which lins hils been called the lie atlantic city or of the british isles on the san sand hills of llandudno bench beach lewis carroll till an oxford mathematician whose real name was dr charles L dod dodgson son once strolled with the children or of ills his host dean liddell recently a white marble marker was erected at the famous welsh resort to commemorate these walks and the literary classic alice lu in wonderland they inspired although may 1 sound quite foreign to most americans it Is one of the chief seaside resorts of the british isles s ays th the e national geographic society situated on the north coast of wales facing the irish sea it may be easily reached by thousands of summer visitors from liverpool manchester and tile he rn anglish ilski midlands tile the town itself Is built around a vac vast st semicircle of firm sandy beach with the ends of the crescent tipped with wilh two towering masses of rock the great onnes lend head and the littie orme neither nice nor deauville nor biarritz Biar ritz nor scheveningen nor cor any of the much vaunted middle europi bathing results on oil tile the shores shore of Hun garys lake balaton I 1 lias as it situation comparable to tills this magnificent watering place and the welsh people have made excellent use of tile the opportunities which nature presented A concrete boardwalk wider than ne new v yorks york I 1 9 broadway follows the graceful curve of tile the beach for more than a mile and a half countless counties bathhouses bath houses on wheels follow the tide hack back and forth being drawn up and down the sands by horses li orsea droves of donkeys are provided tor for tile the childrens rides when they tire of dl digging ing in the sand a pier jutting out into the bay for half a mile is the scene of daily concerts and dances while along its full length are booths of fortune tellers catchpenny catch catell penny tenders ven ders and other allurements allure ments which chich attract those who delight le light in such diversions while on holiday but it Is the incomparable marine drive chiseled out ot of the sol solid id rock of great ormes head winding be tween sen sea and sky ky along the precipitous OUT which brings distinction to llandudno over all other resorts no similar stretch of the drive along alone the riviera can excel it in grandeur there are many many canny spots pot which lure kire the visitor happy happ y val V a i icy nestling in a hollow of th the e gr areat e n f orme orinc presented to the town by lord mostyn as la a memorial of the queen VICt otla jubilee the lie church of our saviour in whose aroun grounds d s L lewis e w ls carroll carrol used to romp with h his 1 s y youthful 0 u th friend alice the daughter of dean liddell whose residence wa nearby and st church a medieval structure occupying the site of the cell of st budno a hermit of the seventh century who gave ills his name to llandudno llan ilan meaning church |
