{"id":10156,"date":"2020-05-04T15:54:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T19:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?page_id=10156"},"modified":"2020-05-05T13:06:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T17:06:47","slug":"wales-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wales-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Wales: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Get creative<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Organize your art supplies and get painting! Pick a particular location you\u2019ll visit on your trip and compare your artwork to photos of the location when you return. Consider painting Mt. Snowdon &#8211; the highest mountain in Wales. Snowdon is Old English for \u201csnow hill\u201d &amp; provides a view of the British Isles from the summit on a clear day, standing at a breathtaking 3,560 feet.<\/p>\n<p><em>Not a painter? Check out these <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitwales.com\/en-us\/inspire-me\/virtual-visit\/welsh-museums-and-art-galleries-virtually\"><em>virtual tours<\/em><\/a><em> of famous Welsh museums and more.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Pick a film<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Wales include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Submarine (2010)<\/li>\n<li>Set Fire to the Stars (2014)<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ll Be There (2003)<\/li>\n<li>Amelia (2009)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Study some history<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Dive deep into the history of specific sites you\u2019ll visit on tour. Study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowdonia.gov.wales\/home#covid-modal\">Snowdonia National Park<\/a>, which touts Stone and Bronze Age burial chambers, Norman castles, Roman forts, and steam railways. Then, explore Wales\u2019 involvement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/wales\/history\/sites\/themes\/periods\/ww1_background.shtml\">First World War<\/a>, which saw the country enter hostilities with Germany. A total of 272,924 Welshmen served in the war, and the two most notable battles to include Welsh forces were those at Mametz Wood on the Somme and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Battle-of-Passchendaele\">Battle of Passchendaele<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Choose a book<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Read and discuss a book that takes place in your destination or describes the local culture. Pick from titles like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Wild Abandon<\/em> by Joe Dunthorne<\/li>\n<li><em>Resistance<\/em> by Owen Shears<\/li>\n<li><em>The Matter of Wales<\/em> by Jan Morris<\/li>\n<li><em>A History of Wales <\/em>by John Davies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Arrange a potluck and encourage your friends to bring a traditional dish from your destination. Know a chef? Hold a cooking class with your travel group, or consider a group outing to a restaurant that offers your destination\u2019s cuisine. Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/alton-brown\/welsh-rarebit-recipe-1914850\">Welsh rarebit<\/a> or some traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/recipes\/welsh_cakes_16706\">Welsh cakes<\/a>, for starters.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Call up a friend and practice your language skills &#8212; despite the fact that Wales is a predominantly English-speaking country, a fair number of citizens still speak Welsh. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/enroll\/cy\/en\/Learn-Welsh\">common sayings<\/a> to use on the phone or throughout your travels (think about ordering at restaurants, buying souvenirs, and chatting with locals).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is the second-longest place name in the world and the longest name in Europe! It\u2019s meaning is \u201cSt. Mary\u2019s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave.\u201d The village is more commonly referred to as Llanfair PG or Llanfairpwll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get painting! Pick a particular location you\u2019ll visit on your trip and compare your artwork to photos of the location when you return. Consider painting Mt. Snowdon &#8211; the highest mountain in Wales. 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