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678 Hiking in England; British Footnotes; High Tea in London

Travel with Rick Steves

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I'm a Writer, and I've Been to the Top of Snowdon With Wilkie Collins.

My great lupin briton of the gerald of wales handed me over to anglo irish writers called summerville and ross. And i went top snow dome mountain itself with them, which they had done in, i think about the year 19 o three or something. They were victoria and edwardian ladies who had gone up in full skirts and hats, and uh, walked to the top. In those days, there was nothing at the top other than a very small hotel, which shouldn't have been called a hotel because it was falling down. Whereas now there's a railway to the top of snowdon. Yes, again, you look at it through

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