"Launisch wie die Kelten"

Name of traveller

Robert Lucas

Reason for travel

• presumably leisurely travel, holidaying

Date of travel

undated, ca. early 1960s

Wir befanden uns auf halbem Weg zum Gipfel des Snowdon. Wir waren vom Bryngwynant nach Plascwmllan aufgestiegen, und von Plascwmllan den Cwm-y-llan entlang am Craig-ddu vorbei geklettert und saßen nun keuchend unter den wilden Felshängen des Bwlchysaethau. Dann kam der Nebel. (Lucas 26)

Content

• history: north Wales as a region full of surprises in which grim history constrasts with idyllic landscapes
• language:
  • antiquity of Welsh language
  • impressed by centuries of enduring struggle to keep the language alive
• recreation:
  
  • description of an ascent of Snowdon largely via the Watkin Path
  • encounter of dense fog during the climb despite mid-summer
  • warns against visits to Rhyl and Colwyn Bay as tourist hubs for industrial mid-England
• terrain:
  • praises small villages further inland
  • mountains described in terms of wasteland, rubble tips, deep valleys
  • treacherous quality of light makes mountains appear closer than they are
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Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Male

Type of publication

essay; travel guide; travelogue

Citation

Lucas, Robert. "Launisch wie die Kelten." Die Zeit 28 (13 July 1962): 26. Print.