{"id":2368,"date":"2015-11-21T22:54:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T11:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/?p=2368"},"modified":"2015-11-21T22:54:35","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T11:54:35","slug":"more-of-brecon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/?p=2368","title":{"rendered":"More of Brecon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brecon is an interesting town in a beautiful setting and I&#8217;m told it often features in English home shows favoured in Australia. \u00a0Our B&amp;B was a 17th century farmhouse with a townhouse fronting the street. \u00a0It&#8217;s attraction was off-street parking.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2369\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5792.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2369\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2369\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5792-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"View from my window with the camera on zoom. The building is part of Christ Church College established in 1541.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5792-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5792-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5792.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from my window with the camera on zoom. The building is part of Christ Church College established in 1541.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2370\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5810.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2370\" class=\" wp-image-2370\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5810-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Some of the farm buildings\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5810-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5810.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the farm buildings<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2371\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5812.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2371\" class=\" wp-image-2371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5812-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Street frontage. My room was behind the left middle window. A very narrow wooden staircase led to the next floor. \" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5812-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5812-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5812.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street frontage. My room was behind the left middle window. A very narrow wooden staircase led to the next floor.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2375\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5862.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375\" class=\" wp-image-2375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5862-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Street view of the Market Arcade. its a couple of buildings down from the family pub.\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5862-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5862-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5862.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street view of the Market Arcade. Its a couple of buildings down from the location of the family pub .<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2372\" style=\"width: 284px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC04447.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2372\" class=\" wp-image-2372\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC04447-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the entrance\" width=\"274\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC04447-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC04447-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC04447.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the entrance. \u00a0Seems to be the place to find community notices.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2373\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5829.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373\" class=\" wp-image-2373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5829-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Rather slow day at the market. The butcher had some terrific chalk drawings on his sandwich boards. The market was looking a bit unloved.\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5829-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5829-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5829.jpg 1306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rather slow day at the market. The butcher had some terrific chalk drawings on his sandwich boards. The market was looking a bit unloved.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2374\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5830.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2374\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2374\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5830-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The fishmonger was selling samphire, an edible coastal plant I'd never seen before and which is often eaten with seafood.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5830-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_5830.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fishmonger was selling samphire, an edible coastal plant I&#8217;d never seen before and which is often eaten with seafood.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our next stop was the church followed by the canal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2376\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC046b32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2376\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2376\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC046b32-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lone swan. Supposedly the Queen owns all the UK swans which I head on a TV show long ago and found in this article. http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/22425\/queen-owns-swans-and-other-swan-stories \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC046b32-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC046b32-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC046b32.jpg 1959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lone swan. Supposedly the Queen owns all the UK swans which I head on a TV show long ago and found in this article. http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/22425\/queen-owns-swans-and-other-swan-stories<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2377\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_6466.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2377\" class=\" wp-image-2377\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_6466-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The canal was an attractive area\" width=\"363\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_6466-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_6466-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_6466.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The canal was an attractive area. \u00a0It also had some big canal boats moored to the right of the picture<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2378\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_6468.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2378\" class=\" wp-image-2378\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_6468-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"Small bridge\" width=\"354\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_6468-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_6468-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Small bridge and booth with a varied background. \u00a0We walked down the path a bit and then it was time to hit the road for Gloucester.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brecon is an interesting town in a beautiful setting and I&#8217;m told it often features in English home shows favoured in Australia. \u00a0Our B&amp;B was a 17th century farmhouse with a townhouse fronting the street. \u00a0It&#8217;s attraction was off-street parking. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Our next stop was the church followed by the canal. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[111,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brecon","category-family-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2368"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368\/revisions\/2380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}