BY JANET STEINBERG
PART
ONE
You
have probably never heard of these places, but trust me, once you’ve been there
you will not forget these far away places with strange sounding names that
hover below the average traveler’s radar.
Now
let’s have some fun and test your knowledge of geography. Before you read
beyond the name of each place, see if you can name what country it is in.
The country’s name is included in the text that follows each name!
LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH: Absolutely no place on
earth can top this one for being a far away place with a strange sounding name.
Every place after this will be downhill.
Yes, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
is truly the name of a town in Anglesy, Wales. With a name made up of 58
letters, it is indisputably the longest
valid domain name in the world. The English translation of the name is Saint
Mary's Church In The Hollow Of The White Hazel Near A Rapid Whirlpool And The
Church Of St. Tysilio Of The Red Cave.
It Is worth going to this town just to
say you have been there…that is if you know how to say it. In case you
don’t, I’ll give you a pronunciation lesson: Clan
vire pulth gwinn gith gor gerrick win drob uth clan tay see lee oh go go gogch.
The town’s historic railway station is the most popular
destination because of the photo opportunities at the inevitably long station
name sign. Wherever you go in Wales, I can guarantee you that, at some
point in time, you will end up having your picture taken in front of the railroad
station-house sign.
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| THE HISTORIC RAILWAY STATION IN LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH, WALES |
