Gall unrhyw un ohonoch ddod a mwynhau popeth rydw

Gall unrhyw un ohonoch ddod a mwynhau popeth rydw i wedi'i wneud ~  Any of you can come and enjoy everything I've done


“All I have done here is not solely for myself, it is, I hope, for the whole neighbourhood. [...] I cannot monopolise all this magnificent scenery. I cannot eat one of these fine oak trees, nor put Carnedd Llewelyn in my pocket. Any of you may come and enjoy all that I have done whenever you may feel disposed.”
― Henry Davis Pochin, (Quoted in 'Bodnant Garden' by Iona McLaren. Pitkin, 2021, ISBN 978-1841658919)"

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Edrychodd rhai o bobl gyfoethog o ddwy ganrif yn ôl ar eu harian fel rhywbeth y gallen nhw ei ddefnyddio i adeiladu rhywbeth i helpu pobl. Felly nawr mae Parc y Rhath gyda ni yng Nghaerdydd, a Gardd Bodnant yng ngogledd Cymru. Mae pobl gyfoethog heddiw ymddangos yn dioddef o drachwant, mynd yn gyfoethocach ac yn gyfoethocach, ond byth yn cael (having) digon. Mae yna eithriadau, Michael Sheen  er enghraifft, ond does dim llawer o bobl gyfoethog yn gwneud pethau da i bobl arall.

Aethon ni i Ardd Bodnant, oedd yn *ddisgwyliedig* o brydferth, yn y bore, ac i Landudno, oedd yn *annisgwyl* o brydferth, yn y prynhawn.. Roedd llawer o gerdded ac roedden ni wedi blino ar ddiwedd y dydd.

Mae'r 'bargen' gyda'r gwyliau (holidays) hon, yn cael dim problem gyda threfnu pethau ond dim dewis am beth sy'n digwydd. Mae cael dim dewis yn dod gyda syrpreisys. Weithiau dych chi'n ymweld â lleoedd fyddech chi ddim wedi dewis, ond mae'n ddiddorol *oherwydd* fyddech chi ddim wedi eu dewis nhw.

Yn yr achos hwn, fydden ni ddim wedi dewis i ymweld â Llandudno, ond roedden ni'n falch ein bod ni wedi gwneud.

Felly, i Fodnant.

Ond yn gyntaf, fy nghymorth clyw. Ar ôl yn ail-olrhain fy nghamau trwy'r gwesty, dros y ffordd i Asda, o gwmpas Asda, heb lwc, roeddwn i'n meddwl (am gysylltu â'r cwmni yswiriant, i wneud hawliad. Doeddwn i ddim yn edrych ymlaen at y proses oherwydd. Dim ond y diwrnod cynt roeddwn i wedi cymryd yr yswiriant allan. Efallai y byddai'n edrych yn amheus. Yna, un cipolwg olaf o gwmpas yr ystafell ac yno roedd wrth y gwely. Diwedd y stori.

Felly, i Fodnant ...

Mae gardd yn fawr iawn (80 erw), yn cael gofal gan yr Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol. Mae wedi cael ei drin ers canol y 1700au, a rhoddwyd i'r ymddiriedolaeth genedlaethol ym 1949.

Rydyn ni wedi bod yn lwcus iawn gyda'r tywydd. Oherwydd mae e wedi bod yn braf, roedd y Bwa Laburnum enwog yn blodeuo'n gynnar ac roedd hi'n ysblennydd. Mae'r ardd ym Modnant yn llawn o flodau, lawntiau, coed a phyllau. Mae'n brydferth. Rydw i'n meddwl bod llawer o bobl yn gweithio yna i gadw popeth yn edrych yn dda. Mae'n atgoffa i mi am Barc y Rhath, Sain Ffagan, a Chefn Onn yng Nghaerdydd hefyd. Roeddwn i'n meddwl y dylai pobman fod fel hyn, gyda phawb yn byw mewn parciau, gyda ffyrdd tawel rhyngddyn nhw. Wel, rydw i'n gallu breuddwyd.

Ar ôl oriau ym Modnant aethon ni i Landudno. Doedden ni ddim yn gwybod pam. Bod yn onest cawson ni ein synnu. Mae'n dref fach ryfeddol. Cerddon in i lawr y blaen ac i lawr y pier. Mae yna lawer o westai crand ar y blaen. Mae'n edrych fel mae'r economi yn dda iawn. Bydden ni wedi hoffi mynd ar y trên ffordd ond doedd dim digon o amser gyda ni. Amser nesa efallai.

Rhwng popeth roedd hi’n ddiwrnod ardderchog.

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Some rich people from two centuries ago looked at their money as something they could use to build something to help people. So now we have Roath Park in Cardiff, and Bodnant Garden in north Wales. Rich people today seem to suffer from greed, getting richer and richer, but never having enough. There are exceptions, Michael Sheen for example, but not many rich people do good things for other people.

We went to Bodnant Garden, which was *expectedly* beautiful, in the morning, and to Llandudno, which was *unexpectedly* beautiful, in the afternoon.. There was a lot of walking and we were tired at the end of the day.

The 'deal' with these holidays is no problem with organising things but no choice about what happens. Having no choice comes with surprises. Sometimes you visit places you wouldn't have chosen, but it's interesting *because* you wouldn't have chosen them.

In this case, we wouldn't have chosen to visit Llandudno, but we were glad we did.

So, to Bodnant

But first, my hearing aid. After retracing my steps through the hotel, over the road to Asda, around Asda, with no luck, I was thinking about contacting the insurance company, to make a claim. I wasn't looking forward to the process because. I had only taken out the insurance the day before. It might look suspicious. Then, one last glance around the room and there it was by the bed. End of the story.

So, to Bodnant...

The garden is very large (80 acres), cared for by the National Trust. It has been cultivated since the mid 1700s, and was given to the national trust in 1949.

We have been very lucky with the weather. Because it has been nice, the famous Laburnum Arch was blooming early and it was spectacular. The garden at Bodnant is full of flowers, lawns, trees and ponds. It is beautiful. I think a lot of people work there to keep everything looking good. It reminds me of Roath Park, St Fagans, and Cefn Onn in Cardiff too. I thought everywhere should be like this, with everyone living in parks, with quiet roads between them. Well, I can dream.

After hours in Bodnant we went to Llandudno. We didn't know why. To be honest we were surprised. It's a wonderful little town. We walked down the front and down the pier. There are many grand hotels at the front. It looks like the economy is very good. We would have liked to go on the road train but we didn't have enough time. Maybe next time.

All in all it was an excellent day.

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Disgrifiad (Cymraeg) : Golygfa ffotosffer o Ardd Bodnant

Description (English) : Photosphere view of Bodnant Garden

འགྲེལ་བཤད།(བོད་ཡིག) : ལྟ་ཚུལ (lta tshul) view

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