Blogs from Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe
Caerphilly Castle and the Welsh Life Museum
Published: May 25th 2012Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff
May 25th 2012
Right, so another brilliant day – honestly, Wales is running neck and neck with Iceland for my favourite destination. Full day today – started off by going to Caerphilly Castle, about 20min north of Cardiff. (I do love their transit system here – it’s crazy easy to get everywhere) The castle is over 700 years old and is one of the best restored ones I’ve seen... and it’s huge!! The castle is surrounded by a moat, so I walked around the edge of that first and then into the castle itself. One of the towers has becoming a “leaning tower” so to speak – it looks quite sharp. Other than that, it was just nice to walk around the different empty rooms and climb up the tower for a nice view of the land. They also ... read more
May 1st 2012
Right then guys! Welcome to my Blog! Haven't really done anything like this before (Blogging) but I've always loved exploring and doing new things, so I thought.. "Why not quit my job and travel the world?!" Once this thought came into my head.. It soon left. But then.. It came back! What if I actually quit my job I've been working for over the last two and a half years? And explored the world? It seems crazy - But then, there a lot of things that seem crazy at first, but end up making a lot of sense! Working on a laptop without the need to step foot outside of the front door seemed crazy to a lot of people thirty years ago.. But this kind of thing is gradually becoming more the norm. through technology. ... read more
March 1st 2012
Left England for southern wales. Arrived in Cardiff mid morning, it was St Davids day, almost like Australia Day, lots of people dressed in national colours and wearing daffodils. The Cardiff story was a great overview of the city. Grag and Coops went touiring the millenium stadium while Kasey and I went shopping and watched the parade for St David. In the afternoon we headed out to an amazing place called the museum of welsh life - full of reconstructed buildings from welsh history. Also another playground!... read more
Glamorgan 1 - a few visits to our capital city
Published: February 11th 2012Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff
February 11th 2012
Our capital city is down South. Exactly the same as in England where the capital is far away from a huge proportion of the population. Cardiff always feels even now remote. The north feels less served with the wheels of industry and government in the 21st Century. It takes longer to travel by road from the north to the south. The journey pleasant but long either through the mountains or out into England and back. The train journeys fare no better. A drive of at least 45 minutes to the nearest station and then a three hour train trip to Cardiff Central. The cost prohibitive unless the passenger is lucky enough to access the Over 55 Club deals which run at some times in the year. From this part of North Wales the cities of Chester ... read more
January 20th 2012
This morning we hopped on a coach and 3 hours later we were in Cardiff, Wales. As soon as you get into wales, you realize you're in a different country because every sign is in both welsh and English. Welsh is so confusing looking because words consist of a long array of consonants, and I can't imagine how many of the words are pronounced. Fortunately most people in wales speak English (they take both english and welsh at school). Cardiff is quite a small city, and you can tell that it was heavily bombed during the 2nd World War because the buildings are generally very new. It was a big target because of its port and because of the large coal mining industry of the region. When we arrived, we spent a bit of time wandering ... read more
December 11th 2011
I didn’t get up to much today. The weather started off alright and I walked over to Mary Ann Street. There is really nothing interesting or exciting on that street but I felt since I was here I should go see it. After that I continued my walk and went to the Cardiff Bay area. I stopped at a coffee shop and had a nice brunch there. By this time the weather had turned and it was windy and starting to rain. I dashed to the Red Dragon Centre to go see the Doctor Who Exhibition. I was very excited to see it since I have gotten hooked on Doctor Who and Torchwood. However it was not there! They closed it down and there was nothing to see. I debated going to a movie while I ... read more
December 10th 2011
After a bit of a restless night, not because of the accommodations, but because of my sore throat, which tends to bother me most at night. I slept in and didn’t get up until almost 10! It being the weekend things don’t really start to open until 10 anyway so it wasn’t too bad. My first stop was the information centre, but because I already had a list of things to do, and a map from the hostel, I didn’t stay there long. I went next door to The Cardiff Story Museum. It was not a very large museum but it had a lot of interesting and interactive displays about the ancient, and more modern history of Cardiff. There was a collection of items, donated by people who used to live in Cardiff and there was ... read more
