Blogs from Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

MON, 12 SEP 2022 - Day 5: Onwards to Glastonbury and Cardiff - Enjoy a scenic drive through the pretty Devon and Somerset countryside to mystical Glastonbury, where we'll visit the ruined Abbey, said to be the final resting place of King Arthur. Later, we Connect With Locals, joining the Dyer family for lunch on their 15th-century dairy farm in Somerset for a Be My Guest experience. We journey to Cardiff, the capital of Wales, where we'll explore the proud heritage of the Welsh and modern icons, including the Principality Stadium during an orientation tour.... read more

And we’re off. Luckily for us, our British Airways double decker A-380 plane lifts off towards London eight days before the pilots go on strike. Once in England, we will need to adjust to the eight hour time difference. Sleep time. Next day involves activating our eurail pass and beginning the journey to CARDIFF, WALES. Amazing how a two hour trip brings you to a different country. The roadsides are dotted with purple flowers that look like miniature lilac plants. Local folk are so very friendly and instantly offer assistance the minute they see you looking confused and lost. Strolling along Queen Street in downtown Cardiff is a search for items made in Wales. A shop sells carved love spoons, slate coasters, and of course Welsh cakes. Cardiff castle was once owned by the Bute family ... read more

Miguel really wanted to tick off Wales on his country list and so we decided to include a visit to the capital with an overnight stay so that our trip wasn't too rushed, particularly with having Jovie with us, who is only 2 months old. It would be possible to do a day trip to Cardiff from where we live as it would be just over a 2 hour drive. We planned our itinerary well so that on the way to Wales we could stop off and spend some time in the beautiful Roman city known as Bath. For anyone unfamiliar with the city called Bath, it is famous for its Roman bath that you can still visit today. The city is beautiful with Georgian architecture. I've visited many times recently and never get bored of ... read more

AIS at 7:54! Beautiful morning, albeit a cool one at 44 degrees but forecast to be in the low 70’s. We were out of Devon and heading towards Cardiff about 40 minutes into our drive this morning. We were in and out of fog drIrving across the moors, which was sort of “Hound of the Baskervilles” feeling! Lovely country with rolling hills, fields of sheep, and neat hedgerows. We had a great stop in Bath (thought about you Angela!”)! Our first stop was the Roman Baths which were fascinating. This was a nice long stop so we had plenty of time to look at the Baths and then walk around. We had Sally Lund Cream Tea at Sally Lund Tea Room. Delicious. Below is a note about Bath from Wikipedia: ”Bath is a town set in ... read more

Delightful brekkie in Abergavenny. Often convincing our host that a cooked breakfast is a bit much for us is difficult but this one caught on quickly and substituted fresh fruit salad and yoghurt much to our pleasure. I'll try to get a photo of the breakfast table as it was quite attractive and quite well done. We asked for an instant replay tomorrow so that should be possible. Then it's drive time. Off to the Welsh Museum of Natural History (wake up, it is in fact pretty good). The museum spans several acres around and near a splendid castle and has exhibits that have been bought in and reconstructed from all over Wales and from various periods in history. Houses, barns, mills, a school, shops and the like span a period of more than 500 years ... read more