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Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff July 6th 2015

This entry covers two days as we had issues with the internet on Sunday. We left Lille on Sunday and caught the Eurostar train to London King's Cross station. Then we caught an underground train to Paddington Station and then caught a train to Cardiff. After checking into our hotel in Cardiff we had a look around the city before having some dinner. We went from warm high 20's in Lille to about 18 degrees in Cardiff. In Cardiff all of the street signs are both in English and Welsh. Monday after having some breakfast our first stop was to buy some new luggage as our suitcases have started to fall apart and the handles broke in the travel between Lille and Cardiff. Then we got on a hop on hop off tourist bus at Cardiff ... read more
norwegian church
millenium centre
millennium stadium

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff September 24th 2014

Cyfarchion (greetings) from Wales We have spent two days in Wales and had a thoroughly great time. On Monday we visited our dear friends Roy and Gwyneth who we met on our Mediterranean cruise last year. They live in Caerleon which is in the outskirts of the city of Newport where the NATO meeting was held a couple of weeks ago. There were no helicopter gunships or tanks left over from the meeting thankfully! Caerleon is a pretty village that is notable for being the site of a notable Roman legionary fortress, Isca Augusta. The Wales National Roman Legion Museum and url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro... read more
Not sure if this has anything to do with the British Prime Minister
Beer o' clock
Scary dragon!

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff August 20th 2014

Geo: 51.4813, -3.1805Cardiff to London. So we heat that there are severe delays at reading due to something about a freight train. Fortunately we can get on the earlier train as ours has been cancelled. It's chaos and there are people and luggage everywhere. Further delays at Newport so it's going to be a long period standing outside the toilet.2 hours 45 mins later and we arrive at paddington where now have to tube it to Liverpool st to get onward journey to Norwich.Arrived slightly earlier at paddington so now have plenty of time. Phew!Made it at last after 6 hours... read more
Millennium stadium
Packed train

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff August 19th 2014

Geo: 51.4813, -3.1805Great day out in cardi... read more
David's Tardis
Original Hartnell Tardis
Exterminate

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff August 19th 2014

Geo: 51.4813, -3.1805A few more pics because I can't be arsed writing... read more
War memorial
Ivor Novello
Millennium centre

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff July 18th 2014

(Day 30 already? I can't believe it.) I had a lovely relaxing day today… other than trying to deal with my hostel re: laundry but let’s not focus on that right now. I’ve been to Cardiff quite a few times now - the first time I was here I had visited the Welsh Life Museum which is almost like an “Upper Canada Village” sort of museum - it’s basically a bunch of buildings that have been moved from their original locations and rebuilt and replicated to the t here at the museum. It was this museum that cemented in my mind that the Welsh and Canadians are pretty much the exact same people haha. So all that to say, I decided to head out to enjoy the beautiful weather and wander around the grounds. (Bonus, it’s ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff July 13th 2014

I met two American girls last night who were cousins. We talked for a bit last night and I found out one of them lives in the same town as my aunt. This morning when I woke up, I said goodbye to them and checked out of my hostel. As I was carrying my suitcase down two flights of stairs, a guy grabbed it and took it down the stairs for me. So thankful to have helpful gentlemen around. After I received my deposit back, I walked from my hostel to the train station. Taking the train in the U.K. is super easy. I love trains and these are probably the best trains I have been on. I had to get from Bath Spa to Bristol Temple Meads, get off and get on the train to ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff March 6th 2014

next stop cardiff Sat drinking my tea out of a Styrofoam cup in the café at Cardiff’s train station, I began to look back on my week in the City, and I couldn’t help but feel a slight sense of sadness, for the past five days I’d been a stranger on my own in a place a fair way from home, and yet I felt like part of the furniture, a complete parallel to my first impressions when I arrived that dreary Monday afternoon. When I first booked this trip I had this ideal thought of waking in the morning going for a run, spend the days exploring the home of two of my favourite telly shows, catch a rugby match and have a few leisurely beers at the bay, maybe catch a show at the ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff December 26th 2013

Hello everybody! Fist of all a "Merry Christmas" to everybody!! I'm more than a month behind with the blog because I visited the UK in mid-November. In Wroclaw I boarded Ryanair towards Bristol, United Kingdom in what became my third visit to this country after 2004 and 2007. The only reason to visit the UK was to meet with some friends I've met during prior travels. I didn’t manage to see all of them. Rebecca had to move just during those days I planned to meet her. I knew in advance that they might have to move anytime during those days, too bad! We spoke on the phone though. When I arrived in Bristol I took a bus to Cardiff in Wales where I met Ian. He's a Polish-Filipino guy who grew up mostly in France ... read more
Cardiff Castle
Making sushi with Ian and his friends in Cardiff
Cardiff




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