Blogs from Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe - page 5

My daughter is a huge fan of Dr. Who. My wife likes it too. While I am not as big of a fan, I have grown to like it. Our main reason to go to Cardiff was for the Dr. Who Experience. This was our gift to our daughter for her 13th birthday, which was last week. We arrived into Cardiff Central station at about 10:30 am and walked to our hotel, about 10 minutes away. It was sunny, but colder than London was due to the wind. The Novotel staff told us it was too early for us to check in, so we stored our bags and went to get a bus to the Dr. Who Experience. It was a quick ride, and once there, we explored the place for 2-3 hours. Our daughter loved ... read more

Yesterday was very busy. We visited a crafter's guild in Bovey Tracey and were able to purchase some of their creations. Just like anywhere else the skill and natural talents of the artists result in extraordinary creations. Lunch was served to us at Blackmore Manor, a working dairy farm; they milk 200 cows in a parlor, 12 at a time. Blackmore is also a B&B and for 50 quid per person you can spend the night in the manor that still is for the most part completely original. Modern bathroom facilities have been added. You will receive breakfast in the great room which will be prepared with local food. In the evening we had dinner at Cardiff castle, dining on distinctive Welsh dishes and entertained by the beautiful sounds of a harp, a mc/host with quick ... read more

An diesem Tag bin ich von Bath nach Cardiff gefahren. Unterwegs war die Zugverbindung einmal unterbrochen und es war ein Bus organisiert. In Cardiff bin ich zuerst in ein Starbucks und danach zum Hotel. Anschließend habe ich mir Cardiff Castle angesehen. Leider hat es an diesem Tag geregnet, aber das soll ja für Großbritannien nichts außergwöhnliches sein.... read more

Today was our last tourist day in Wales. No set wake up time so when we got ready the guesthouse manager called a cab, which took us to Cardiff Castle as the cab driver didn't know about the tea room we were looking for. Once ensuring we knew where to go, we walked back to Pettigrew Tearooms for breakfast. Roxie had a couple of items with coffee and I had hot chocolate with a crumpet and we both had a Welsh cake. I've come to really like these Welsh cakes (http://www.joyofbaking.com/WelshCakes.html). Yum!! Then we walked back to Cardiff Castle (http://www.cardiffcastle.com/), did a guided tour and then walked around on your own. Had a display of falcons and 3 different types of owls. Got very cold and windy so went in the gift shop and browsed a ... read more

As you might have read in the Roar to Rio, my record of Scotland 0 was maintained with some comfort for the recent visit of the Serbs to Hampden. The Tartan Army clearly don't hold grudges for too long and my presence at another game was deemed no problem to their prospects of success on the continued rocky road. Whilst my previous incursions into the world of Welsh international football in 2002 hadn't resulted in a victory, it had resulted in me actually seeing them score. Top quality opposition too! Argentina had decided that the minnows of world football - ranked 101st in the world - would make a suitable warm up for the 2002 World Cup. The Millennium Stadium with a closed roof was a perfect replica of the indoor Sapparo stadium, but they hadn't ... read more