June 28, 2008, Saturday Train from Chepstow to Cardiff The walk to Chepstow is about 11/2 miles, so off we go to catch the train at 9:27. Cardiff is the official capital of Wales since 1955. From the train station we found our way to the Cardiff Castle. This fortress hides insides the vast walled yard and follows the original fort built by the Romans. Long after the Romans left, the Normans invaded and made their additions, a mote, a keep, towers of domestic buildings, etc. However it was in the late nineteenth century that major changes were made by one of the richest men in the world, the third marquis. He commissioned, his friend, William Burges, an architect and decorator to overhaul everything. A lavish fortune was spent on this upgrade. the marquis and his
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