Lynne arriving at the Cardiff Train Station

FAR BEYOND THESE CASTLE WALLS

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June 27th 2008
Cardiff is the capital of Wales. The city has well over 350,000 inhabitants and is bustling with activity. We arrive from Salisbury via train. The train ride was peaceful and uneventful. Lynne and I are beginning to master the art of traveling by train. Unlike the US, train travel is a key means of transportation throughout the rest of the industrialized world. Just to think that the American ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more