http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , Wales , Cardiff en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:17:28 BST Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:17:28 BST Got up early today.... not by choice but by necessity. Two of the others in the room were leaving this morning and making quite a racket as they got ready and packed. I was up and out of the hostel by 930am. That's early for me And I took my time this morning getting ready having breakfast etc.... The hostel is really nice. For breakfast there were 4 kinds of cereal to choose from tw http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-307575.html Well I'm now in Wales. Since I wrote yesterday I went for dinner with my new friend Stacey and her friend James. He came all the way from London to Chester to see her and I joined them for dinner S I think that she was glad though that I was there because I don't think she realized that he likes her until last night. After dinner we went to the partially uncovered amphitheatre and Stace http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-307224.html Hey everyone Well I have just spent 3 days in Cardiff staying with relatives. It was nice and relaxing. I had a nice sleep in on the first morning then visited Cardiff Castle and did the tour of it it was really good. Then we went on the hop on hop off bus out to the bay and had lunch with Ann then back again so I saw some of Cardiff City. In the night time we went for dinner with friend http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-306464.html Hi allSo this is the start of my blog Basically just making sure I know how to work this thing...I'm ready to go I have bundles of Roubles and US Dollars inhand been jabbed full of infectious diseases and have bought enough dried food to last a lifetime on the transmongolian train So I'm pretty much there.Now all I have to do is leave It'll be a hectic end to the week as I try and get as http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-305973.html What a wonderful experience this was I had been looking forward to this day for months.. At first it seemed so distant and I thought I was going to change my mind about attending the ceremony. As the date got closer my heart started beating faster and I wanted to be thereIt was so satisfying and fulfilling to meet my former classmates and friends back in Cardiff for our graduation ceremony. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-303548.html Cardiff is the capital of Wales. The city has well over 350000 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 http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-293304.html Our last fieldtrip of the semester was a weekend in Cardiff the capital of Wales. We toured Cardiff Castle and Millenium Stadium and visited several museums. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-292045.html Seeing as we started counting the days on Wednesday 2nd January 2008 we really haven't got long to go now My car's sold the flat's almost empty three days left at work. We leave Cardiff for Hartlebury on Dad's birthday 27th June then to Kate Kaz's for the 28th and 29th and on to Heathrow on the 30th Pol's birthday... http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-289827.html Will write soon promise xx http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-289383.html I went to Cardiff today the capital of Wales.I caught the bus there which was a 4 hour ride but got to see some beautiful countryside along the way which was great.Got into Cardiff at midday and the bus dropped us off right outside Cardiff Castle so I went straight in there and went on a Tour in there. Cardiff castle is almost 2000 years old having said that most of it dates back to the past he http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-285757.html Oh Lord I now know I could never survive a Contiki trip. Forcing yourself to go sightseeing when you're so hungover that you just want to die is tantamount to torture in my book. And such has been my last two days. It's not my fault though. It is entirely the fault of a certain Welsh bartender who will remain nameless as he is now keeping track of this blog and 1.50 drinks.Now that you h http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-282547.html As my Lonely Planet bible says poor Cardiff. It's the capital city of Wales but it has none of the imposing splendour of London or Bath. It was a small town that benefitted greatly from the industrial boom coal is the main export and the city built up because of the docks.It's by no means beautiful but the reason I love this place is the hostel I'm staying in. The Welsh hospitality puts the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-282261.html Exams had just finished and i was straight out the door again at 4am friday morning to catch the morning ferry at new ross.... It was being planned for about the past year so we all sat at the edge of our seats with our eyes practically closed and every part of our body crossed as we watched munster fight to reach the Heineken Cup Final..... However a few minor heart attacks later and we managed http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-281056.html So one Saturday I board a plane in Madrid. When I get on the plane it is about 80 degrees outside. Two hours later when I get off the plane in Bristol England it's 32 degrees out. Keep in mind that this was during my spring break. I was pissy.Balancing out the frosty chills of English weather though was the abundance of warm English hospitality with which I was greeted at the airport. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-279821.html Hong Kong to Helsinki Helsinki to London Dump my bags in the hostel and head out with my cousin ChrisJet lag will not be an issue My first taste of cold weather I was freezing but soldiered on. We spent the whole of the day in London on the go i think thats the only way you can do this city. It's on the go and the underground tubes are really cool. A few people i have met don't like them http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-277544.html Anita and I have just got back to London after a wonderful weekend in Cardiff. It makes such a diiference when you know someone in the country you are visiting. It becomes a much more personal experience because you do some of the same things the locals do. Chris Baker is Anita's 3rd cousin and him and his partner Jenny gave us a taste of real Welsh hospitality in Cardiff. Cardiff is 2.5 hours fr http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-273210.html Well I'm here in notsosunny Cardiff I am spending a week here and am on day 4 so far. The flight was fine lasted less than an hour from BHX and the lovely lady that runs the hostel came and picked me up from CWL . So far I've done a load of shopping it's great that everything here is basically the same as back home except a bit more...Welsh. Speaking of Welsh the hostelrunninglady Urs http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-270519.html Crazy Tim and his mate Dangerous Dave have recently moved over from NZ. Tim went to Uni with my flatmates Lisa and Andre. Anyway Tim has a car and decided it was high time for a boys trip. So on Friday after work Andre Tim Dave and I started off for Cardiff. We had a couple of trays of beers some tunes and plenty of excitement. Two and a half hours later after talk of cars rugby and other blok http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-262314.html The preparations continue apace. A room full of rubbish still to pack up but on a brighter note one day left in work and a leaving do on the horizon http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-257419.html We went to Cardiff while the Wales Scotland rugby match of the 6 Nations Cup England Scotland Wales Italy France Ireland was being held there and came back dirty tired and not wanting to leave Aber again for a while. These photos probably won't do our trip any justice but I hope it gives a glimpse into the many things that happened between the evenings of Friday 28 and Sunday 210 http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-246261.html Those of you whorsquove been keeping in touch with me over the phone already know the story of my little adventure. But for those of you whorsquove neglected to call me never fear through the wonders of the internet the details of the story can be yoursI should just mention before I begin that some of the themes are a little adult or maybe just childish but if yoursquore feeling prudi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-245300.html other thoughts has anyone ever seen welsh in print its quite funny. they have everything here posted in both welsh and english sort of like in Canada though I think they take it a little more seriously although maybe i notice it more because it looks so foreign to me. I'll give you an example justsomething I see around meCARDIFF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNION UNDEB MYFYRWYR PRIFYSGOL CAERDYDD http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-245246.html First EntryWe arrived in England four days ago. We've been staying in the small town of Goudhurst. When people talk about small town England they're not just talking about the number of people in the town they're also refering to the diminutive size of all of the towns structures. It's hilarious ducking your head to enter someone's house or walking past a shop whose eavestroph only reaches to http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-243076.html January Trip to Cardiff WalesMy short trip to Wales began January 13 2008 after the Delta TransAtlantic flight AtlantaLondon. It was the start of a month in Europe with two friends from China Dai Lejuan and Linell Davis. Dai is doing research for her Ph.D. at Cardiff University in Wales. Linell is on her long winter vacation the Lunar New Year break from her job as a professor in Nanjing. W http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-239617.html The Millennium stadium in Cardiff towers over the centre of the city and would have to be the most incredibly placed major stadium in the world. When the train pulls into Cardiff central you are right in the heart of the Welsh capital and all a traveller needs to do is walk out of the station exit and there she is This monster of a stadium seats 72500 people and was the home of the FA cup fina http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-236976.html Seasons GreetingsAlthough rather ominous the title of this blog best represents what is going on at the moment as this is our first winter in the UK we were a bit unprepared for the lack of sunlight and the daylight hours only lasting from 830am till 4pm. This sort of weather definately has an effect on peoples mood and you can see it on days when it is sunny that people are happier. The change http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-230774.html Greetings allWe left South America and flew to spain where we spent a night in Madrid and then flew onto London to begin the next part of our trip. We were moving to the UK to work and save up money so we could go travelling through Europe. Many people had told us that getting set up was the most expensive part of moving anywhere let alone a different country. however luckily for us Peters friend http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-230758.html Bute Park becomes marvelous during Springs. Flowers are blossom and millions of them come out from the tip of every single branch. You will spontaneously indulge yourself with their wonderful colours and tangy scents. I managed to get a chance to take some snaps before they vanished in a couple of weeks. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-222080.html