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cowgrrl

Trip report: January 5 and 6: Cardiff!!

Jan 14, 2008 15:43

Our first full day in Cardiff it rained almost continuously. That didn't stop us from riding the buses out to Cardiff bay, where we visited the Millenium Centre and the Doctor Who exhibition. The following day the weather was much better so we walked to Cardiff Bay (a little over a mile from the B&B), revisited many of the places we'd seen earlier ( Read more... )

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pasticcio January 14 2008, 21:35:45 UTC

Great pictures .. love Cardiff Castle and the colour on the Welsh Dragon is spectacular! You should make that one into a user icon! :)

cowgrrl January 15 2008, 17:05:46 UTC

Good idea! I might do that. :-)

verucas_chaos January 14 2008, 21:52:54 UTC

Wow! Great pic's l love the castle!

cowgrrl January 15 2008, 17:06:25 UTC

Me too... next time I'm in Wales I intend to see lots more castles!

calizen January 14 2008, 23:02:07 UTC

I've just bumbled into Torchwood and so seeing the actual sites of it in Cardiff was really great for me.

Also have loved being in western England but never made it more west to Wales (my English friends being a bit leery about venturing into the Welsh lands). Your pictures make me want to go there whenever I can push together enough money to get there again. (Please, don't even think about the pounds to dollar ratio).

What a trip you're having. Thanks for sharing it.

cowgrrl January 15 2008, 17:08:45 UTC

Yes, it was really fun seeing places we'd only seen on television. And now when I see them on Doctor Who/Torchwood it's even more fun for me!

Your silly English friends...there's nothing scary at all about Wales. I want to go back in better weather when more places are open. I've seen photos of part of the country, and it's absolutely beautiful there.

I was well aware of the weak US dollar while traveling, and ate mostly pub food to keep things as inexpensive as possible.

roaming January 15 2008, 01:00:53 UTC

Did it rain the entire time you were there?

The 4 times I've been across the pond, we mostly had good weather. Then again, it was in June, not their winter. But I bet the airfare was wonderfully affordable!

cowgrrl January 15 2008, 17:10:38 UTC

Yes, it rained just about every day but there were also breaks from the rain, and one day the rain didn't start till about 3pm. You take what you can get.

When I was in England in July I had great weather. And yes, the airfare is definitely cheaper off season. Nice icon, btw. :-)

cluelessinchi January 15 2008, 05:21:41 UTC

Omgosh they just got better and better! Thanks for all these pics!
I am a huge fan of both Torchwood and Dr Who!
The bay was magnificent! The castle was kewl too. How did you manage to do all that walking?
Did you go up all those scary steep steps? *wide eyed look*

cowgrrl January 15 2008, 17:13:23 UTC

Yes, I went up all those scary steep steps! :-) (My friend waited for me down below - she has arthritic knees and wouldn't even consider a climb like that.) Getting up the stairs was easy - I sprinted up them like a mountain goat! Getting down, I had to take it real slow, more like a little old lady. :-)

cluelessinchi January 15 2008, 23:42:32 UTC

Yes that is what they say. Going up is always easier than coming down. LOL
YIKES! I have extremely bad knees. I probably would have used a wheelchair during the trip.