Cardiff

Today was our day in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. We drove south through the Brecon Beacons in very ordinary weather, but by the time we arrived in Cardiff there was sunshine. We went first to the house of Janet, the owner of our cottage, who offered to let us park there for free and drive us to Cardiff Bay. Janet is a really nice and generous lady. She and her husband Howell were out in Australia earlier this year for the British & Irish Lions rugby tour.

When we were dropped off in Cardiff Bay (the upcoming trendy part of Cardiff) we went for a coffee (the best so far in Britain) at one of the swanky cafes there, and watched all the well-dressed people walk by. For anyone familiar with the TV show Torchwood, the cafe was also located within sight of the entrance to the Torchwood facility.

Having by that last sentence established our nerd credentials, we can confess that our next activity was a visit to The Doctor Who Experience. A great interactive show followed by a display of sets, costumes, props etc. from Doctor Who. Great gift shop too.

We then walked into the centre of Cardiff - only about a fifteen minute walk - and found a nice pub for our habitual pub lunch. We then looked around the shops and Cardiff Market, glanced casually at Cardiff Castle as we walked by and checked out one of the displays at the Cardiff Museum before Janet came and drove us back to our car.

Lots of traffic getting out of Cardiff, but otherwise a quick and easy trip back here. We seem to be getting used to driving here, but our sense of direction is awful. Good we have Jane the GPS with us.