Almondsbury Interchange Hotel
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Cardiff
... way to the Millennium Stadium tour. The tour around Millennium Stadium began at 2pm and we were in a group of six people. On the tour we watched a movie of the history of the stadium and then entered "the dragon's lair". We got to go into the press conference room (the Ray Gravell room), changing rooms, corporate boxes, entrance tunnel and the pitch itself. At 3.15pm we caught the bus back to Swansea and had "cod and chips" for ...
The day after.
... blowing across he bay as I watch some dinghies sailing well out in the bay. Given it is ten degrees standing on the shore, I can only imagine the sea spray and the wind chill must make it freezing out there, I can only assume they are well cocooned in wetsuits.
I settle on a popular French restaurant and wander in. A table for one is no problem. There are a number of large family ...
Moving onto Wales
... Wales then puts on its show of rain for us. So you can imagine that we have a big suitcase each and backpack running down this road still not 100%25 sure of where we were going, we are both busting to go to the toilet and we were getting drenched. Not a good start to not having a car but we just laughed it off, it was quite funny. Not bothered about catching the long bus ride into the city again that afternoon we decided to just chill. Yesterday we slept in, had ...
Match Day!
... 45 minutes before the game we were entertained by an outstanding welsh choir who moved around the ground, performing for various sections of the crowd. It set the scene for the most awe inspiring national anthem I have ever experienced. Led by the choir, the crowd sang so spiritedly I would challenge any crowd anywhere else in the world to do better. I was truly moved. The haka was a bit of an anti climax after that.
The other thing ...
Wales Weather for the Welsh ...
... three weeks ... Beijing, Moscow, even Ulan Baatar.There is something else about this town that seems oddly familiar. Something from long ago. It took me a while, about 15 minutes after seeing the old brick building with "Brains Brewery" written on it . The smell of hops and brewing beer. My intermediate school years at Papatoetoe Intermediate School, 1974 & 1975. Next door to Dominion Brewery, or DB. Smell is a ...