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Well - being in Cardiff was good since it is the closest airport, being on a 2-hr drive to the hotel. But had to wait about an hour for the rental car place to open up.<br><br>At least I got to go through the visitor information brochures and grab a bite at Burger King.<br><br>

... I didn't really need this map in the end, since the city is pretty darn small, but it was good to have.<br><br>I got on one of those double-decker city sightseeing buses. I took good pictures of buildings from the upper level and riding around gave me a better view of the city so I would have a lay of the streets and be able to get around when bus service stopped. I jumped off the bus at Cardiff Bay to take some pictures, wander the shops, and get some ...

... armour and opulent room decoration. Just as we were finishing up the rain stopped and blue skies came out. <br><br>We wandered down past Milennium stadium and then headed down to Cardiff Bay which has been massively remodelled over the past few years - sci fi geeks who know their Torchwood would realise that most of the show is filmed in Cardiff, and the enterance to Torchwood is the Water Tower at the top of the Roald Dahl Plass ...

... way. That night we were feeling lazy and decided to eat dinner on the rooftop restaurant of our hotel. Having been in India for around 9 weeks and subsequently eating a fair amount of Indian food, I thought choosing a lentil dish would be a fairly fail safe option for my dinner. I was wrong. About 15 minutes after leaving dinner this wave hit me and I had to leg it back to the room. However, the evening wasn&#8217;t wasted, and we ended up going for drinks that night and I continued my ...

... and it makes me realize what I really never noticed back home...I can actually walk around here and not worry about being the random target of some thugs (I have been reading the paper online and see that every other day another college kid at GA Tech gets help up at gunpoint). <br><br>All across Europe I have very much enjoyed the fact that I can just get out and walk, especially at night which is something I cannot do in Midtown Atlanta where ...

We left my place late tonight (after finding what seems to be a lovely new housemate, yay!) and drove straight to Cardiff. Can't believe how close it is to London - so strange to think it's a different country. More a different state where they speak funny. :)

... and there with non-brand name PB or jam is a good thing. - To be careful with groceries i was not happy with the food i got today. i was really excited about it after shopping. but the avacados arent really ripe, the bananas are green and yet still bruised, the cheese isnt what i was expecting and the 5p cheaper unsliced bread is hard to cut. i need a satisfying meal, and i wasnt satisfied with this stuff. usually i'm okay though. also to make sure i eat the food i buy before it ...

(Originally published at http://www.troysgonewalkabout.com)<br>< br>The bulky outline of Millennium Stadium was obvious just across the other side of the River Taff from our hostel as we set out into the city on foot, though I was a little sorry I never got to see its predecessor, Cardiff Arms Park, in all its former glory. <br><br>One old site that has not been replaced is Cardiff Castle, and we spent most of the ...

... between the driving? Would it be easy to travel as a pair when we had previously only been on a small group trip together, or would things be different since we had last seen each other in the more exotic setting of Casablanca? After all, so much could have changed in three days. <br><br>On getting to the terrace house in North-West London where she had been staying and helping her bring her bags down and out onto ...

... easily reached by taking the Cardiff bus service. The bus drops you off in the center of town, where it's about a half a mile walk to the Cathedral. Again, we relied on the kindness of Cardiff bus drivers to make sure we were getting off at the right spot.<br><br>I have found in my travels that the places that I enjoy the most are the ones that surprise me. They provide me with a sight or an experience that I didn't expect. Sometimes, the attraction is crowded with ...