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Cardiff
Today we were off and about early to go to Cardiff. We caught the 8.15am bus and arrived around 9.20am. Firstly we ventured to Millennium Stadium to book a time for a tour at 2pm. After the tour was booked we headed to Cardiff Castle. This castle is one of Wales' most famous castles, built upon original Roman foundations - these are still visible today in the walls surrounding the castle. We decided to get a guided tour around ...
Swansea
... decided it was time for new shoes. Around an hour and a half after entering the store (and after a lot of humming and hah-ing) he bought a new pair, funnily enough a close replica of the pair with holes!! For dinner we went for tea at Dylan Thomas' favourite pub - the "No Sign Wine Bar". Jono decided he would like to try "Brains Beer" and after a few sips concluded it wasn't his favourite drink...at all! I am glad I stuck to orange ...
London (Heathrow) - Swansea
... that much for the tickets to begin with! To chew through time we went into the cafe in the lobby and had a coffee. We got chatting to a nice English lady who had the same idea of passing time while waiting as well. We had a lovely soup for lunch in the cafe before heading to the bus. Practically as soon as the bus started we had both fallen asleep and the next thing we knew we were in ...
The day after.
... any kind of special occasion, most groups spanning three generations. The problem with being a party of one is they serve you very quickly, I have all the time in the world and want to quietly people watch and write in my journal, as I am doing now.
I opt for the chicken liver parfait and brioche followed by a pan fried skate in a lemon butter sauce, accompanied by a nice glass of French ...
Moving onto Wales
... door I called it quits, Chris agreed. Our faces by now looked really bad as our paint looked like it was melting. We had been drinking since lunch time anyway so it was a pretty big night. Today, Chris is in recover mode. I on the other hand was fine again. But after a feed and a bit of rest we went into town by 1pm. It was still raining and miserable but we couldn't not come in and see the town. We gave up after a few hours and were drenched so back to the hotel we ...
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Other places to stay in Pontypridd
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Heritage Park Hotel
Coed Cae Road, Pontypridd | 2 star hotelfrom $109 -
Llechwen Hall Hotel
Llanfabon, Pontypridd | Hotelfrom $89
