The Blue Dragon Hotel
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Weekend of WORLD CUP RUGBY ACTION
We left France behind and also left 2 of our traveling team (Ken and Eileen) in London as the remaining 5 of us traveled onto Cardiff in Wales. The tension had been building since we arrive in France as Daryl (our token crazy Canadian fan with flag made from a hockey stick) eager to learn about the game they supposedly play in heaven. After working …
Cardiff
... luckily we were the only people on our tour! On the tour we learnt all about the history of the castle, what all the rooms were used for and the messages within the decorations. Many of the features of the rooms within the castle were purely for show - expressing the wealth and views of the third Marquess of Bute, John Patrick Chrichton-Stuart. Jonathans' favourite part was The Keep which is famously known for ...
The day after.
... It was a lovely couple of hours just eating and people watching. The desserts looked awesome but I just couldn't do it. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
As I left the rain was starting to fall yet again, as promised. A brisk stroll back to the hotel saw me drying off by 5 o'clock. I couldn't imagine going out for dinner so settled down to some TV, in-house movies and an early ...
Moving onto Wales
... anthem, a truly spectacular moment. To be there in the flesh to support the All Black on the other side of the world and even better was to see them win the game was a rare opportunity. We met some really nice Welsh people that were sitting in front of us and we all ended up having a few drinks together at a pub after the game. The weather unfortunately wasn't on our side and was pouring down. A few of us wanted to head to another pub but just before we made it ...
Match Day!
The big day. 5:15 kick off. The excitement is mounting, as is the level of activity around the hotel. Both Kiwi and Welsh. Black and red everywhere.
The night before, Hoggy had arrived more or less on time, finding me already on my third pint in the hotel bar. A couple more drinks and we headed off to dinner in town. Dr. Hogg had done his research and selected a top notch Thai restaurant. The food was beautiful, as were the two bottles ...
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