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Heartbreak for NZ against the French (again)
Oct 6th 2007 to Oct 7th 2007 - Cardiff, Wales And so it happened again, another World Cup with the All Blacks favourites, but failing to deliver up to the hype. Some might say it was inevitable, others are still looking for reasons why (rotation policy, forward passes, psychology ... the list goes on). Anyway, the French proved that they can defeat …
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 ...
Swansea
... the Swansea football coach Michael Laudrup (who is Danish). We had a look around all the stores, stalls and markets in Swansea, and we also managed to get a lovely fresh roast pork bun for lunch. After lunch Jono and I met up with one of Jono's schoolmates Helen and caught up on the news (11 years worth!) The weather was terrible with sleet and bitter winds and since Jonos shoes seemed to be holding more water than most water bottles ...
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.
... 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 ...