Cardiff; I have always hear about its association with the Law
programmes in the higher institutions of learning here in Malaysia. So
when dad insisted on the visit, I was glad as I can now put the place in the right
perspective.
The Cardiff Library situated in the heart of the city.
Cardiff city was cold. In fact, of all the places we visited, Cardiff proved to be the most challenging in terms of its cold. It was really chilly. It rained throughout the day when we were there.
The arcades in the city provided shade and makes walking pleasant.
Shoppers can find almost anything here and eating places were easily available.
Books and Celtic cakes are everywhere.Papa had a good stroll.
When it comes to art, dad will pause and consider. But this time he did not pick a piece; probably it was too costly.
Arcade after arcade we saw. Seldom do we see a city occupied with so many.
The Cardiff Market is colourful and provides all kinds of local food and clothes.
Freshly-baked loaves.
Cloths, threads, strings all for local consumption. I actually asked for the price of some cotton material...expensive because I kept converting.
I bought a piece of the Welsh cake...it was good.
The workmen at Vincie's Little Orchard told us that we must visit the historical Castle of Cardiff.
The very famous Animal Wall designed by William Burges is places alongside the Cardiff Castle and brings delight to many people around the area.
Tourists flocked to the castle in numbers.
Many are interested in the history of the castle. Historians believe that the Romans arrived here as early as the first half of Emperor Nero's rule.
Forts and perimeter walls built were used as defense against enemies from the open seas.
From an aerial view, the the city could be seen clearly.
That's the Millennium Stadium in the background.
We were given a briefing on the timeline of the castle before we toured the grounds.
This apparently was where people hid themselves during war times. Many could have died of cold and hunger. It's surprisingly cold in there. The spiral staircase is quite a feature. Not easy to climb.
Look out points are a common sight.
The interior of the castle is majestic. The Bute family brought fame and wealth to Cardiff when it turned it from a sleepy town to one of the world's major coal exporting ports. With the wealth, the Butes maintained the castle and up to 1947, held lordship over the castle.
Beautiful artifacts laced the walls of the castle.
This must be a favorite dining area.
The library was well maintained and a place fro research.
A furnace toward away the cold.
After 1947, the Butes gave the castle to the City Council and today it has drawn many to the city.
It was an informative tour though we had to open and close the umbrella all the time. The rain came and disappeared now and then ; playing hide and seek with us.
Beautiful autumn trees and leaves and dad told us that the bay was very nearby. So we trudged and trudged and the bay never seemed to be in sight. However, after 20 minutes of walk we saw something different.
That's the Millennium Center where performing arts, cultural shows and activities are held.
The Centre is spacious and shows of all types are played.
Along this centre there are some other interesting points.
We walked further down and soon we saw the bay.
The bay is so beautiful
But it was deserted. We seemed to be the only people around.
It must be the rain and the cold.
Sara and dad walking around and curious as to why there were no others around.
We told dad we were not going to walk back to our B & B.
He conceded to our plans.
Even the taxi driver told us it was not wise to be out in the cold.
He lamented that business was bad and the weather was to be blamed.
The Pakistani driver asked us where we were from.When we mentioned Malaysia, he straight away asked if it was very hot. He wished for a chance to visit Malaysia.
We told him that he should. He would be so at home.
Good bye Cardiff.
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