Bad news last night: Our tour of Romans & Ruins was canceled. We will regroup and arrange to see those places on our own now. Plan B was to attend the Cheese Festival. We decided to skip to the previously non-existent Plan C, due to the chance of rain today. Plan C turned out to be AWESOME. And by awesome I mean it involved more yummy food, a pint, and a freezing cold and windy ride across the viaduct which resulted in that panicky kind of hysterical laughter that happens when you think you are going to turn to ice and break into a million pieces. Sigh. Good times.
First, we walked over to Cardiff Castle, where we realized we better be on queue first thing in the morning, as the Cheesefest is POPULAR.
There, we boarded a tour bus headed for interesting sights around Cardiff.
Click HERE for Sandy’s intro.
It was a hop on-hop off type tour, so we did just so at the Millennium Centre. Sandy took a jillion pictures, which is great, because I took approximately 6. With my phone. I figure hers are better because 1, they were taken with a REAL camera, and 2, it’s impossible to be a worse photographer than I.
We wandered about Cardiff Bay, where we found a carousel…
Please click CAROUSEL to view the Cardiff Bay video.
Lunch was rarebit – bread, cheese with ale sauce, plus a pint at Brains.
We walked around Millennium Centre’s gift shop where I came perilously close to purchasing this book. Warning: Best title EVER.
Then, we visited Cathays Park where we saw some amazing wildlife. Making no sudden movements while stealthily tracking them, Sandy was able to snap this pic of the seldom seen “Flamboyant Trio.” (Or as Sandy calls them, Harry Potter gone bad.)
We ate a subdued dinner since we were – Whoop whoop! It’s the word of the day: KNACKERED. (Very tired, exhausted.)
However, I was not too knackered to try for a quick photo of one of the lovely freshers strolling (stumbling) around in the rain. However, it is not as easy as one might think to look “not guilty” while trying to take a photo with which to mock someone. So, this was the best I could get tonight. I have a few more nights to try again.
Tomorrow, the Cheese Fest. Really. That is Plan A, B and C. Stay tuned. EyeonWales tells us it’s brilliant, and we can’t wait!
OMG! There’s cheese tossing!
Diary of Ann Franks 
It will be awesome! Don’t be put off by the weather today, most of the Cheese Festival is undercover so you can skip between the beer and cheese tents without facing too much rain (should the skies open).
No Romans? Would this have been the epic Caerleon or Caerwent? If chance and time allows, still try, excellent sites in their own right.
No, we aren’t missing today, no matter what! The tour was Caerleon, Raglan & Tintern Abbey. We are going to attempt on our own now, probably over the next day or two. Thank you!
Excellent, Caerleon is a base of operations for me, and ambling through Roman ruins on a near daily basis is great, get down to the amphitheatre, you wont see a better one in the whole of Britain. That being said, I can’t fault visits to Tintern or Raglan either, though if time is pressing, drop Raglan, Tintern and Caerleon should probably be numbers 1 and 2 on the priority list.
Excellent. Will do. Thank you for sharing that. We will be plotting our course this evening.
Wonderful times!!! Thanks for sharing!