Week 3: Cardiff, Wales

Wow, it has been a very busy few weeks. This post is coming a little late, but better late than never

Lincoln Cathedral

USA tile in Cardiff Bay

right? On the weekend of January 26th - 28th, a friend and I went to Cardiff, Wales for a relaxing weekend in the UK. We started off Friday on a British Studies field trip to Lincoln, England. It was such a cute little town on the south coast of the British Isles and there were so many historical things to see there. We got to see the Lincoln Castle, the Lincoln Cathedral, and we got to roam around and explore the city. The castle was a history lesson that came with an amazing view and the cathedral was the most intricate that I've ever seen. The stained glass windows and perfect carvings all came together to create a magnificent scene. In the town itself there were chocolate shops, art galleries, and museums to visit. All of which were also fun to visit and learn about. From Lincoln, Sarah and I took the train to Cardiff. It was a long ride, but we ended up sleeping a lot of the way, so it didn't seem too bad. When we got to Cardiff we were shocked to find that all the signs in the train station were in Welsh. I didn't know anyone actually spoke Welsh, I thought it was kind of a dead language.

Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle Ceiling

On Saturday we went to explore Cardiff castle, Cardiff bay, and the city centre. While exploring, we came across a lot of cute little shops and cafés that we stopped and looked around in. My favorite shop was called Fabulous Welsh Cakes and they sold these little cookies for 50 pence each. They were so good! There was also an abundance of Harry Potter shops all around Wales because apparently Harry Potter was, in part, filmed there. On Sunday morning, we went to get crepes for breakfast and they were AMAZING. I got two crepes. One ham and cheese and the other, nutella and strawberries. It was so good and I hope to find another one of those restaurants before I have to go back to the US. Overall, it was a great weekend in a beautiful city!!                   

Cardiff Castle