Day 112 - Cardiff & my Welsh family
Today was another day full of beautiful scenery. We drove from Porthyrhyd through the Brecon Beacons to Merthyr Tydfil and down to Cardiff. It wasn't my first time in Cardiff, but I saw much more of the city than ever before -- including the Port, Millenium Centre, the Assembly of Wales, and Castell Coch (the fairy tale castle).It was a great end to three wonderful days in Wales. My hosts referred to me as their "adopted son" and to themselves as my "Welsh family". They are two of the nicest people I've ever met. It's very easy to forget the fact that one of them is a Commander of the British Empire (an honor personally given to him by Prince Charles himself), has regular meetings with the leader(s) of Wales, and is invited to parties/lunches at Buckingham Palace with the queen -- and who knows what else.. I only learned these things from asking a lot of questions today. To me they'll always be the nice Welsh family who I met that one evening on the train.
Some time after I go back to America, I plan to visit Britain again for vacation. Besides Reading, Porthyrhyd will certainly be one of my main destinations.
By the way, I bought a big Welsh flag on the way back, which is now hanging on my wall. I love Wales!
2 Comments:
If I have the time and money, can I go with you on your vacation back to the UK? Pleeeeeease? :) I *so* wanna go there.
I wanna see your pictures someday.
Off topic...you know tonight, I was thinking when you come home, maybe I could give you a buzz sometime. Miss our talks.
Once again, thanks for sharing your stories!
lol, it's nice to be adopted by great people!
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