Here is a photo page of random pictures of Cardiff that i have taken and will take.
Cardiff is the Capital city of Wales, one of the 4 countries that make up the UK.
It has an official population of 325,000 but over 1 million people live within 20 minutes of the city. Its a city with a large mix of modern and old, with a very compact city center, and is a very green city with large parks and a wonderful waterside.
To say Wales is hilly would be an understatement Porto , the only flat parts are around the coast, and even then its not that flat. Luckilly Cardiff is almost completely flat (until you reach the north and west of the city
Thanks Conor i quite like Cardiffs skyline from that vantage point also, just needs a few talls to bulk out the midrises
Notice the abandond Bay Railway Station Building (just the platfrom in use now), its grade II listed and was the origin of the first steam-powered passenger train service in Wales
It is quite fairytale, imagine it without the pointy roofs and you probably have something more historical though. I love the view of it as you travel up the main road out fo Cardiff to the Valleys, its quite imposing.
Caerphilly is a comuter town to the north of Cardiff, seperated by a mountain and is the point where a few valleys converge. At the center of this convergance is the castle, which is the second biggest in Europe, famous for its tower which leans further than Pisas' and the town is known for it cheese. Here is the "Big Cheese" festival, marked last night by fireworks.
It was dring the civil war Portonuts, they were worried the castle would be fortified so decided to try and blow up the towers, only to discover they couldn't! There were a few Americans next to us, (and with the obligatory Harry Potter music) they said "I cant believe we are watching fireworks from a castle with harry Potter playing", i suppose we take these things for granted, especially in Wales as we have the most castles per square mile in the World.
The BBC building is definately interesting, still not sure if i like it, its a quality building but i think the design is confused (its supposed to be a reflection of the neo gothic of the castle but looks more islamic).
There are definately some great modern buildings, but there are also some poor ones as well like every city.
The Big Weekend, a festival in the city with a fun fair around the civic center and a stage in front of the city hall. Waterskiing and water polo championships in the bay and fireworks over 3 nights.
Here is the other car park i was talking about (normally lit up bright blue at night), incidentally this is probably the most beautiful sunset ive ever seen! It was shining on a massive rainstorm and demanded i take plenty of pics
Which picture do you think i should enter to the photo competition?
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