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.
lol, if i turned around you could see the site of the new museum they are going to build, right next to the production studios.
heres the Christmas light, missed the switch on, but it was a really good night. Lots of people, the craft stalls were busy and lots of street entertainers (the life sized polar bear walking up one of the main shopping streets came as a surprise!). Personally i think something a bit more traditional would have been better, but at least its a consistent theme throughout the city center.
I know what you mean, its not got alot of the huge old architecture you find elsewhere, but then it doesn't have the oposite end of the scale you find in other cities as well. The word i would describe Cardiff is 'pleasant'.
The poppy is such a major symbol these days. Tell me if I'm right, people wear the poppies because they were the first to bloom in the fields after the First World War ended right?
Stunning ! I wish that our city council would be as creative when it comes to Christmas, every year it is the same old same Thanks for the pics and have a great weekend mate
Was in Sydney and Melbourne a few years ago around christmas, the problem that i found is christmas is marketed as a snowy, twinkly winter event, which contrasts sharply with the middle of summer in the southern hemisphere. I thought the city did quite well, and i'd give up half the lights for a Myer christmas window display! Has this years opened yet?
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