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Exploring Cardiff

Exploring Cardiff

Tuesday, August 6, 2013 @ 2:47 PM in 2013 Europe

Day 41

It looked like it was supposed to be raining in the Brecon Beacons today so I used that as an excuse to explore more of Cardiff. I started by walking through Bute Park (it's a huge, nearly 2 mile long park) along the River Taff. There were some cool tree carvings and rock formations along the way.

Once I reached the end of the park I made my way back (altering my course just a little bit so I'd see different stuff) and made it back into town for lunch. After lunch I went to check out the National Museum here in Cardiff. It's free to enter and has several exhibits and art galleries. The ground floor has human history, history of Wales and some geological exhibits. The second floor has several different art galleries which included pieces of Monet, Picasso and Van Gogh.

Because of my encounter with the rain yesterday I wanted to get a better waterproof jacket. There's a place in town called Mountain Warehouse and it seemed to have some pretty good deals. I went in and picked up a nice rain jacket with hood for 34 pounds (about $50 USD). Hopefully if I get caught in the rain again it'll help keep me dry.

I went back to the big market and picked up another small chicken breast so I can cook it up for dinner then came back to the hostel. I was thinking about walking back down to the Cardiff Bay but might save that for after dinner if the weather still looks nice.

Teaser photos:

Tree Sculpture in Bute Park
Tree Sculpture in Bute Park
Bridge in Bute Park
Bridge in Bute Park
Moon rock at Cardiff National Museum
Moon rock at Cardiff National Museum
Cardiff market
Cardiff market

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Tags: daily journal, wales, cardiff

Posted from: Wales