Wales! (not to be confused with 🐳🐋)

We stopped in Cardiff for a day! That is the capital of Wales even though it was only a city of a couple thousand people less than two hundred years ago. Wales comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for “foreigners.” I find it strange that the people who came to Wales called the locals foreigners but I guess that’s how they got their name! We took a free tour which is always the best thing to do in a new city. It was perfect timing because the cherry blossoms are in full bloom! I never think of the UK when I hear cherry blossoms but they have been everywhere! By far one of my favorite views was in Cathays Park. Welsh was on all of the signs along with English which I thought was so cool. It is one of the oldest languages in the world so I think it is awesome that they are still keeping it around. It is taught in all the schools and some schools are only welsh speaking. They had a family that reminded me a lot of the Medici in Florence. The Bute family were from Scotland and are responsible for Cardiff becoming the city it is today. They owned a castle complex in Cardiff for many years and decorated it to the max! They eventually moved out of Cardiff and gave their castle to the city. Personally if I had a castle I wouldn’t give it away but that’s just me lol. We also learned a lot about rugby and how in Wales it is a sport for everyone. In lots of countries like the rest of the uk and other European countries it is a sport for the wealthy private school goers. We ate lunch at a market in Cardiff and it was one of my favorite markets I’ve been to in Europe! So many options and WELSH CAKES!!!!!! After the tour we got out of the city and did a cliff side walk along the shore line! The walk was beautiful but it was lacking in cliff views. Saw lots of dogs and got some ice cream. When we got to our Airbnb we met our neighbor and you won’t believe where she was from. Fort Collins! Small world but I’m glad Cardiff is in it!Læs mere