Well, what adventures have been had this week. Not all of them good. I bought an advance ticket for train travel to and from Cardiff but had to reschedule as we were unwell. It turned out the ticket I had bought had limited validity and it was only the return that was flexible. A costly visit as I had to buy duplicate tickets.
Cardiff was, well, could have been better. The hotel we stayed in had changed from last time and one had to pay extra each time to use the lovely swimming pool. It was quite a walk in our current state of unfitness to the restaurants so we tended to buy sandwichs and snacks to eat in our room. We did have one meal out, a delicious chicken dish with many flavours, in a ‘Bill’s’ restaurant. This was on a very humid day which saw me flagging and needing to sit down a lot. But, on leaving the restaurant we were soon cooled down by the stormy downpour and hurricane-force winds! Such a change within a couple of hours literally took our breath away.
Pontypridd park was a bit disappointing as most of it was sectioned off or still under the weight of many large marquees from the recent Eisteddfodd, which curtailed our pleasant stolling and chatting with Roy’s family.
The shops in Cardiff came up trumps on the list of items on my shopping list – a lovely green summer dress, a bright top, and a neutral skirt.
Was it worth the cost? Not really. But it did make Roy happy to see his family again after a bit of a long time of not being able to visit. Will have to think carefully how we manage such visits in future.
Karen Hedges 