Sorry. Due to the need to watch the Australia – England match I haven’t had time to do a proper blog post.
When I do it will include:
- English breakfast in Monmouth
- Cardiff Castle
- Visiting Michelle’s uncle in Cardiff
- Watching Australia beat England and celebrating with our host
There may even be a couple of photos.
The real blog.
We got away relatively early (it’s still dark at 7am) and ducked into Monmouth to have an English breakfast at an English pub. We will overlook the fact that we were in Wales, so none of that can really be true. It was good, black pudding and all, although I was the only one who would eat the black pudding.
Then down to Cardiff to have a look at the castle. Very interesting it is too. The grounds are huge. Unfortunately a previous owner demolished many of the internal buildings. Bloody vandals some of these barons. Since it is smack in the middle of the city the castle has become a bit of a Mecca for rugby fans. Thanks to some clever work with some foam Cardiff Castle has become the backdrop for thousands of tourist photos.
After lunch we tracked down Michelle’s grandparent’s house to relive some childhood memories, then over to her great uncle Gordon’s place for a quick catchup.
Gordon recently turned 90 and is going fairly well. We last saw Gordon when he came over to Australia in 1994. A cup of tea and a chat were over almost before they started. Gordon is a great character and great fun.
Off to Leicester on the morrow.
Cheers, Steve J.