Now financially speaking, after only 2 weeks of working, a girls-road-trip to Wales likely wasn't the wisest move. But who are we kidding - it was inevitably the option I chose. My dear friend Renee mentioned she was going with some friends, and before I knew it, I had invited myself along and there we were... renting a convertible to drive to Wales in!! Boom!
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| My attempt at taking a photo of Team-Accidently-Rented-a-Convertable. |
Using the magical technology of Google Maps via our cell-phones, we only got lost once, and upon arriving back in London again, we corrected our direction and eventually arrived in Cardiff, Wales, at a beautiful character bed and breakfast owned by the potentially-crazy, definitely-scatterbrained and perpetually-loveable Gwen. We spent the rest of our day exploring the streets of Cardiff. This is my favorite thing to do - wander a city's downtown area, check out their parks, find out what big attractions are, check a select few out, and then go for a drink and eat a national dish. Done and dusted!
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| Strolling along the beautiful River |
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| Walking through the city park with a view of the Cardiff Castle through the tree-tops |
Afterwards we spent our evening eating amazing meals and chilling in a very pimp and artsy pub, watching the most unusual DJ play awesome mo-town tunes and sipping cocktails. Another favorite activity of mine was exercized: people watching.
The next day we decided to drive the country-side and go exploring the beautiful National Park containing the Brecon Beacons - basically some lovely hilly/mountainous country side. I enjoyed this adventure even more than I enjoyed the city - largely due, not only to the amazing landscape, but also due to the wine and picnic foods that we brought along with us...
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| The cloudy but still lovely Brecon Beacons. |
Indeed one of my highlights from this trip involves a red-wine buzz, eating delicious food next to a river, and Cloey - who is an amazing artist and paints instead of taking pictures of trips- sketching us while hula-hooping at the same time. So strange. So AWESOME. So talented!
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| Oh the people you meet while traveling. I love it! |
And so after our bonding in nature moment, we had a relaxing evening in our pimp hotel, before taking off back to England. Thus marking my achievement of visiting every place in the United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Kudos to me!
