Cardiff

Somehow we managed to pull off a weekend trip a day after we arrived.  We did not really have a choice as it was the tickets we got for the Olympics and the Football match we went to was in Cardiff.  We opted to drive as we do not have our rail discount card yet and with 4 of us a 2 day rental is much cheaper - it was supposed to be faster but in typical McGlue fashion many stops were made along the way (well a few turnarounds and a back track to pay for some gas - shhhh we won't talk about that one too much).  The trip was lots of fun and our friend Nicole was great company to have along the way.

 

A drive by photo of Arundel Castle - a town very close to Worthing - we plan on heading there soon

 

 

Stonehenge

 

that's right we did the cheap drive by (remember we are broke students)

 

 

as you can tell by the water drops on the pic - the deluge of rain was just starting

 

we came across several tank crossings

 

Cardiff

 

ready to cheer on Team GB against S. Korea - although Great Britain lost it was a wonderful experience to cheer on the team of our new home and feel the excitement in the air.  Memories of a life time.

 

x-large hanging flower pot trees

 

 

nice photo Dill

 

Cardiff castle

 

 

small, dark and windy roads

 

The Knights of the Round Table in Winchester

 

 

a door leading to the crypts

 

the underground creeped Dill out a bit - he took off

 

Winchester is a fun little town with a great City Center/ Main street to spend time walking around.

Thank you Nicole for joining us at the Olympics and our first weekend road trip.  We all had a fun time exploring and look forward to many more experiences while in the UK.