April 18, 2019
My bags are packed and tests are over with. It’s time for Easter Break!
A 2 hour train ride to Belfast, a 45 minute plane ride, and I am in Cardiff, Wales. We came in late so we didn’t do much besides find our hostel and crashing in our room. The true adventure comes tomorrow.
April 19, 2019
A lot happened today. Alaina and I ate the free breakfast at the hostel and went off exploring Cardiff. The city is filled with these beautiful Victorian arcades that are filled with a variety of shops and restaurants.
2nd Floor of Arcade 
Shop in the Arcade
Cardiff Castle and its grounds are also located right in the heart of the city. There is the old keep, the tunnels that were used as bomb shelters in World War II, and the House. It was such a great day the weather was nice and almost on the hot side. This has been some of the best weather since I came to the U.K.
And in honor of such good weather Alaina and I had lunch outside. In the rush to find our hostel last night we passed a delicious smelling restaurant that now in the light of day we went in search of. Giovanni’s Restaurant was all we could have asked for at that moment. Yummy Italian food, outdoor seating, a meal deal that included a started, and friendly people. The whole crew was full of personality and amazing.
Bruschetta as a starter 
I had lasagna while Alaina had the cheese ravioli
For the rest of our trip, we are staying at Airbnb’s and our host in Cardiff was nice enough to pick us up from the city center. The room was great with our own shower and private entrance, plus she had dogs which made everything better. Our host was nice enough to tell us about a village called Whitchurch that was not too far away from the house that would be worth checking out. The village was a lot more than we were expecting when she said village. It was like a mini city center situated in the middle of a residential neighborhood. We explored a little bit and got dinner at Fino Lounge. All in all it was a super successful day.
April 20, 2019
The day started off with a bus ride back into the city center and to Barker’s Tea Room for some breakfast. A little window and not so window shopping in the arcades in which I bought more stationery that I did not need. A mid-morning snack of freshly baked Welsh cakes from Fabulous Welshcakes and we were off to St. Fagan’s National History Museum.
St. Fagan’s is an open-air museum and showcases the historical architecture, lifestyle, and culture of Wales. The museum is insanely huge with around 40 buildings which were rebuilt on the museum grounds from their original locations. It took the whole day to truly explore the grounds because of the size of the place. We started at the St. Fagan’s Castle and then made our way through the mills, blacksmith shops, old barns, and 15th-century farmhouses. That was not including the exhibitions in the main museum. Dead tired, we dragged ourselves to a Chinese takeout place and crashed at our Airbnb.
April 21, 2019
It’s time to leave Cardiff and I’m pretty sad to be leaving. It has been fun being here and there is still so much more to explore. But alas, it is time for Bath. We arrived in Bath after a train ride and bus substitute dragging our bags through town to our Airbnb. It wasn’t the closet place. however, we had this studio all to ourselves. We did a quick walk around town and got dinner at the Real Pizza Co. I can’t wait to explore more of Bath tomorrow.
