On Wednesday, I travelled to Cardiff by train, but first I went to have breakfast with a lovely Australian girl called Rose. It was nice getting to know someone after two days of wandering around alone - not that I mind travelling on my own, but it was good for a change.
In Cardiff I met an American girl called Bianca, who just flew in from New York and was about to start studying in Swansea for a semester. Amazingly, it was her first time out of the States, and the first time she'd been on a plane. I can't imagine going to live so far from home if you've never been outside of your own country - even if that country is the United States of America. I have to admire her for not being afraid. We explored the town together for a bit. It was a day full of new people and places - I like those days.
The best thing about Cardiff was easily the Riverhouse Backpackers hostel, though. I've never seen anything quite like it or met such nice people as the owners. I'm not even going to start praising it here - if you ever go to Cardiff, just go there. It's brilliant. I'll just give you this quote from the owner Charlie, which I think I will adopt as my life's motto: "When in doubt, give people food!"
Good times in Cardiff. I'll need to go back there sometime to see some more of the place.
In the meantime: here's that video from Hampstead Heath I couldn't upload last week. Sorry for the awful quality, but I'm sure you get the idea.
In the meantime: here's that video from Hampstead Heath I couldn't upload last week. Sorry for the awful quality, but I'm sure you get the idea.
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