Tag: Wales

  • Established: 1057 Population: 3,139,000 (estimate 2018) Religion:  57.6% Christian  Language: Welsh, English Capital: Cardiff Order of Visit: Seventh First Visit: 27 February 2000 Last Visit: 28 February 2000 Duration: 2 Days Must Do: Cardiff Castle Cities: Cardiff Wales Journal Entries Wales has a history dominated by England but they have had times had independence first…

  • Monday 28 February 2000 Highlights: Bath Abbey, Roman Baths, Walking tours of Bath Starting early we headed off to Bath to spend the day before arriving late in the day at Chester which we will explore tomorrow. Bath was originally a Roman outpost from 1 AD to 4th century.  The Romans established the very first…

  • Sunday 27 February 2000 Highlights: Cardiff Castle, not throwing up (from overnight ferry). Quite amazingly we got to Cardiff at about 6 am from Rosslare and caught a bus straight To Cardiff even though my stomach still hasn’t quite settled.  At check in they forgot to get us to pay saving us a night’s accommodation!