Mischief in Europe: Goodbye, Wales

It's been a gloomy rainy couple of days here in Wales. I now understand why tea is so popular. It's always the perfect weather for a hot cup of tea. Due to the constant precipitation I haven't had my camera out in the rain. A couple days ago I went to The National Museum of Wales. It contained their art museum and their history museum all in one. They had a decent collection of Impressionist works. Across the street from the museum is the civic center. One of the finest in all of Europe. It is a spectacular building.

Yesterday I took the train out to Caerphilly where arguably the largest castle in the British Isles is located. While the people of Cardiff have grown on me a little the people in Caerphilly were all super cheerful and friendly. It's an enormous castle. When the castle was in use the grounds covered over 30 acres. I stopped at a pub for lunch and had what they call gammon, or what we call ham. I also tried mango chutney with my gammon. It was delicious. I want to slather it over everything I eat now.

Cardiff has grown on me a little since my time here. But this afternoon I'm hopping on the magical megabus and headed to Manchester for a bit then Liverpool.