Snow in Cardiff

It doesn’t snow often in Cardiff. It’s much like the southern states in the US… nobody really prepares for the snow and when the snow hits, mass chaos ensues.  Bread, milk and eggs are fiercely pulled off the shelves as if everyone wants French Toast for the evening.  Fun Fact: They do not eat French […]

Ronald Dahl in Cardiff

Did you know that Ronald Dahl is from Cardiff? We have a Dahl Pass (area under a bridge) in Cardiff Bay and along the Pac Argae Caedyff there is the cutest little book bench…

Beautiful Sunrise

You know when you have those mornings that you just don’t want to get out of bed.  It’s still dark out, and it looks cold (at least colder than under your blanket?).  Well I had one of those mornings and was rewarded with a lovely sunrise..

Welsh Hamper

A hamper is the equivalent of our gift basket.  I’m continually amused by the words used differently in two countries that speak the same language.  Sometimes I think… wow, why do Americans use ‘x’ when the British word makes so much more sense.  For reference, this was not one of those times.  The word ‘hamper’ […]

Thanksgiving in the UK

It’s strange living in a world that carries on as if nothing is happening on the other side, but Thanksgiving goes on in the Ennis household.  We didn’t originally plan to celebrate, but we had gone to the grocery store the night before and Kevin convinced me that we could make a mini dinner.  I’m […]

Bonfire Night!

Things you don’t have the opportunity to appreciate when you just visit a country for vacation… Watching the fireworks from our apartment window for Bonfire Night. Bonfire Night started when a Catholic protestor in the 1600s tried to assassinate King James 1, a Protestant King, by blowing up the Parliament building. He was unsuccessful, but […]

Rainy Day

We officially had our first rainy day today in the UK — hard to believe we are on Day 12 of our trip and haven’t had rain. We were beginning to think that the entire UK lies about how much “rain” they get. For goodness sake, we were sunburned just days ago!  Anyways, we came […]

Conquering Mountains

I’ve not yet talked about our new friend we’ve made here at our BnB… Her name is Sylvia and she’s seemed to have taken a liking to us. Every time we see her we end up sitting and chatting. She’s from somewhere in England and holidays at this BnB for at least a week every […]

Home Sweet Home

We made it home last night and enjoyed sleeping in our own bed! Still a little jet legged today, but hopefuly we will be good for work tomorrow morning. Now would be the time for me to share how many miles we walked since I bought this really cool Jawbone Up bracelet that tracks all […]