Umbrella Graveyard

Our apartment is in between downtown Cardiff and Mermaid Quay, and so the walkway in front of our house is very well travelled.  Our apartment location is also where the wind tends to pick up which means we’ve seen many people starting to struggle with their umbrellas, or people who have just struggled with their […]

Christmas Market in Cardiff

Many European cities celebrate Christmas extravagantly with miniature/copycat German Christmas Markets, and Cardiff is no exception.  The city is full of lights and little booths selling all types of homemade crafts and food.  Since Thanksgiving isn’t a holiday here, there also isn’t the unspoken rule of waiting until after Thanksgiving to start celebrating.  So Cardiff’s […]