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Entries from October 2008

Welsh Sign Translation

October 31st, 2008 · No Comments

A classic from the BBC News site today. The sign pictured left was erected in Swansea. The Welsh translation translates back as “I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated.”
A classic copy and paste error.
See the original BBC article here for full [...]

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Tags: funny · news · photography · south wales

Cardiff Bay Sunset

October 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The light was pretty amazing in Cardiff Bay today especially at sunset.  I wandered out in front of the Senydd and took a few shots of the sky and the setting sun.
The clouds had some pretty amazing shapes and the St David’s Hotel and the surrounding apartment blocks looked great in silhouette.

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Tags: cardiff bay · photography · places to visit · south wales

2nd Severn Crossing

October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Strangely enough we found ourselves going across the Severn again this week and decided to cross on the original Severn Bridge.  The photo on the left shows the 2nd Severn Crossing in the distance.  The old bridge is being maintained again, as has been common over the last 30 years or so.  Luckily the new [...]

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Sunrise behind the Severn Bridge

October 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Not a very good photo I’m afraid but we were driving up to London yesterday and there was an amazing sunrise.  We were just approaching the 2nd Severn Crossing on the M4 and so we managed to catch the sunrise just peaking through the bridge.  The motorway was pretty quiet at 7am !!!!

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Tags: photography · south wales