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We visited the new Cardiff International Whitewater Centre in Cardiff Bay yesterday.  This is part of the Sports village that is being developed on the west side of the Bay.  Nearby is the Cardiff Arena Ice Rink and the Cardiff International swimming pool. The pumped river is about 250m long.  It looks lots of fun, [...]

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St David’s 2 is a prestigious new shopping centre in the centre of Cardiff. It builds on the existing St David’s shopping centre that houses Marks and Spencer, Debenhams and Boots. With the opening of the new shopping centre in November 2009 it is now possible to shop totally under cover from Cardiff’s main shopping [...]

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We had a nice walk around Cardiff Bay last weekend just as the sun was setting.  The light was really nice though it was a bit cold for me! You can see the Pierhead Building to the left, the Senedd next to it and the Atradius building with the sloping roof to the right. It’s [...]

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The WRC Rally of Great Britain hits Cardiff again this weekend.  The focal point in the City has moved from Cathays Park in the centre down to the Oval Basin in Cardiff Bay. The service park will be located in the Bay with a spectators village in the Oval Basin (Roald Dahl Plass). The Bay [...]

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Wales seems to be the favourite place for translation fails in road signs. Last year Swansea made a big mess-up when it came to translation of English text into the Welsh language. Now it’s Cardiff’s turn. This roadsign was spotted in St Mary St. in the centre of Cardiff’s busy shopping area. The BBC reports [...]

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The Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve is an area of piece and quiet right in the middle of Cardiff Bay.   It was formed from the salt marshes and mud flats on the edge of the Bay in front of Windsor Esplanade after the bay was permanently flooded. There was some concern that when the Cardiff Bay [...]

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I’ve been busy setting up my new Cardiff Bay Restaurants website – http://www.cardiff-bay-restaurants.co.uk/. It’s still a work in progress, as all websites are, but it’s well under way.  There’s a lot of interest on where to eat in Cardiff Bay and it was clear that a specific site was needed. There are lots of sites [...]

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