There was great excitement as Neil, Vicky and Holly piled in the car to see the Dalecks and Cyber men at Tiger Bay just outside Cardiff. Most people would normallyu run away from these creatures but we headed off for the Red Dragon display in Cardiff - Holly was very excited! As we entered the Dr Who building we had a nice cup of coffee and a cake although Holly was desperate to skip that and get into the Doctor who experience! We did get in and enjoyed the whole thing particularly the Dalecks who Holly made rise and fall several times. The Cyber men frightened her a bit but she soon recoverd enough by the time she got to the shop where she choose some iron figures and a Dr Who annual. From there we walked out into the futuristic environment of Tiger Bay with all the national buildings nearby and of course the huge harbour and marina and the pier on the end with an ice cream shop. Holly and myself had an ice cream and then went outside - hlly playing on the sculpures and asking every boat men if we could go on their boat. We eventually took a boat over to Penarth but didn't alight and then went on a ride over to the castle in Cardiff which took an hour. We then had an interesting eating experience in a Chineese resteurant where no one could understand us and we didn't know how to go about ordering our food. However Holly really enjoyed being able to helpherself and myself to the buffet available.
After our trip we travelled back to Thorbury where Holly played on her Nintendo and watched Stardust - which of course I did as well falling in love with the star like Triston!
A very nice trip out
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
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The Dr Who exhibition in Cardiff is fantastic - we've been a couple of times for the different series, and they do change the displays, making it worth seeing again!
If you head out that way again, I can recommend Bosphorus, a Turkish restaurant, which is out on the pier in the Bay - it made a very small appearance in "Boom Town", which is why we visited in the first place, but their excellent (and cheap!) lunch menu means we keep on going back :-)
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