Bacon, eggs and black beans: Beach again! Hooray.

This time we picked the southern part of Wales, after a recommendation from a friend.

Since we were late out with our room bookings, we ended up in a hotel in Swansea, called the Village Prem. After reading some of the reviews, I was a bit uneasy about going, since people had complained about terrible breakfasts, long cues for check-in/ breakfast/elevator and shabby and untidy rooms, but luckily we did not experience any problems at all. Our room had an ok standard and it was definitely a good base to stay for the week. We also had access to a pool and the gym, which was a real treat even though we did not use it very extensively.

The first day, the weather was a bit so-so and we decided to wait with "beaching" and visited Cardiff instead. Neither one of us knew much about the welsh capital, and it was therefore a really nice surprise to find a busy, easily accessible town, where innovative architecture sits alongside historic buildings. We especially liked one of the gallerias, with cute little vintage stores, cafe´s and a french/italian flair.Very charming.

After strolling around for a bit, we had a nice lunch in one of Jamie Oliver's restaurants. The food was not mind-blowing (yet good!) but the interior design of the restaurant and the staff were awesome. The place was super child friendly, with a great variety of food to chose from and crayons and coloring paper to keep the little guests entertained. Once the waiter arrived at our table S. introduced our family by telling him our first and last names and that we were from Sweden. He looked at her quite seriously, took her hand, shook it and told her that he was pleased to meet her and that his name was so-and-so (I cannot remember) and that he was from Ireland. After some more chitchatting S. got a bit disappointed in him, when he did not know, where the playground was, but he made it up to her, when returning with directions scribbled on a piece of paper just a few minutes later. It was hilarious.

After lunch, and a stroll through town, we went to visit the castle, which is located in the heart of the city. How it was? Well, have a look and judge for yourself.