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Day 16: Cardiff and Manchester: Cardiff Castle and Macbeth

21 Sunday Jul 2013

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On day 16, Patricia and I woke up early to go see Cardiff Castle. We got distracted on the way by a market, but decided to return there on the way. The castle is used a lot in filming Doctor Who, so that’s why I wanted to see it.

The next pictures are all from the castle.

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Day 15: Cardiff: Doctor Who Experience

19 Friday Jul 2013

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Today was another early morning. Patricia and I had a 9:15 train to Cardiff to catch. We made it this time though, which plenty of time to spare! We got some food at EAT, a very tasty food place. I had a piece of fudge because I don’t eat sandwiches.

The train was a pretty relaxing ride. The coach was mostly empty, so I slept pretty good. I sleep better in trains that I do in planes!

We got to Cardiff a bit before noon and couldn’t check in to our hotel until 2. We decided to go get lunch first at this little pub that was right outside the station and right across the road from our hotel. I ended up getting ham, eggs, and chips for like £4! It was really good too.

We had tickets for the Doctor Who Experience between 1 and 2, so we decided to try our luch and see if we could check in early. It worked in Paris! We got into our hotel and they did have a room ready, so we were about to check in around 12:30. We’re on the smoking floor, but the room doesn’t smell bad, so no complaints.

We then began the mile and a half walk to the Doctor Who Experience. There were a lot of signs, but none pointing toward DWE, though. We ended up following signs to Cardiff Bay until we came across our first pointer telling us we were going the right way.

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Bucket List

Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot about bucket lists on Facebook, more specifically in a few groups I’m in. I’ve never really had a bucket list. I’ve always said things were on it, but I’d never made one. Well, I made one. I think I have around 120 items as of today (2/6/14,) but will add to it as I think of more things. Of course the travel and adventure categories are the longest!

Travel

  1. Set Foot on North America (X), South America, Asia, Europe (X), Australia, Antartica and Africa
  2. Visit Harry Potter World
  3. Fly first class on an overnight flight
  4. See a Broadway show
  5. See a West End show
  6. Walk along the Hollywood Walk of Fame (December 2013)
  7. Travel alone (June 2013 London)
  8. Visit the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff (July 2013)
  9. Visit a castle (July 18, 2013 Highclere Castle, London)
  10. Visit Italy and see where my family is from
  11. Spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square
  12. Have a meal at an outdoor Parisian cafe
  13. Ride the London Eye (July 2013)
  14. Ride a Double Decker Bus in London (July 2013)
  15. Visit a concentration camp (Dachau June 2015)
  16. Take an Alaskan cruise
  17. See a live mariachi band (March 2013 Puerto Vallarta)
  18. Ride a cable car in San Francisco
  19. Walk a length of the Great Wall of China
  20. See Mt. Rushmore
  21. Stay at a 5-star hotel
  22. See Stonehenge
  23. Stand next to a pyramid
  24. Ride a Gondola in Venice
  25. See the Northern Lights
  26. Kiss on top the Eiffel Tower
  27. Visit the Hoover Dam 
  28. Climb Chichen Itza
  29. Stand beside the Christ the Redeemer statue
  30. Walk around the Colosseum in Rome
  31. Visit Machu Picchu
  32. Visit Petra
  33. Visit Marieta Islands (March 18, 2015 Puerto Vallarta)
  34. Travel to Jerusalem
  35. Watch the sunset on a beach 
  36. Go to all 50 U.S. States
  37. Go on a cruise 
  38. Drive through a Redwood Tree
  39. Go to the Olympic Games

Adventure

  1. Ride in a Hot Air Balloon 
  2. Swim with a Dolphin (2012 Cozumel)
  3. Watch a Space Shuttle Launch
  4. Scuba Dive
  5. Take a long train ride (July 2013 London) 
  6. Go to Space
  7. Visit the rainforest (2010 Costa Rica)
  8. Spend the night in a haunted place (Wichita Theatre)
  9. See a Lunar Eclipse
  10. Drive Across America Coast-to-Coast
  11. Go Snow Skiing (Angel Fire)
  12. Ride an elephant
  13. Sleep under the stars 
  14. Go white-water rafting 
  15. Eat strange meat (July 2013 Kangaroo in London)
  16. Swim with sharks
  17. Experience weightlessness
  18. Go to a bull fight
  19. Go to an active volcano
  20. Travel on a safari
  21. Ride a Segway
  22. Go hunting
  23. Go treasure hunting
  24. Go to a NASCAR race
  25. Go to the racecourse
  26. Drive Route 66
  27. Pan for gold

Educational

  1. Write an Autobiography
  2. Learn to Ballroom Dance
  3. Learn to legitimately play a song on any musical instrument
  4. Get a book published
  5. Take a photography class 
  6. Learn to Juggle
  7. Visit the White House
  8. Take a historical tour of Jamestown

Family

  1. Own a home with a veranda
  2. Grow a garden and eat the produce
  3. Create a Family Tree

Volunteer

  1. Plant a Tree (March 2010 Costa Rica) 
  2. Visit an orphanage in a foreign country
  3. Do a mission trip in a third world country

Physical

  1. Be coached by a professional
  2. Have a six-pack
  3. Successfully complete a double under
  4. Pierce my ears
  5. Run a straight mile
  6. Do a strict pull-up
  7. Run a mile, 5k, half-marathon
  8. Take a yoga class 
  9. Complete a bodyweight clean and jerk

Lucky

  1. Know a famous person personally
  2. Be an Extra in a Film
  3. Be a Member of a Studio Audience
  4. Hit a hole-in-one
  5. Walk the red carpet at a huge event
  6. Meet someone famous randomly
  7. Shake hands with a President
  8. Set a World Record
  9. Be on a game show
  10. Be on a Reality TV show

Random

  1. Sit on a Jury
  2. Own a record player
  3. Write my will
  4. Enjoy a real cup of tea
  5. Give a great present 
  6. Go to a drive-in movie theater
  7. Get a standing ovation
  8. Own a pet monkey
  9. Get something patented

Where I’ve Been

Austria: Salzburg

Costa Rica: Jaco, San Jose, various cities

Estonia: Tallinn

Finland: Helsinki, Suomenlinna

France: Beaune, Paris (x2)

Germany: Hamburg, Luebeck, Berlin, Munich, Neuschwanstein Castle

Liechtenstein: Vaduz

Haiti: Port-au-Prince, Titanyen

Mexico: Cabo, Cozumel, Mazatlan, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta (x2) (x3) (x4), Sayulita, Marieta Islands

Norway: Oslo

Russia: Peterhof, St. Petersburg

Sweden: Stockholm, (x1)

Switzerland: Lucerne

United Kingdom: Bath, Brighton, Cambridge, Cardiff, Dover, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newbury, Portsmouth

USA: Austin, Angel Fire, Arlington, Branson, Colorado Springs, DFW, Galveston, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York (x1), Orlando, Panama City Beach, San Antonio, Santa Monica, Washington DC (X), Wichita Falls* and more

*Hometown

Colorado Springs coming up!