Wednesday 8/30 Fairytale Castle (Castell Coch castle)

Today we decided to visit one of the local castles. Castell Coch castle is about 6 miles from our hotel. Instead of driving, we took the bus. The castle was about 1/2 mile from the bus stop. That's 1/2 mile up hill. Really up hill. We had to visit the tea room for a rest and a snack before touring the castle.
Castell Coch was built on medieval castle ruins in the mid-1800s. It was rebuilt by a lord for occasional use. They attempted to rebuild a true copy of the 14th century castle ruins it sits on. Some of the dungeon and another basement room are original.

On the way back to the bus stop, we stopped for lunch at The Lewis Arms. Nice Pub with great food. I had another beef and ale pie. Catching coach 132 and 21 stops later, Sherri and I returned to the hotel for a rest.
Tonight we had dinner at a very nice Italian restaurant. Food and atmosphere was very nice. Sherri and I had a nice visit with the lady at the next table. Her daughter was in a wheel chair with very limited mobility. She has lived in Wales for 30 years, and only an hour from Cardiff. Like ours, this was her first visit to Cardiff.

Tomorrow we will visit another castle across the street from the hotel then head north to Shrewsbury.
Good night.