Wrapping Up Wales


Museum Day The National Museum Cardiff, part of the National Museum Wales “network”, has a rather nice set of exhibits in the areas of art, natural history and human history.  We managed to stroll through just about all of the rooms, though we spent the most time in certain areas.  Since admission is free, it’s…

Treasures in Waterford, Ireland – Part 2


Part 1: http://newlatidude.com/2014/01/05/treasures-in-waterford-ireland-part-1/ Waterford Medieval Museum Conveniently located right beside the Bishop’s Palace is the Medieval Museum, which first opened in August 2012.  Our visit was shortly after the formal grand opening in March 2013, so it was a unique day in that we experienced both the “new carpet smell” and antiques from the Middle…

Continental Breakfast


Like all of Key & Peele’s stuff, this is hilarious.   Who doesn’t love “the pit of the doughnut” or the “fapoon”? Breakfast while on the road can be a lot of fun, or not so much, depending on your breakfast preferences.  I’m not one to skip breakfast, so I need to have something before…

So Now…Where to Sleep?!


Continuing on with our 2010 visit to Paris… Having found some affordable tickets, I now had to decide where to stay…kind of an important detail! Of course as many travelers know, rooms in European cities will tend toward the smaller side, compared to North America, and rooms for more than two people can be harder…