Official capital of Wales since only 1955 (hence the annoyingly ubiquitous "Europe's Youngest Capital" slogan), the buoyant city of CARDIFF (Caerdydd) has swiftly grown into its new status. A number of progressive developments, not least the new, sixty-member Welsh National Assembly, are giving the city the feel of an international capital, if not always a very Welsh one: compared with Swansea, Cardiff is very anglicized – you'll rarely hear Welsh on the city's streets. The second Marquis of Bute built Cardiff's first dock in 1839, opening others in swift succession. The … more »
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Cardiff had the largest coal port in the world. It was owned by John... more »
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Cardiff is striking and its ambitious rebuilding is wondrous.
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Cardiff became the capital of Wales in 1955, but it has risen to the occasion pretty fast. The... more »
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Nigel the van driver summed up Wales pretty much the way many Welsh did, "God apprenticed making... more »
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