Rain rain go away

Well hello all of you who read this blog!
Today has been a very long day to say the least. One of our friends is an avid hiker and decided to get a group of us to go to Brecon Beacons to see the waterfalls of Wales. We left at 10 am and got back at 4:30 pm with two hours of bus riding and transferring. It was really beautiful but it was, of course, the only day that we have had thus far with non-stop rain. Needless to say, it was very very wet and very chilly.

After we returned tired and soaking we all showered and went out to try out first Indian buffet. Alison and I discovered four in half a block so we figured at least one of them had to be tasty. We tried our luck with the cheapest one, after all, we are college students. It was good but once again very surprising because the 12 of us were the only people in the restaurant. They don't serve raita here which is very disappointing to me but it was still hot food which was necessary. 

Going backwards now... Yesterday we had a really nice day! A few of us got up for breakfast (yogurt and cereal on Saturday and Sunday) and then traveled into town for some morning shopping. Saturday's are the best in Swansea. Everyone comes out for the market. We went to the 99p store which is easily one of the best discoveries of our time here so far. As you guessed, everything is 99p. EVERYTHING. It is amazing... After I got some laundry detergent, for 99p, I wanted to find a travel book for Berlin so the bookstore was right next store. There was a nice coffee shop inside which is the first one we have found so that is also pretty exciting. Once finished purchasing, we ventured to the market with knowledge of what to buy and what to avoid. Welsh cakes are simply the best things. One we got back Adam decided he wanted to go explore the castle in the city centre, where we just were. We took an hour break and headed back into town. We were definitely tourists at this point taking pictures of the ruins but it is not every day you see a castle. I climbed up on it to get some stellar photos but the police came over to me and I explained that I was an American and this is how we do things, kidding. I got down. (The Welsh police do not carry guns and wear neon vests so to me they just look like crossing guards.) 

Alison, Kyle, Me, Adam, Jacqueline, Maggie and Jen at the castle

We then wandered a bit more and remembered Swansea was playing and some of the group hadn't eaten yet so we went to a pub; of course the game wasn't being televised so that was kind of a bust. I don't think we did too much last night, which ended up being a good thing, preparation for today's events. 

This week is our second, and last, week of class. The class has been fun so far, a nice transition period from not having class to going to a full Welsh load in two weeks. We are going to Bath on Wednesday so I am really excited for that! It should be a good and fun week if it is anything like the past week!
Until another day!
Tada!