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Arriving in Cardiff on Saturday, we stayed at the very lovely Beaufort Guest House on Cathedral Road.
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On Sunday morning, we set out to explore the family sites in Cardiff. Here, my mom stands in front of her grandfather's home on Wordsworth Avenue.
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Tredegarville Baptist Church is the parish to which my great-grandparents belonged before they left Wales for the States.
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Mom standing in front of her grandmother's house on Richards Terrace.
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My great grandmother wrote fondly of Mumbles light house, so a journey to there & Swansea on Sunday was in order.
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My mother and sister pose in front of the Mumbles light house at the Mumbles Pier.
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The Mumbles Pier is an odd collection of buildings and sights, including these railings that moan loudly in the stiff Welsh winds.
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After leaving Mumbles, we searched for family sites in Llanelli. By chance, we stumbled upon the Zion Baptist, the church of my great-great-grandpa.
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In Kidwelly, the town in which my great grandfather was born, we came upon the very cool St. Mary's Church.
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Incredible old stonework on St. Mary's Church.
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Mom checks out the entrance to the church that looms over the center of town.
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Lady Street in Kidwelly is the street on which my great-grandfater (and namesake) was born.
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The city's symbol, what I like to call the Kidwelly Kitty.
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My great-grandfather always said that he was born in the shadow of Kidwelly Castle. We were pleased to find out that this was essentially true.
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The squat backside of Kidwelly Castle.
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A low fall sun setting on Kidwelly Castle.
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Back in Cardiff, we spent Monday morning strolling Bute Park, City Hall, and the University. Cardiff Castle rises above fall colors in the distance.
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Fall was wrapping up in Bute Park.
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The red dragon, the symbol of Wales, graces a light post near Cardiff City Hall.
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The clock tower on Cardiff City Hall.
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Statues abound in Cardiff, as in most larger European cities. This handsome bronze marks the war in Africa.
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The Cardiff World War I Memorial.
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After strolling Cardiff on Monday morning, we headed to eastern Wales to visit one of Steph's favorite places, Tintern Abbey.
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Steph in one of the entrances to the abbey ruins.
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The abbey is a truly amazing ruin.
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Steph with the abbey's cathedral ruins in the background.
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More Tintern...
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...and even more.
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After a visit to Chepstow and a long, wandering drive through the countryside, we found Kingcoed, the home of my great-great-grandmother.
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The small baptist church in Kingcoed.
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Another church in Llandenny, one of the places of my people.
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The Llandenny school house.
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