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miriammoules in Cardiff this weekend, and she and Huw took me out to St. Fagans on Saturday afternoon, which was a real treat, as I hadn't been there before.
Not only was the museum full of fascinating buildings to go and look at (I love buildings, particularly houses), but it sold good things like flour, cider, and home made scones (nom). I particuarly liked the weaving sheds, the Tudor farmhouse and the Iron Age Round Houses.
I also got the chance to try out my new camera, and I am quite pleased with the results :)
Tudor Farmouse:
Indoor shots taken at St Teilo's Church
Even though the Church had plenty of light inside, my old camera would have struggled to take these - and I am so glad I was able to get these photos - the paintings are modern replicas (using authentic materials) of the paintings that they found when they dismantled the church to move it to St Fagans.
I was really looking forward to seeing the Iron Age round houses - and I was not disappointed. Because of the cold weather, the smoke was hanging over the roof of the house a lot more than it would normally have been, which gave a wonderful effect:
It was absolutely stunning to see. I also managed to get a reasonable photo in the inside, and inside that was a lot smokier than it would normally have been, and this would have been impossible before. It might have turned out even better if I had taken the tripod to try out too.
The re-enactor inside was very knowledgeable and fascinating to talk to and listen to too.
All in all I had a fantastic weekend in Cardiff :)
miriammoules in Cardiff this weekend, and she and Huw took me out to St. Fagans on Saturday afternoon, which was a real treat, as I hadn't been there before. Not only was the museum full of fascinating buildings to go and look at (I love buildings, particularly houses), but it sold good things like flour, cider, and home made scones (nom). I particuarly liked the weaving sheds, the Tudor farmhouse and the Iron Age Round Houses.
I also got the chance to try out my new camera, and I am quite pleased with the results :)
Tudor Farmouse:
Indoor shots taken at St Teilo's Church
Even though the Church had plenty of light inside, my old camera would have struggled to take these - and I am so glad I was able to get these photos - the paintings are modern replicas (using authentic materials) of the paintings that they found when they dismantled the church to move it to St Fagans.
I was really looking forward to seeing the Iron Age round houses - and I was not disappointed. Because of the cold weather, the smoke was hanging over the roof of the house a lot more than it would normally have been, which gave a wonderful effect:
It was absolutely stunning to see. I also managed to get a reasonable photo in the inside, and inside that was a lot smokier than it would normally have been, and this would have been impossible before. It might have turned out even better if I had taken the tripod to try out too.
The re-enactor inside was very knowledgeable and fascinating to talk to and listen to too.
All in all I had a fantastic weekend in Cardiff :)