The beginning in Cardiff, Wales

Hello Wales, or to be more precise, Hello Cymru  (Cam-ry).  The Welsh name of the country.

It is time for me to get going with this diary/blog, I already have so much to say, it is overwhelming.

My husband has decided to take a sabbatical leave and work in Wales with a well-known professor in his field for 7 months. Cardiff University is located in Cardiff, the capital of Wales.

My husband, Zoltan left the US on January 9^th, 2012, and I followed him on the 2^nd of February. This way he had time to get to know the place a little and find an apartment (excuse my French, ‘flat’) to rent for us, which was not easy.

Thankfully, I was granted a 6 month unpaid leave from the university so after this adventure I’ll be able to go back and pick up the job I left.

For me it was a little hard to say goodbye to our daughters, but they are amazing young ladies and very independent, I’m positive that they will be just fine; and hope they will be able to come and visit.

I left from Indianapolis on a Thursday before the Super Bowl.  It was Indy’s airport ‘s busiest day, live band was playing, volunteers greeted everybody but I had no problem at all. 

Indianapolis Airport, dressed for Super Bowl
Az Indianapolis-i repuloter diszbe oltoztetve az Amerikai Futball bajnoksag tiszteletere.
Innen idultam.

From London, it was a 3 hour ride by bus.  Excuse me; by coach.

London, Central  Bus Station
London, Kozponti Buszallomas.  Innen harom ora buszozas Cardiff.

Wales is a part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Brittain.

Wales is the country in orange

Bordered on the east by England and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.  3 million people live in Wales and Cardiff is the capital city with 341,000 people.

The weather is mild, it is winter now, but not too cold, and often raining.  Today is 41F, and raining.

The flowers though feel that spring is coming, because they started to bloom.

Blooming flowers in Bute park.
Mar viragoznak a crocus-ok a parkban.

We live in the center of the city, close to a lot of restaurants, shopping centers and the Cardiff Castle.

A varos kozpontjaban lakunk, kozel az ettermekhez, bevasarlo kozpontokhoz es a Cardiff Var-hoz.

High Street, Cardiff, where we live.
A High utca, itt lakunk mi.

The house we live in.  Our windows are facing the other side.
Ebben a hazban lakunk, az ablakaink a masik oldalra neznek.

Cardiff University was founded in 1883 and it has 28,000 students.
A Cardiff Egyetemet 1883-ban alapitottak es jelenleg 28,000 diakja van.

The main building of the university.
Az egyetem fo epulete.

A very typical street on campus.
Tipikus hazsor az egyetem teruleten.

Please come back in a week, I'll post things about the apartment and sports next time.

Kerlek latogass vissza a kozetkezo heten is , igyekszem irni a lakasrol, sportrol es minden masrol.