cardiff

you know how sometimes you meet someone and fall head over heels crazy in love with them so immediately that it's almost too much? well, that's kind of like london and i. i was so infatuated with the city from the get go that every day i woke up early and literally packed as much into my day as i possibly could. i walked miles around the city, and was basically wearing myself into the ground. what can i say? i'm a dedicated girlfriend.

but like most new and obsessive relationships, london and i also had some space issues to work out and we needed time apart. luckily for us (london and i, that is...) my friend who i was staying with in london was assigned to a case in cardiff for a few days and invited me to come along.

still in the habit of "go! go! go!" from london, i woke up early my first day and went for a run along the waterside and into town to see what was happening. well, not a whole lot actually. there was a castle, a few strange statues, beautiful water views, and shopping/restaurants, but really nothing i would have freaked out about if i hadn't seen it.

i took this as some sort of message from the universe telling me to CHILL OUT, and that's exactly what i did. i woke up early and went on leisurely runs along the water, took long hot showers, did a little shopping and had a nice hot meal every night.

it was the perfect little mini break from the big smoke, and i would soon be ready to turn back to my love affair with london more level-headedly.