my apologies,i did'nt realise everyone who went to cardiff lived a late train ride away.
my wife agree's with you about the "roof bit" as she hates getting her hair wet as well!
"non locals" made it to bydgoszcz, daugavpils,and plenty of other obscure places,but that does'nt mean it would'nt have been easier to travel to rome,warsaw,prague,stockholm etc
lets hope he is listening,because you will need as much strength as possible, to lift your spirit off the floor,and drag it out of smallmead tomorrow night.
i think cardiff is a fantastic city.
its convienience compared with any where else,depends on where you live.
but anyone who suggests a major city such as london cannot provide a far superior service is deluding themselves.
but then again this is the forum for the deluded!