Chapter 141: Arrival in Cardiff
"Let's go, slow sister, if you don't come out, we'll throw you down!" Bethany leaned in front of the window, shouting in discontent.
Emma finally dressed up, changed into a denim jacket and a crimson hat, and sat in the passenger seat, Bai Yujing looked at Bethany behind her: "Fasten your seatbelt!" ”
The journey from London to Wales is not too far, starting in the morning, if the road goes smoothly, you can arrive in the afternoon, all the way is a very beautiful wilderness scenery, Bai Yujing likes the British road scenery very much, a green wilderness, a highway passes through it, both sides are the most primitive scenery, full of nature, from which you feel full of a free atmosphere, people enjoy it very much.
Bethany leaned on the window and looked out, huddled with her in her arms, the two of them rubbing their faces against each other, their eyes wide open.
"Wow!" Bethany exclaimed when she didn't see something surprising.
Bai Yujing asked Emma in a low voice, "Didn't you take Bethany out to play before?" ”
Emma also said with some distress: "When I was a child, Bethany was in poor health, so I always took her at home, and then it got better, and I just sent her to school, because of Bethany's special situation, many schools are still unwilling to accept it, Daisy is also afraid that something will happen to Bethany, and she has always been with her, so she rarely takes her out on trips!" ”
Bai Yujing looked at Bethany's happy little face behind her, as well as Totoro, thinking if she could bring some changes to her life.
Wales is a kingdom in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with a total of 22 counties and cities, and the purpose of Bai Yujing and his party today is Cardiff, the capital of Wales, which was once the world's largest coal export terminal, and is now indistinguishable from most parts of the United Kingdom, with fresh air and clear sunshine.
According to Emma, the area was full of coal mines and excavations, but now it is completely gone, and it took about five hours to reach Cardiff, so the trip was very smooth.
Compared with other metropolises in the UK, Cardiff feels closer to nature, it feels like a green city, the overall greenery is very good, and even the surroundings of the buildings and the windows are full of flowers and plants.
The hotel is located near Cardiff International Airport, which is past the peak tourist season in August and September, so there are not many tourists, and even the price of the hotel is nearly half lower than usual, the only inconvenience is that the weather is too cold, and the UK is still the kind of country where there are more cloudy days than sunny days.
When she arrived at the place, Bethany didn't seem to be as cheerful as at home, and when she saw someone, she drilled into Emma's arms, as if she was a little scared, and hugged Dudu tightly with both hands, feeling like she was holding a doll.
"What's wrong? Bethany, weren't you looking forward to this trip for a long time? Bai Yujing squatted down and said.
Emma replied for Bethany: "Bethany is a little scared, let's put things in first, Bethany and I are feeling a little hungry, we will find a place to eat later!" ”
Bai Yujing nodded: "Okay, just take a walk around today, I checked it on the Internet, you can rent a farmhouse in Snodonia National Park, but it doesn't support online booking, we are resting here today, tomorrow we will go over and take a look together to see if we can book a farmhouse, this time it is estimated that we will live there for a few days, because I am not sure that I can find it immediately, the whole Snodonia National Park is too big!" ”
Emma nodded, "Okay, I'll go find a restaurant with Bethany, and you can move everything in!" ”
"Ahh Bai Yujing immediately saw Emma pulling Bethany and running away!
Emma is looking for a second-floor tea room in a nearby building, where she says it's famous for its afternoon tea, where you can try the very authentic Welsh dessert Bara Brith, which is soaked overnight with tea leaves and mixed with local ingredients such as dried berries, lemon crumbles, butter and more.
Bai Yujing tried it, it was not too sweet, the taste was excellent, while tasting the deliciousness, you could also watch the scenery of the entire city in the distance through the window, the terrain here is relatively high, and the horizon is relatively open, and the location chosen by Emma is really very good.
In addition to the English signboards on the street, there was another language that Bai Yujing couldn't see, and Bai Yujing immediately asked Emma, "What language is that?" ”
Emma swept it and immediately knew what Bai Yujing was asking: "That is Welsh, a Celtic language, and it is still spoken by one-third of the Welsh people, because the remnants of the Welsh people are very extensive, so it is also widely spread, and you can see this language in many cities in Europe!" ”
Bai Yujing nodded, he has learned, is it really better to read ten thousand books than to travel ten thousand miles?
However, Bai Yujing turned around and saw another thing, which immediately attracted Bai Yujing's attention, it was an oil painting on the wall, in the dense clouds, a beautiful and moving lady leaned out of the clouds, she was wearing a garland, the clouds and the wind moved with her breath, this should be a certain European god in the painting.
Except for the upper half of the body, the back of the lady is basically blurred, as if it is fused with the clouds and the wind, and it sweeps the earth, but at her shoulder, there is a pure white cat with wings flying with her.
Bai Yujing immediately said to Emma and Bethany, "Look at that, do you want Bethany to see the angel cat!" ”
The two immediately looked over, and Bethany first said loudly, "That's right, it's an angel cat!" ”
However, because his voice was too loud, it immediately attracted the attention of the people around him, and Bethany suddenly became embarrassed and scared, and squeezed onto Bai Yujing's body, so that he turned his back to others, as if he couldn't feel the eyes of others.
Bai Yujing touched Bethany's head, then called the waiter, and immediately saw a young man in a waiter's costume coming over: "Hello, do you need any help?" ”
Bai Yujing pointed to the oil painting and said, "I'm very curious about the content of that oil painting, can you explain it to me?" ”
The waiter immediately looked at it and said, "Oh! That's what you say! That's a very old legend in Wales, the goddess on the picture is the sun goddess in the ancient legends of Wales, but now few people know, this is our boss hanging here, I still heard him say it, I know! ”
Bai Yujing then asked, "What is that white cat?" ”
"That's the flying cat, also known as the dream cat, I know some of this, I also heard its legend when I was a child, the dream cat is the pet of the gods, and the owner has the ability to control dreams!" The waiter stretched out his hand and introduced.
Bai Yujing got the information he wanted, and immediately took out a ten-yuan pound sterling from his wallet and put it on the plate in the waiter's hand: "Thank you for your explanation!" ”
"Nothing! It is a pleasure to serve you, sir, and you can always call me if you have any questions! "I received the tip, and the waiter was full of joy!
Bai Yujing was thoughtful: "Dream cat, sun goddess!" ”