By the time you read this, we will be will on our way to Cardiff... if all has gone well. You never know with air travel. We will be draped in these:
I mean, as national flags go, there are way worse, right?
Here's what else you need to know about Wales:
- a country that is part of the United Kingdom
- bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west
- bordered by England to the east
- population: 3.16 million
- size: 8,000 square miles (roughly the size of New Jersey)
- Languages: Welsh and English
- Food: Welsh rarebit, lots of lamb dishes
Famous people from Wales:
- Richard Burton
- Dylan Thomas
- T. E. Lawrence
- Anthony Hopkins
- Terry Jones
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Henry Morton Stanley
- Christian Bale
- Laura Ashley
- Henry (Captain) Morgan
- Rob Brydon
- Timothy Dalton
- Desmond Llewelyn
- Jonathan Pryce
- Matthew Rhys
- Charles Rolls
- Ian Woosnam
- Gareth Bale
And, relevantly...
Sir Gareth Owen Edwards CBE (born 12 July 1947) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey". Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Swansea, Wales.
Generally speaking: Wales is a poor, coal-mining country, the Welsh loathe the English, and they didn't quite understand why Yanks would bother to come see their rugby team when I was there (2000).
How about music?
Iechyd Da!
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