{"id":2958,"date":"2010-12-25T20:12:56","date_gmt":"2010-12-25T20:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=2958"},"modified":"2010-12-25T23:26:49","modified_gmt":"2010-12-25T23:26:49","slug":"a-christmas-day-walk-in-wales-snow-hills-and-blue-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-christmas-day-walk-in-wales-snow-hills-and-blue-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas Day walk in Wales: snow, hills and blue skies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2966\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-christmas-day-walk-in-wales-snow-hills-and-blue-skies\/cardiff-christmas-2010-07\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-07.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"580,323\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-07\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cardiff in the Christmas Day snow, 2010&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-07.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2966\" title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-07\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-07.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff in the Christmas Day snow, 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-07.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-07-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-07-195x110.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Happy Christmas Day from the snowy hills of Cardiff, south Wales!<\/p>\n<p>The day was perfect: tons of crisp snow, bright blue skies and not a soul in sight.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-christmas-day-walk-in-wales-snow-hills-and-blue-skies\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"580,367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Christmas Day on the snow covered hills around Cardiff, 25th Dec 2010&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2960\" title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Day on the snow covered hills around Cardiff, 25th Dec 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-christmas-day-walk-in-wales-snow-hills-and-blue-skies\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"580,367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Christmas Day on the snow covered hills around Cardiff, 25th Dec 2010&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2960\" title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-03.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Day on the snow covered hills around Cardiff, 25th Dec 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-christmas-day-walk-in-wales-snow-hills-and-blue-skies\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"580,367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Christmas Day on the snow covered hills around Cardiff, 25th Dec 2010&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2960\" title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-04.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Day on the snow covered hills around Cardiff, 25th Dec 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The snow was knee deep in places.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-christmas-day-walk-in-wales-snow-hills-and-blue-skies\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"580,367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Christmas Day on the snow covered hills around Cardiff, 25th Dec 2010&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2960\" title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-05.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Day on the snow covered hills around Cardiff, 25th Dec 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-christmas-day-walk-in-wales-snow-hills-and-blue-skies\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"580,367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Christmas Day on the snow covered hills around Cardiff, 25th Dec 2010&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-02.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2960\" title=\"cardiff-christmas-2010-02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cardiff-christmas-2010-06.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Day on the snow covered hills around Cardiff, 25th Dec 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never seen so many icicles! This scene was taken at the Travellers&#8217; Rest between Caerphilly and Cardiff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Christmas Day from the snowy hills of Cardiff, south Wales! 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