Cardiff Winter Wonderland
A snowy trip back to Wales
(Photos © urban75, Boxing Day, 26th December 2009)
Over the Christmas period, Cardiff's Civic Centre is transformed into what is rather enthusiastically described as a 'magical winter wonderland', with an open air air-skating rink, fairground rides, cafe bar and fairground rides.
Although it couldn't match the vast Christmas-tastic scale of the bumper Winter Winderland in Hyde Park, it's still worth a visit over the festive period.
We needed a bit of cheering up too, seeing as we'd just walked back from watching a humiliating home defeat at Cardiff City's stadium.
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-01.jpg)
The not so subtlety-branded big wheel.
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-02.jpg)
Big wheel with Town Hall behind.
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-03.jpg)
Business was light at the Hot Mulled Wine stall.
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-04.jpg)
Skaters on the ice rink.
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-05.jpg)
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-06.jpg)
Merry Elfmas!
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-07.jpg)
Some rather large children enjoy the ride.
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-08.jpg)
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-09.jpg)
A proper Welsh funfair ride!
Tidy.
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-10.jpg)
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-11.jpg)
Taxi cabs line up ready to take Christmas shoppers home.
![Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Civic Centre, Cathays Park, Cardiff, south Wales UK - photos from a Boxing Day visit](images/cardiff-winter-wonder-12.jpg)
Queen Street view.
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