To set the scene, it was February half term and as is typical for teachers, I started my break with a sore throat... believe it or not, I even lost my voice. Regardless of my illness, I decided to go away for a few days. I asked a Canadian friend, whom I met on induction day way back on the first day I was in England, if she wanted to travel together. She agreed. We met in London and headed to Cardiff Wales for 2 nights. Our first stop was to find our hotel, the Big Sleep Inn. Oh my goodness, that was quite the place... retro. I mean our room had fur baby blue curtains. After calming down from our initial reaction, we went to explore the town. We went on a walk through Sophia Gardens, had a drink at an exotic cocktail bar, and had a pint of Guiness and a steak and Guiness pie at an Irish pub.
The next day, we took a tour bus around the sites. We saw the Cardiff Canal, the Dr. Who museum, and an old Church. We went on a small boat ride through the canal (though it was freezing cold), had a hot chocolate and a cake at the Rouge Cafe, explored the Cardiff Castle and crashed back at the hotel before going out for the night. Later, we went to a Spanish Tapas restaurant, and then to a Karaoke bar for a drink. At this point, I was absolutely voiceless and exhausted, but did have fun people watching.
Unfortunately, I went to the hospital in Cardiff the next morning because I was terribly sick and wanted to know what was wrong. They told me it was a serious viral infection and so we left Cardiff earlier than planned so I could start to rest. But let me tell you, that train ride back to Chichester was already long... line 5 hours, but it felt 10 times longer when I was not well enough to even drink water. I was so poorly, that I stayed home from work for a whole week. I've never missed work for more than a day before, but I just couldn't even stand comfortably. I was very grateful for Skype during that week, because I was able to Skype mom nearly 3 times a day everyday. Finally after like 5 weeks of not feeling 100%, I am now feeling like myself.
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