Christina and I took two hour train ride to Cardiff, Whales on Friday morning. It seemed crazy that after only two hours by rail we were in Whales, but there you have it. When we got off the train at Cardiff Bay, we had completed the directions to the Doctor Who Experience, but we still weren’t anywhere near the building. We wandered into Road Dahl plaza, or the Torchwood Plaza, as we Doctor Who fans like to refer to it. We found an information center, thankfully, which pointed us in the direction of the DWE. We walked along the coast, and it felt like a trip to some beach town, it was lovely. When we saw the Daleks on the road sign, we knew we were on the right track, and stumbled on the DWE. I don’t know what I was expecting out of the DWE, but it wasn’t what we got. After a brief video of all of the Eleventh Doctor’s most amazing moments set to “Mad Man in a Box,” which was sure to get anyone pumped, the screen opened with a Crack and we walked onto Starship UK. Props from many of the Doctor’s exploits were present, and then Eleven made an appearance on a TV screen and told us he needed help from we “shoppers.” What followed was an interactive DW experience, where we flew the TARDIS, were nearly exterminated by the Daleks, and had to walk through a forest filled with Weeping Angels (I swear I didn’t blink. You can’t put Weeping Angels in with strobe lights and expect me to not freak out). It ended with us saving the Doctor and watching him in 3d reseal the Crack and trap those who had pursued us. Then we entered the DW museum.
The Museum had sonic screw drivers, and costumes, and
TARDIS’s! We got to see Ten’s TARDIS console, as well as the Junkyard TARDIS,
and pose in front of Eleven’s. Then we went upstairs, where representatives of
so many of the races and cultures the Doctor has interacted with were on
display. I took pictures with Daleks, Cybermen, and Ood. Plus, we got a picture
with the Face of Boe! It was fun seeing everything they had on display.
After the DWE, Christina and I got lunch along the beach
before walking into the city. Cardiff,
especially near the beach, was gorgeous. I could see myself moving there
easily. After wandering the city a bit, we decided to check out the Natural
History Museum. When we walked in, we were told that they were closing in 20
minutes. I asked Christina what she wanted to see, to which she replied like an
excited toddler, “DINOSAURS!” So off we went. We got to see the Dinosaurs, as
well as the ice age exhibit and a lot of the ocean exhibit.
We spent the rest of the day meandering through Cardiff, before we caught our train back to London.
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