{"id":4494,"date":"2017-09-11T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=4494"},"modified":"2017-09-05T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T14:04:12","slug":"the-rise-of-welsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/the-rise-of-welsh\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise of Welsh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Think of Wales, and you might think of stunning landscapes, Doctor Who and Torchwood being filmed in Cardiff, and a whole lot of rain. It\u2019s \u2018the other country\u2019 people seem to forget when talking about the UK or Great Britain, the butt of some very poor taste jokes about sheep (you know the ones), and home to the language no one wants to attempt to pronounce.<\/p>\n

But it is more than that, so much more, and in this period of preparing to separate the UK from the EU, perhaps it could prove more important than ever. So let\u2019s take a look at all a few things Welsh, and speculate on the future of Wales.<\/p>\n

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Gwen Cooper is not on the Welsh tourism board<\/em> via Giphy<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Enticing the tourists<\/b><\/p>\n

Cardiff is Wales\u2019 shining gem of a capital, home to the Cardiff Blues, the Millennium Stadium, and numerous TV and film productions in places such as the BBC Drama Village and Pinewood Studios Wales. For attractions, you are spoilt for choice. You have one of the most successful regeneration projects that is Cardiff Bay, brimming with shops, restaurants, and all kinds of entertainment. You have Cardiff Castle, St Fagans National Museum of History, and some of the most beautiful parks imaginable, including Bute and Roath Parks.<\/p>\n

You have nature tours, river rafting, tours of the Doctor Who filming locations, and a nightlife that rivals any city anywhere. And if live sport or music are your things, then there\u2019s the already mentioned Millennium Stadium, as well as Principality Stadium.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s just Cardiff; further afield you have the spectacular views from Snowdonia, the beautiful coastline around Conwy and Colwyn Bay, zoos, theme parks, caving adventures and country parks. Truly; you\u2019ll have to plan your visit to Wales carefully, because there really is so much to see and do.<\/p>\n

The Tongue Twister<\/b><\/p>\n