"Would you like a receipt with that"?

[Jimmy the Jock]

Re: "Would you like a receipt with that"?

i think Cardiff has quality areas

The Hayes, The Arcades, Bute Park, The Castle, High St, St Davids 2, John Lewis, Brewery Quarter.

St Mary St is lively and the central market seems to have a full compliment of stalls.

Easy to knock some areas but there are decent places to make town good place to visit.

The bus station has been a shitshow but Wood St, the MillStad, Central Square areas are modern. And Mermaid Quay and the general Bay are is a positive experience with lots of eateries and space to walk next to the water.

Queen St was struggling with empty shop fronts but it's improved I seem to recall. Hasn't Sports Direct filled a big space?

Cardiff is almost a boutique city. I'm in Brussels at the moment and it's massive, like Paris lite without so many attractions. Where they get things right is the transport infrastructure, there are busses, trams, metro, overland trains on the move all the time. You barely have to wait more than a few minutes before the next service comes along.

It's not all touristy tough, lots of grafitti, run down areas, construction, shady characters flying around on e-scooters.

No city is perfect, ours is pretty special though.

Myself , Splott Parker and a few of our mates got off the tram/train at the wrong station in Brussels .
It was like a scene from The Warriors as we tried to head back into civilisation ( no one was actually chasing us ) but we knew we weren't in a safe place.

[chrisp_1927]

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Myself , Splott Parker and a few of our mates got off the tram/train at the wrong station in Brussels .
It was like a scene from The Warriors as we tried to head back into civilisation ( no one was actually chasing us ) but we knew we weren't in a safe place.

Went to Brussels a couple of months ago and actually got off at Brussels Centrale for the first time. Was very surprised as you step out of the station and are actually in a nice area.

All previous times I've got off at either midi or Nord. Which as you say, are in slightly scary areas.

I always enjoy Brussels for a day when passing through, but it really does have some rough bits.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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A car park being a good thing for motorists there is the very reason that this Council will never allow it. The people pulling the strings hate cars and those that use them.

? Not sure what you mean?

There are plenty of car parks in the city centre. The council need to limit the number of cars that come in for obvious reasons. I rarely park in the city centre - I'd rather get the train in. Less hassle.

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

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A car park being a good thing for motorists there is the very reason that this Council will never allow it. The people pulling the strings hate cars and those that use them.

They don't hate the luxury cars they are ferried around in.

[PontBlue]

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I agree I've said the same, the Capital end should be the first part to go, it would be a good space for a bus station or accessible car parks without having to go past the jail and all the way around to Penarth Road John Leiws end.

There are plans for the Capitol to be converted into an entertainment centre by leisure company Gravity.

[MacAdder]

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There are plans for the Capitol to be converted into an entertainment centre by leisure company Gravity.

Not surprising really. I was last developed well over twenty years ago!