A day with Dr Who

So a few weeks ago we were invited to a special Easter family day at The Dr Who experience in Cardiff bay, it was a lovely sunny day and the little man was very excited at the thought of meeting a Dalek. We didn't really know what to expect as Mr A has never seen Dr Who before or anything of that ilk and I was a bit worried it may be a little bit scary for him. He did however sew a Dalek at Comicon earlier this year and was totally taken with it and we ended up getting him a little Dalek which he loves and plays with all the time, so he did have some familiarity with the concept but that was about the limit of his knowledge. It was also the first time that I had visited the experience and I can really see why this place is so popular with fans. The quality of the tour is very high and Mr A truly believed he was going into space. There were moments that scared him but we focused mainly on the Daleks and with some reassurance he took everything in his stride ......

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Cardiff Comic Con Family fun

My brother, Mr A and John enjoying Cardiff Comic Con So I'm sure when people think of Cardiff that a Comicon Convention is not the first thing that springs to mind so we really were not sure what to expect, all we know is next year we are going to throw it out there with some costumes, because at the end of the day why not? The original R2D2 and Darth Vader sitting next to each other and a well dressed enthusiast Now the Cardiff Comic and Film convention really is still a fledgling in the world of this sort of events and I am sure that year on year it will grow bigger and stronger but the turn out was pretty amazing with Motorpoint Arena packed on both days. It did't have as many big names at the same events in London but still had some good draws with The Hoff (yes the Hoff!) Brian Blessed, a few Hobbits for good measure, Doc from scrubs - whom I was lucky enough to high-five, Ken Baker (R2D2) and Dave Prowse (Darth Vader) and my favourite Miltos Yerolemou from ......

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