So as I said yesterday, today I went to see the Roath State of Mind exhibition at Waterloo Gardens Teahouse.
Exhibition is perhaps an overstatement. It's a collection of photos on the walls, like the one below. To accompany these are laminated stories of ordinary people from Roath and their experiences of living in the area. This hyperlocal project is part of the wider We Are Cardiff, which brings together portraits of people from all over the city. The idea behind the project was to counteract the bad press that Cardiff was getting as Britain's premier binge-drinking hot-spot.
While there aren't that many pictures up in the exhibition, and you can read the stories online, I recommend a trip to the Waterloo Gardens Teahouse anyway. The selection of tea is amazing - although not great for the indecisive! We had a lychee infused oolong tea and a delicious sweet potato cake (like carrot cake, but nicer) and the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful (we really needed a tea expert to help us decide!). Then as you're enjoying your tasty tea you can read about the exciting experiences of our fellow Cardiffians.
The exhibition runs until 2 July 2012.
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