cardiff city center

I'm thinking that I haven't seen the best of Cardiff, yet - to date, it seems to be all shopping centers and more shopping centers (this could be, of course, because I was looking for some shops ...), interspersed with pan handlers. But here's the outside of St John the Baptist Church;

here's an arcade roof;

here's another arcade, reflected in a rather adventurous home decor shop window;

and here's the back of the market: a great piece of trompe d'oeuil.  Tomorrow - art and conference ...