My review and photos of Olly Murs at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, April 2015

 

 

On Saturday 4th April 2015, my mum and I went to Cardiff to see an Olly Murs concert.  I've been to two other brilliant concerts of his and really enjoyed them, that's why I wanted to go again, so I'm really glad mum got me the tickets for Christmas!  I liked where we sat (the balcony) because I had a good view of the whole arena... and because we didn't have to stand up for ages before the concert started like the people on the floor did!

 

The songs were excellent, especially 'Up' and 'Wrapped Up', Olly sang them really well.  So did the backing singers and the musicians were really good too and all in time with each other.  Ella Eyre did a great job of replacing Demi Lovato for the night singing 'Up'.  Olly was very entertaining with his amazing songs and the performance was really enjoyable.  The lights were very bright and it was hard to take photos without Olly just looking like a white blob on the camera!  But I'm really proud of some of the ones I took, it would be awesome to be a photographer for Olly!

 

 

 

I thought the bridge leading to the mini stage in the middle of the arena was really good because, for me, I could see him better than the main stage.  It was so funny when Olly read someone's banner telling him to be careful not to slip... and then he fell over!  Even Olly was laughing at this.  Last time we were at Sheffield arena and his trousers split, something funny always seems to happen when we're there!  Thanks for a fantastic tour again Olly, I can't wait til the next one!

 

My summer holiday diary part 3 - Awesome August

I had a great time during August.  As well as going on days out it was my BIRTHDAY!  I had a fab time.

Our first trip was to LolliBop.  Singing was to be heard in all directions as well as activities to be done.  Stunning shows were everywhere with a huge amount of play equipment.  I met a few people from Horrible Histories, they were really funny.  I enjoyed seeing Sam and Mark doing their Copycats show and meeting them too.  I really liked Titan the Robot’s show.  We also saw Mister Maker and Andy Day (he was really funny and got Dad to go up on stage and do a silly dinosaur dance!)

In Birmingham, we went to a Sea Life Centre.  Swimming in tanks, sea creatures surrounded us.  Gently, fish swam through the clear, sparkling water.  Meanwhile, some darted making small ripples.  I caught sight of lots of different coloured fish swimming around me.  As well as fish there were crabs, sea-horses, hammer-head sharks, penguins, eels and turtles.  

 

Looking around Thinktank museum there were lots of fun things to see as well as a vast selection of activities.  In the outdoor area you can learn and play.  I also enjoyed watching machinery including one that made the hair clips I wear for ballet.

 

At Carsington Water, big, grey rocks sloped down to the water’s edge.  Calmly ducks and geese floated in the water.  We walked along the stony path that led us to the Visitor Centre.  There was an area with a projected game on the floor.  Me and my brother had a go and found it really fun because of all the jumping we had to do.

 

On my birthday we went to Alton Towers with Nannie and Grandad.  My mum and I spent about 1 hour queuing up for a 30 second ride but it was still really fun.  Walking up and down paths we saw lots of fun rides.  There was a sea life centre with lots of different coloured fish with creatures that live on the sea bed too.  We also went on a water ride and got soaked!

 

At Drayton Manor we went to the 4D cinema that showed a fish film, it was really interesting.  There were awesome rides, one of our favourites was the rapids which we went on twice, but the second time a traffic jam formed and we all laughed!  At the zoo there we saw baby meerkats, they looked really soft.

 

At Mottisfont, interesting wood-made climbing frames sat in a fenced area.  I really enjoyed the trails and taking photos of flowers.  I also liked the exhibition in the old house.

   
I had a fantastic summer holiday with lots of adventures!

My summer holiday diary part 2 - Dartmoor

Last weekend we went to Dartmoor with Grandma and Pops and my Uncle and stayed in Ash Tree Cottage.  Mum, Dad and my little brother went home but I got to stay for the whole week and did loads of fun activities!

We went to Lydford Gorge and saw lots of waterfalls.  The biggest waterfall was called The White Lady.  There was also a part called The Devils Cauldron where the water has carved away the rock to make it look like a cauldron!  There were lots of slippery rocks and narrow paths so you had to be careful but it was really fun.  I also went to the café there and had a delicious jacket potato!  

Ash Tree Cottage was on a farm.  There were sheep which I got to feed a few times and also a dog called Bramble who I made friends with and we played ball most days!  There were lots of wildflowers in the fields.

We went to The House of Marbles which had a giant marble run on the wall where you press a button and the marbles go round.  We saw some glass being made.  There was also a big shop selling all kinds of glass items and marbles – we bought lots!

We went to see someone who looks after birds of prey.  We saw buzzards, hawks and owls as well as rabbits and chickens.  I held a baby owl and fed some of the birds too.

At Otters & Butterflies there were all sorts of unusual butterflies that you don't usually see in Britain.  As well as seeing the butterflies flying around you could see them hatching out of their cocoons, which was really interesting.  The otters were really playful and funny in their enclosure.

I had a great time in Dartmoor visiting lots of places different to the ones I visit at home.

My summer holiday diary part 1 - Exbury Gardens

On Saturday 26^th July 2014 mum, dad, my little brother and I went to Exbury Gardens.  It’s a big area with nature trails and trains!

We went down river walks, woods and more.  Circling us beautiful coloured flowers sat.  

Lots of ponds were dotted around the area.  Some were still, some had ripples in them, some even had water- falls and stepping stones.  Calmly, fish swam through the sparkling water.

Whilst we wondered through the area we spotted a train track.  Later on we came to the station and went on the first train ride.

At the end of our fantastic day we went to a small café and had a drink and a lolly.  I had a fantastic time at Exbury Gardens!