Lego safari | Cardiff

Who'd have thought that you could find a safari in South Wales, let alone one made out of Lego? Cardiff Bay was recently taken over by the Great Brick Safari, twelve giant Lego animal models. There was a whole range of Lego models including a crocodile, gorilla and lion.

All the models were highly detailed, it was incredible to think they were all created from a toy that every child has played with. I absolutely adored the kangaroo complete with a little Lego joey in her pouch. The elephant was very impressive, measuring 2.5m tall and it took 1600 hours to build!

After examining the models, I visited a cupcake shop nearby called The Deck. What sets their cupcakes apart is that each one has a special filling as well as flavoured icing on top. I was spoilt for choice as many flavours are inspired by my favourite chocolate bars but in the end I went for an apple crumble cupcake. This cake had a gorgeous fresh apple centre and was topped with icing and crumbled biscuit. I often find that cupcake icing is too sickly and flavourless but this certainly was not the case, as the icing was light and fluffy.

I couldn't have asked for a better Saturday morning, a scrumptious cupcake for elevenses and a fun day out seeing fabulous Lego creations enjoyed by people of all ages.

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