Olympic torch relay: Day two
It's the second day of the Olympic torch relay in Wales. The torch has set off from Cardiff to travel through 21 areas before ending up in Swansea.
Large crowds gathered at the start of today's route, alongside the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay. They also used the steps of the Senedd to get a beter view of the passing procession.
Today's route covers Dinas Powys, Barry, Caerphilly, Pontypridd, Merthyr Tydfil, Treherbert, Ynyswen, Treorchy, Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale, Bryncethin, Bridgend, Laleston, Pyle Margam, Taibach, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry, Neath and Swansea
Hundreds of runners will carry the flame along the route. Today's first was Dr Who star Matt Smith. He was greeted by a crowd of more than a thousand people and talked of his delight at being invited to take part.
If Smith's brief run from the bay's historic Norwegian church looked familiar it was not a case of deja-vu.
In a previous life the Doctor himself, then played by David Tennant, went forward in time and carried the Olympic torch in London in 2012.
Today, Smith's ambition was simply to ensure a successful start to the torch's first full day in Wales.
"I don't even know where I am running to. I try and run in a straight line," he told the Press Association before setting off.
Runners were applauded and cheered at each torch changeover and a cavalcade of cyclists and runners energetically followed the flame.
Hundreds lined the streets taking photographs, and newsagents and coffee shops did a roaring early morning trade.
Ann Taylor, 52, was up at 4am with her friend Jonna Batt, 31, to get a good vantage point.
"I've never seen Matt Smith before. He was very talkative and really polite," said Miss Batt.
Her friend added: "I think it is a really good idea to have the torch tour the country like this. It puts everybody in a really enthusiastic mood.
"I think it attracts a lot of people who might not ever pay attention to it."
After the brief appearance at Cardiff the Olympic flame headed off towards Barry and the coast.
Yesterday the tour of Wales kicked off in Monmouth, where hundreds of people turned out to celebrate.
The torch ended up in Coopers field in Cardiff last night, where a party was help to celebrate the event.