Kamal Selmassi, Julie Farrington, Ieuan Davies and Lisa Berry

Four members of the Wales 60 have done just that, however, to gain an insight into the home of Welsh politics with the assembly election looming on 3 May.

The 60, one for every Assembly Member and representing a balance of opinions, has been put together by BBC Wales to offer views during the campaign.

This is what Lisa Berry, Ieuan Davies, Julie Farrington and Kamal Selmassi expected beforehand of their day in Cardiff Bay - and what they thought of it afterward.

Lisa Berry

All four spent time with one of the four main parties and watched the last AMs' question session with First Minister Rhodri Morgan before the election.

She expected the question and answer session in the Senedd chamber to involve "a lot of babbling on".

"I've briefly seen it on TV, and (there's) more argument than talk," she said.

After the visit, she was impressed with the chamber and the view from the public gallery, which offered a 360 degree view of all the AMs.

"There were a few little squabbles going on," she said.

"The Conservatives trying to make themselves look big in front of Rhodri was quite funny. (But) a bit of banter doesn't hurt anyone. It helps proceedings, I suppose."

Ieuan Davies

"If we are going to have devolution, let's have proper devolution," he said at the start of the day.

"Let's have four assemblies in the UK for each of the constituent countries, all with equal powers, not the sort of shambles we've got at the moment, with different things happening in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and nothing effectively in England.

"I think they missed an opportunity when they set up devolution. I was against it, but now you've got it, let's at least make the most of it. I follow the Conservative view in that respect," he said.

He spent part of the day with Plaid Cymru, and spoke to several AMs, including party leader Ieuan Wyn Jones.

"It was interesting to delve into policies that I wouldn't necessarily have inquired about," he said.

"I think it's important that people keep an open mind and not just stick to one party because they've always voted that way. Just listen to what the others have got to say, take it on board, weigh it up and then make a decision.

"I've learned some things today in terms of what the assembly has control over. And I think that's probably where they need to concentrate a lot of effort.

"Quite often they probably often get the blame for not doing things they can't do anything about and likewise for doing things they haven't done.

Julie Farrington

She spent time with Labour during the day, and said beforehand: " I hope they (Labour) are ready for me. I've got a lot of serious questions to ask the Labour Party at the moment.

"I used to be a lifelong Labour supporter and I don't feel I can any more. I think (the problem is) the national party more than the Welsh party.

"I'm very happy with the Welsh party and what they are doing in Wales, but I don't want to send a positive message to the national party."

Later, after watching questions to the first minister, she said: "I just wonder how much is actually achieved during that, or whether it's just point-scoring?

"I was amazed to see that there were a lot of people working on their computers while that was going on. And somebody seemed to be looking at their holiday photos.

"But I think what we are seeing is just the tip of the iceberg. You know all the real work is going on in the less glamorous offices.

"(The Senedd is) a public venue and they are mainly posing. Nothing could actually be resolved in that question time."

Kamal Selmassi

He is originally from Iraq, and although he emphasised that he was taking part in Wales 60 as a British citizen, he said: "Awareness about foreign affairs is very low in this society and I'm not surprised at all."

He spent time with the Conservatives on the day, and beforehand said: "It's going to be an interesting experience, because I've never voted Tory, and I'm anti-capitalist."

After watching first minister's questions, he said: "One of the differences is that the Welsh assembly is rather a calm affair compared to the House of Commons.

"In the Commons you'll hear a lot of "yeah, yeah" and all this heckling and so on: a lot of yobbish behaviour."