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Arrived in Bristol about 2pm for a 4 day break. I’m staying at ‘The Bristol’ hotel, although the staff are very helpful the rooms are not designed for a long stay; there are no chest of draws for clothes just a small closet. Needless to say I’ve progressed from living out of my suitcase and have now stuffed my clothes into the draws of the desk.

Decided to take a MP3 tour from the Visit Bristol website, first one was; The Bristol Quayside Adventure.

Discover Bristol’s pirate past with a tour around the city’s ancient harbour. Discover Bristol’s famous people, places and buildings which are said to have inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to pen his classic tale Treasure Island.

Here are some pictures from the tour;

… were some great pubs on route, it was all very social and you can tell the roots of the city lay in the sea and trading.

Many of the quayside warehouses have been converted into offices and apartments.

Queen’s Square just across from the hotel seemed a local social area for football and picnic’s. The square was flanked on each side by what was originally merchant’s housing.

Along the quayside by the Industrial Museum were some impressive cranes.

To transport goods in the 1800’s was the job of the Harbour Railway, still in use as the weekends and Bank holidays but only for moving around tourists now.

This is the planetarium, can you see me in the reflection?