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Bristol2011, day7. Rain, Markets & Nails
It wasn’t a surprise to wake to rain this morning; the balcony parameter it made from steel so its was a bit noisy from time to time through the night.
Thankfully it stopped around 11am, so I was off to look at the local markets…
Bristol2011, day6. Spike Island, Aardman & Harbours End
Too this shot late on day5, the harbour as you can see is a magical place at night.
… end to a great day! But what holds for the next day? click to find out.
Bristol2011, day5. Towers, Georgian & Tudors
No driving today, just walking – admittedly the round trip isn’t far, but I would consider it one of the highest parts in Bristol.
… it was a trek, with side streets with silly gradients. Reaching Brandon Hill, a public park itself quite high was just the start!
Bristol2011, day 4. Tyntesfield House
Damn, I had a lazy day today didn’t actually get out of the apartment until midday! Needless to say I did have a plan – to visit Tyntesfield House.
There are some Photosynth panoramic shots later in the post, hopefully they’ll work ok.
Bristol2011, day3. Clifton, Caves & Kats
I feel lucky that the weather although breezy has been overall good for my visit. Again you can see the bright clear morning that greeted me this morning.
… my journey today was to the Clifton area, home of the worlds first suspension bridge designed and built by Brunel.
Bristol2011, day2. Aardman, The Stars & Water
It was a noisy night in the Millennium Square last light, as you can see in the photo below there was still plenty happening even late into the night.
Needless to say when did finally get up (lazy git) I was welcomed to a warm if not still a little breezy day.
Bristol2011; day1. Breezy Welcome
For my extended holiday I’ve travelled North(ish).. from Isle of Wight to favourite city Bristol! A city linked with so much innovation and history that it shook the world. First in may ways this week I hope to once again retrace some of the Victorian history that interests me so much.
The picture above shows the view from the apartment window in Harbourside, there you can see the masts from the SS Great Britain.
IoW2011; Day10. Sand & Sea
Guys, it’s my last day on the island so I thought I’d hang out in Sandown today; admittedly I didn’t leave the hotel until 11:30!
T’was a windy day on the beach…
IoW2011; Day9. Martin gets Adopted
There were times when I loathed windy mornings, I’d sit on the bench by the bay and continually fight with the newspaper as it flapped about like a huge sail. Now the worries are a thing of the past, the Kindle has no such problems and assuming its fully charged you can read till your hearts content in all conditions.
IoW2011; Day8. Steam, Rails & Sea
Liking the industrial age, I couldn’t resist the temptation of a ride on the steam train. so it was a trip down to Haven Street Station to have a look around and get the round trip on the train.
