Day 34 Bristol, UK

Oh dear- we still haven’t seen Castle Combe! A chain of events led to us spending a fairly miserable night 5 kms down the road. The accommodation was very average in the tiny upstairs room across the road from the hotel. The shower was nearly cold and David ended up with a probable case of food poisoning. He was unwell during the night and only just well enough to be up and about in the morning. I wandered across the road to the main hotel to find the reception very frosty and my cup of coffee instant and the toast white and frozen with no spreads. On returning to the room we loaded up the car to find the road very icy, as well as the paths, as we were in a very shady valley. Consequently we decided to abandon heading further down a treacherous road to view the main village and instead were relieved to get on the main road to Bristol which was a very easy 30 minute drive. Our accomodation here (last photo) is a beautiful apartment in a huge old row of multi storied apartments in a lovely part of Bristol, Clifton. And what’s more, we were welcomed by some very active squirrels on the front lawn. Once we had unloaded, David headed off to bed and I walked 35 minutes down into the main centre of town. I spent a lovely 3 hours wandering around town and seeing some of the very interesting old architecture that is part of the town and university. The city has many steep streets and interesting views. It was remarkably quiet and calm for a city, but it has plenty of character. My walk back was mostly uphill, but easy. David had improved a lot but wanted little for dinner so we strolled 15 minutes to Clifton for a quick Wagamama meal which satisfied both of us. We were back by 6 30pm and settled in to watch an excellent series, Fool Me Once. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.Read more