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    • Devon - I am in Heaven
      112
      Dia 5

      #08 Reunion in Bristol

      6 de julho de 2022, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      Am Abend kamen wir dann in Bristol bei Antìa und Arthur an. Wir wurden liebevoll von beiden empfangen. Wir durften sogar auf Arthurs Parkplatz uns zwei Nächte hinstellen, gleich neben deren Wohnung. Im Garten gab es dann wie von Antìa ein leckeres Barbeque. Als dann noch Alba, dazu kam war es eine regelrechte Reunion. Mit Alba und Antìa hat Benni 2016 zusammen im Pub als Küchenhilfe gearbeitet. Beide kommen aus Galizien. Damals hat Antìa auch Arthur, der aus der Region, in der sich der Pub befindet, kommt. Wir hatten viel zu erzählen, genossen Antìas Kochkünste und Liesen den Abend entspannt ausklingen. Arthur und Antìa mussten am nächsten Zag früh aufstehen. Antìa arbeitet als Bäckerin in einer Bäckerei nicht weit weg von der Wohnung und Arthur ist ein Schreiner, der in der Region Aufträge annimmt und sehr vielseitig unterwegs ist. Unter anderem baut er auch Bühnenbilder für große Theater in London. Da wir aber auch sehr müde waren, kam uns das früh ins Bett kommen, sehr zurecht.

      Am nächsten Morgen haben wir dann Antìa in der tollen Bäckerei besucht. Bristol Loaf ist eine Bäckerei mit viel Zusatz. Da es aber nicht viele Bäckereien in Bristol und generell in England in der Art nicht gibt, ist es stark besucht. Neben Feinkost und einem kleinen Bioladen gibt es bestes Sauerteigbrot. :) Der Kaffee war auch sehr lecker. Wir haben uns für zwei leckere herzhafte Zöpfe entschieden, die mit Schafskäse und u.a auch mit Feta gefüllt waren. Gehaltvoll aber richtig gut. Danach sind wir durch die Stadt spaziert. Mit einer App haben wir spielerisch die schönsten Grafiti-Werke bestaunt. Danach haben es uns in einem Park am Fluss gemütlich gemacht und auf Antìa gewartet, bis sie mit der Arbeit fertig war.

      Antìa hat uns dann die Stadt aus ihrer Sicht gezeigt. Der älteste Jazzclub Europas, den Foodmarket und weitere schöne Orte im Stadtinnern. Entlang des Flusses sind wir dann bisschen eingekehrt und haben schließlich mit Arthur zusammen den Abend langsam ausklingen lassen. :)

      Eine schöne, gesellige Zeit.      Leia mais

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    • ViajanteChasing Chiswell Chronicles
      Dia 6–11

      Bristol to Chew Magna!

      19 de maio, Inglaterra ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      I woke early again, so I went by foot down to Bedminster, on the south side of the River Avon. The 1851 cencus found Charles and his wife Ann with their infant son Samuel living at 23 Spring Street. From my research, I knew the houses on this road along with the parish church, St. Luke's had been demolished earlier in the 20th century, but it was worth the walk there.
      I returned to the hotel to check out and start the long-awaited journey to Chew Magna. There was an annual race (the Great Bristol Run) in the city centre today, and many of the streets had been closed for it. My rental car pick up at the Bristol Airport was scheduled for 2 pm. I got to the lobby around noon, but they couldn't get a cab to the hotel. You can't just flag a cab down on the street; they can only stop at designated places. After waiting for 45 minutes, I decided to walk out to the main thoroughfare to find my pre-paid bus to the airport. In the distance, I could see it at this huge bus stop, but it pulled away before I could even get close. There was a woman waiting there with 6 small kids, and when I asked her if she knew anything about my bus, she broke into tears because she couldn't find hers! Kindred spirit! Then I saw another airport bus on the opposite side of the street. I walked on to the train station, and another pulled up. Finally, I was on my way.
      Great service to the airport, then a shuttle to the rental cars by 2:15 pm. I got all the paperwork completed and was shown to my car. It's about the same size and style as my Kona. However, I was hoping for something a little smaller - memories of the narrow winding roads in Ireland had me more than a bit nervous - but he claimed this was the smallest vehicle they had.
      I set out from the car rental site, and after a number of close encounters, wrong turns, and stopping to ask for directions, I made it to my Village by 3:30 or so. It's usually a 20-minute drive.
      I checked into my room at the Bear and Swan, then walked along South Parade (the main street) to check out all these really old buildings. Can't wait to explore for real starting tomorrow!
      I had dinner at the inn - roast beef with all the trimmings, and now I'm lazing on my bed trying to stay awake. Tomorrow, I'll be up early to write about Bristol, and then I'm going to visit the parish church, St. Andrew's and graveyard before meeting the Rector in the afternoon. Praying for a solid night's sleep tonight. But, I made it!!      Leia mais

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    • ViajanteChasing Chiswell Chronicles
      Dia 5

      Bristol Day 2

      18 de maio, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Lots of walking today. Weather forecast was for rain this afternoon, so I headed out early (9:30 lol) to walk around the Old Town. First, I headed up to Castle Park, site of Bristol Castle that was a Norman garrison built in the latter part of 11th century. Little of this exists today.
      After wandering around the ruins of St. Peter's Church, I stopped into Caffee Nero for a bit of breaky. No Tim's here!
      I arrived at the intersection of the 4 original streets of the medieval town; Broad, Corn, Wine, and High streets. At the top of Broad Street is St. John's Gate, the only remaining gate and portion of the medieval Castle wall still in existence.
      I continued west through the Old City to visit Bristol Cathedral, which sits adjacent to CityHall.
      By this time, my poor aging body was ready for a rest, so I walked back to the Novotel. What a magnificent city. To live so close to all these ancient places would truly be a wonder, or would it?
      Fun Fact: Back in the 16th century, the Bristol Bridge (the city's namesake) had a church and homes built on it! How crazy is that?      Leia mais

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    • ViajanteChasing Chiswell Chronicles
      Dia 4

      Bristol Day 1

      17 de maio, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Again, I didn't sleep well. Went to bed and slept for no more than 2 hours when I awoke at 11 pm. Was awake until 2 am, so I turned my 7 alarm off. Awoke at 8:48 and jumped out of bed!
      Took a cab to the Clifton area to see two specific sites. First, the Clifton suspension bridge, designed by Isambard Brunel, then the Clifton Observatory overlooking the Avon River gorge and the suspension bridge. The bridge is one of the engineering wonders of the world. Had some breakfast at the Observatory, then started walking east looking for a cab.
      Shortly, I found one and had him take me to St. Paul's Southville, the paris church that Charles and his wife Ann were part of in the 1891 census. The graveyard here is quite small, and many of the stones are no longer legible due to the effects of weather. Couldn't find anything with the Chiswell name.
      I walked on to St. Mary Redcliffe church, a well-preserved sacred facility built circa 1160. By then, my feet and knee were killing me, so I walked back to my hotel.
      After a much needed rest, I left my hotel to wander north on Victoria Road to visit the Temple Church. What a wonderful place this is: bombed by the Nazis in the 1940 blitz, it was damaged but considered too important not to be maintained. The tower leans 5 feet out of vertical line!
      I forced myself to continue north and crossed the infamous Bristol Bridge. At one time, hundreds of years ago, the bridge had several stories of residences along with a church built on it. I finally made it to the St. Nicholas Markey that has been in operation since the late 1700s.
      So happy to be resting again at my hotel. I think I walked over 3 miles today. There are several things I plan to see tomorrow.      Leia mais

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    • ViajanteChasing Chiswell Chronicles
      Dia 3–6

      Heathrow to Bristol

      16 de maio, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Didn't sleep well as I'm messed up with jet lag. After breakfast, I took a cab (no tip this time!) back to Heathrow. Then I took the Express train towards Central London to Paddington Station. This magnificent train shed was designed for the Great Western Railway by Isambard Brunel to connect London to Bristol by rail. The station has 12 platforms, and it's a busy place! I arrived early to watch the people coming and going.
      I boarded the 1:30 pm train for the 1.5 hour journey to Temple Meads station, so named for the area that was the site of a round church built by the Knights Templar in the 12th century. Today, you can explore the ruins of Temple Church at the same location.
      My hotel is very close to the Old City where the original Anglo-Saxon settlement was situated and later where Bristol Castle was built in the 11th century.
      I decided to relax for the evening and will head out for sight-seeing in the morning.
      Not so Fun Fact; I'm having challenges with the Find Penguins app which has had me retype this footprint too many times.      Leia mais

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    • À l’assaut de l’Écosse !
      Dia 33

      Journée à Bristol

      30 de abril, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Le matin, nous passons par un magasin/atelier de vélo repéré la veille sur Google Maps. Ils n’ont pas de disponibilités mais le gars du magasin, très sympa, nous propose quand même de les laisser pour essayer de changer les plaquettes.
      Après une bonne heure et un café, nous repassons : bonne nouvelle, il a réussi à changer nos plaquettes, nous allons pouvoir repartir le lendemain ! Mauvaise nouvelle : il n’a pas réussi à diminuer la pression des pistons sur les plaquettes : il nous conseille plusieurs magasins sur notre route. Nous allons devoir prendre rendez-vous pour purger le liquide des freins (2-3h de boulot)…
      Malgré cela, nous allons passé la journée à Bristol, à 1h de bus de Bath.
      Ancienne cité portuaire et surtout du commerce triangulaire, Bristol est une ville plus dynamique que Bath possédant un côté plus underground, avec ses anciens docks et son street-art (Banksy est originaire de Bristol).
      Nous traversons d’abord le marché couvert, très agité à l’horaire du déjeuner avec des stands plus alléchants les uns que les autres, puis nous nous dirigeons vers les docks pour longer l’Avon River (qui passe également à Bath), les maisons sont toutes peintes de couleurs différentes ce qui rend la ville très photogénique. Nous assistons à une attaque de mouettes sur un groupe de filles avec des glaces toutes fraîches : une mouette arrive en volant à l'arrière du groupe pour leur faire peur, une fille lâche sa glace par terre, la mouette la récupère et s'en va, sous la surveillance d'une autre. Quelle tactique !
      Nous faisons ensuite un tour dans le musée M-Shed et découvrons l’histoire de Bristol, très marquée par l’esclavagisme (à noter que chaque esclavagiste a été dédommagé lors de l’abolition de l’esclavage avec des sommes pouvant représenter plusieurs millions d’euros à l’époque, mais rien pour les esclaves…).
      Enfin, nous terminons la balade avec vue sur le Clinton Suspension Bridge avant de traverser la veille ville et rentrer sur Bath.
      Bristol est une ville que nous avons vraiment appréciée, nous reviendrons !      Leia mais

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    • Sojourn Britannia
      11
      Dia 29

      A Travel Day

      24 de setembro de 2022, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Today was our reluctant farewell to Inverness and to Scotland. I must say, Scotland has utterly seduced me. I like the feel of the place, the sensibilities of its people, its look, its clean air, its history, its friendliness and easy-goingness. It's such a shallow observation and may even be a wee bit presumptuous, but Scotland felt less worried than England, less harried. I would like to see it again and more of it.

      Our flight down to Bristol was well-organised, comfortable and carefree, which let's face it, is exactly how you want flights to be. We flew south over the mountains that were presumably the Cairngorms, which looked absolutely amazing from 30,000 feet, then down between Edinburgh and Glasgow, thence over Wales and down ino the West where mountanis gave way to fields and where we ultimately aimed for Bristol, a large energetic city of 467,000 people.

      We are here for four days. We will take it easy now and just see a few things. Bristol was a major port in the past for the processing of African slaves to the Carribean. I easily recall the news at home in 2020 when young people toppled a statue here of Edward Colston, a slaver, into Bristol Harbour. We might pop along and see Colston's plinth. It's great that cities and societies are coming to terms with the past and the evils of Empire. We have the same ongoing conversation in Australia. And so we should.

      After a lovely dinner in our hotel bar, we went for a post-prandial in Castle Park, Bristol's version of Hyde Park, and took a few pics. There is the amazing ruin of St Peter's Church, orginally built in the early 1100s, rebuilt in the 15th century, but bombed by the Nazis in WWII in the blitz of Bristol. The city burghers have protected it as a ruin as a memorial to those who died in the Blitz here in this city. The Park and the river are beautiful and both are full of people sitting around talking and laughing. It's a lovely feel. Hello Bristol 🙂      Leia mais

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    • ViajanteZomer 2022
      Dia 25

      Bristol

      4 de agosto de 2022, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Goedemorgen Bath!

      Vanmorgen zijn al mijn “vrienden” uit het hostel vertrokken en ben ik allen over. (Aaaw zielig he?!)

      Ik besluit vandaag een dag tripje te maken naar Bristol.

      Ik ga alle bezienswaardigheden af ik Bristol, loop het stadje rond en chill in een parkje.

      In Bristol zijn er veel vintage tweedehands kleding winkels dus hier spendeer ik aardig wat tijd met het passen van leuke dingen.

       Bristol is een mooie plek, opnieuw spreekt de sfeer hier mij aan.
      Maar verder van de foto’s welke ik genomen heb is het niet erg groot of bijzonder.
      Ik keer daarom om 17:00 weer terug naar mijn hostel.

      Vanavond eet ik Mac Donalds (lekker makkelijk en goedkoop :p )

      Vervolgens ga ik al weer vroeg naar bed! Om 20:30 lig ik alweer op bed.      Leia mais

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    • Chris in the UK
      11
      Dia 29

      The Delays

      24 de setembro de 2022, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      I guess we must have thought, looking at the EasyJet website five months ago, that since the flight from Inverness to Bristol was only an hour and ten minutes, we'd really have the whole day in Bristol to enjoy and discover.

      What's an hour and ten minutes? It's nothing! We'd be practically waking up in Bristol, right? And once there, the airport is just outside of town, we can drive straight to our digs, and strut around town!

      This isn't exactly what happened. The flight itself was a masterpiece of genial efficiency, Scottish style. The road from our Inverness cottage to the airport was empty and beautiful. The airport was small. The security were friendly and clear. The aircraft was small. I had nobody sitting next to me. We got away on time. We arrived early.

      But the shit and the fan had not yet met their point of encounter.

      That was to come the moment we stepped outside Bristol airport, and had to wait for a long time for the bus to the Car Rental Building, located I think on one of the Faroe Islands considering how long it took us to get there. The building was a desolate glass and steel warehouse, and when we walked in, we were the only customers in a huge hall surrounded by competing car rental companies. It was like an abandoned space port.

      The Sixt Car Rental booth was abandoned, but eventually an obsequious man in a waistcoat arrived and started spinning us all sorts of complex yarns. My face turned to thunder again. I was having none of it. Stuart was the picture of calm. We were referred to the Europcar booth - useless, and then to the Avis booth - useful, but hilariously slow. It took us around 30 minutes of standing at the booth for the computer to process our rental, a little Fiat for four days to be dropped off at Euston.

      The Fiat was a nice size, but it had a strange ring around its gear stick. You had to pull the ring up like a foreskin to get the thing into reverse. We only learned that by Googling it and watching a YouTube tutorial while the car was plonked illegally in the Hertz parking spaces.

      Isn't this a great Find Penguins entry?

      Anyway, we made it to Bristol and we were able to park the car - but not check in. So we went to Cabot Circus - another lunar bio-dome full of disaffected teens with painted hair and torn clothes - I loved them ALL - where we had the WORST coffee of the trip at Costa Coffee. Still, it was fun to walk around in the glittering sunshine and see how dynamic, how activated, how convivial Bristol is. There's a bit of hollering and hooting, but nothing too spooky.

      We got a glimpse of some of the city's charms - Castle Park, a few boats, a dining district - but really we have barely arrived.

      The lesson here is: it takes all day to go from one city to another. You might feel like it takes an hour, but it takes all day. The energy required to pack up all your chattels and hit the road is immense!

      I'm glad we have a four day stay. Tomorrow: Clifton Suspension Bridge, and better fucking coffee!      Leia mais

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    • Immer rechts der Atlantik
      Dia 83

      Bristol? Really?

      21 de outubro de 2023, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

      Heute Nacht mussten wir die Fenster zumachen, weil der Sturm den Regen bis in unser Bett geweht hat. Es war wirklich richtig unbehaglich da draußen. Und heute früh waren, trotz ordentlich Brandung, auch erstmalig keine Surfer im Wasser. Also haben auch die Engländer eine Schmerzgrenze - nicht beim Essen, aber immerhin .
      Wir starten den Tag im Waschsalon. In direkter Nähe ist ein kleines Café mit sensationellem Cappuccino und genau den gönnen wir uns zwischen Waschen und Trocknen.
      Das eigentliche Ziel heute ist Stonehenge, das schließt aber schon um 15 Uhr, wir sind 270 Kilometer und zwei Waschmaschinen entfernt. Das wird also irgendwie knapp. Ein neuer Plan muss her und der sieht im ersten Entwurf so aus: wir fahren nach Bath und von dort aus morgen nach Stonehenge. Bath ist sehenswert und wir suchen dort ein Hotel. Das kostet ungefähr soviel wie die Tenne zum Streifwochende, also brauchen wir eine Alternative und die heißt Bristol. Sagt es Bristol nicht, aber wir sind nur aus Preisgründen hier -und wir wurden positiv überrascht. Dazu gleich mehr.
      Nachdem wir jetzt keinen Zeitdruck mehr haben, bleiben wir noch ein wenig in Newquay und kaufen eine Dryrobe. Das ist ein gefüttertes, wasserdichtes Zelt, das man sich gegen das englische Wetter überzieht. Und heute ist die Dryrobe DAS angesagte Kleidungsstück. Es regnet ohne Ende und der freundliche Sturm drückt den Regen von oben und von der Seite in jede offene Ritze - denkt Euch jetzt, was Ihr wollt 🤭.
      Trotzdem laufen wir durch die Stadt und finden wieder neue Strände und wunderbare Landschaften. Cornwall ist einfach schön 🥰.
      Gegen Mittag fahren wir nach Bristol und kommen am Nachmittag an. Wir lassen den Bulli stehen und machen uns auf den Weg in die Stadt.
      Erwartet haben wir nichts, gefunden haben wir eine aufgeweckte Stadt mit vielen gut gelaunten Menschen auf den Straßen. Das ist eine kleine ( sehr kleine ) Version von Kopenhagen. Sogar einen Radweg haben die hier, das ist für England eher ungewöhnlich.
      Die Kathedrale ist leider schon geschlossen , wir staunen einfach von außen .
      Am Wasser finden sich viele Bars und die Engländer starten hier gut gelaunt schon um 18 Uhr mit Drinks und Tanz in den Abend. Dabei trägt das Partyvolk maximal ein T-Shirt und wir sind mit unseren Mützen und Jacken sofort als Touristen erkennbar . Das ist jetzt nicht weiter schlimm, wir erkennen den gemeinen Engländer im Sommer in Italien ja auch sofort am Sonnenbrand und der aufgesprungenen Schweinebratenkruste am Nacken 🤭.
      Fazit der 3 Stunden in Bristol: wir entschuldigen uns aufrichtig dafür, dass wir uns hier nur aus finanziellen Gründen hin verlaufen haben . Bristol macht Spaß , ist hübsch und man kann hier sicher auch zwei spannende Tage verbringen. Und für Uli haben wir sogar noch eine Statue gefunden und fotografiert - leider war sie nicht nackig 🤔      Leia mais

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    Você também pode conhecer este local seguindo os nomes:

    Bristol, Bristón, Bricgstōƿ, بريستول, Горад Брысталь, Бристъл, Bryste, Μπρίστολ, Bristolo, Brístol, بریستول, Briostó, בריסטול, ब्रिस्टल, Բրիստոլ, BRS, ブリストル, ბრისტოლი, ಬ್ರಿಸ್ಟಲ್‌, 브리스틀, Bristolium, Bristolis, Bristole, Бристол, Bristo, Бристоль, برسٹل نگر, Bristullu, บริสตอล, בריסטאל, 布里斯托尔

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