Blogs from Bristol, Bristol County, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 7

Written in Amsterdam Well, at this point I have been awake for twenty-four hours. Really this shouldn’t be a big deal (I mean I am a college student) but right now as I sit in the Amsterdam Airport for going on 8 hours all I can think about is finding a bed and closing my eyes. However, in lieu of sleeping I decided to write my flight-blog now instead of waiting until I was not falling asleep on my feet. Truly I believe that some of my best writing comes when I am beyond tired (read anything that I have written in a college class) and if it is not my best than at least it is amusing. I started out this morning (8:15 am CST) by frantically unpacking and repacking my bags in a ... read more

We're going!!! 1 day!!! Both of us now all packed (well James is kind of!) Just counting down the hours, hopefully the Commonwealth games and the flooding won't be too much of a nightmare!... read more

Hi Friends and Family! Today is the day. Yeah! HOLI - DAY! Yep. Three weeks of laziness, relaxation and nothing to do! Yeah right!! OK folks truth is, it’s the first day of a three week hike around Wales and the NW County of Chester and Cheshire starting with leaving the house at roughly 19:30 and waving goodbye to our cat. We’re cat owners again now, didn’t you know! We took the airport train to Schönefeld Airport which is the train in the suburbs of Berlin-Brandenburg. We were due to take the 21:55 flight to Bristol and arrived at the airport at 20:30. Plenty of time to check-in and buy a few things for the flight we thought. It’s always a pleasure to fly from Berlin ‘cos the airports are so small (not for long though ... read more

Geo: 51.4553, -2.5919Monmouth, Wales to Bristol, EnglandWe only had to travel another 45 minutes to get to our hotel, Marriott-Bristol City Center. Once again we got into the city after the shops had closed and the streets pretty much deserted. Getting in late must be a ploy the traveling company has with the hotel. By getting in late after the shops have closed and there are no restaurants close by, unless one takes a bus or cab or walk 15-30 minutes, one is stuck eating at the hotel and using its bar for entertainment. I decided that I was not going to do that, especially after checking out the expensive meals on the menus for the café styled bar and the main fancy restaurant. After getting my refund for my AAA travel voucher with Dylan (I ... read more

Panorama - The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol Day 15-17 On another train this morning (did I mention how easy it is to get around England?). This time to Bristol...a brief trip but a much bigger place than Bath. Things weren't too encouraging when I was looking out the window to see rather seedier looking houses and run down buildings. I really didn't know what to expect here. At the train station, I look for the information counter, collect a map and find out about transport to my hostel. I find the bus, pay the fare to a surly driver who obviously doesn't like being the driver. A mother and adult daughter hopped on after me and asked the driver questions about what stop they needed for there destination. The driver grunted and gave short answers. ... read more