Blogs from Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

I was up and about early ..walked my dog and got straight on the phone , I decided to try Mitchells cycles in the City , I explained that i was "jogling and desperat to fix the wheel "i was really pleased to get a positive response , "we are open from 10 but just bring the wheel in and we will get it done". By 11 am , i had the repaired wheel in hand and scurried home to reassemble the bike ...best of all is tha Mitchells Cycles from Barton St Gloucester did not charge me anything to straighten the wheel and to replace 4 spokes ! "back of the net"! I had a Facebook message from a friend who is in training for a London/Paris ride , he said he would head out ... read more

Today my host Martin took me and Mareika to a Rugby match in Gloucester. It was so much fun. The drive was an hour and a half through the beautiful Cotswold country side. Mind blowing. We left at 9:30 and got to the pitch really super early. The match was Bath vs. Gloucester and they are rivals. That means it is called a needle match. The whole place was sold out- 16,500 people there! We were in a place called the shed where you stand. We had a pretty great view. It was so neat and they played really fast! A couple of nights before we watched a taped game on tv and Martin and Mareika explained the rules to me. It was great fun. At half time I went to the washroom. What a struggle, ... read more

Geo: 51.8667, -2.24867Last day at home beofre flying out. Visit Norton to say our goodbyes to a few people and are entertained by 'milking' at Yew Tree Farm. Thanks Sue & Jeremy.... read more

We visited Gloucester with my cousin over the New Year in 2006. We explored the Gloucester Cathedral, strolled through the town and Gloucester Docks. Unfortunately, the National Waterway Museum and other museums were closed on 31 December 2006. Having heard from the museum fro one of our friends, we wanted to visit there for a long time, but the plan was cancelled twice, flooding in summer 2007 and the refurbishment that needed to be carried out in 2008 following the flooding. I checked the website of National Waterway Museum, and found that the museum opens on the weekends between November and M arch. Thus, we took the time off work between 27 February and 2 March 2009. We took British Rail from Paddington on 27 February and it brought us Gloucester at 2pm. We then ... read more

Definitely A Change Of Scenery!!! From Bath to Bristol took me through rolling hills and picturesque countryside for the short one hour trip. The minute we hit the city limits though, I wished I was back in Bath. Bristol is a city of workers. Coming from it's history as a main sea port for Britain and from the major centre for the slave trade back a few centuries, the city was damaged heavily in WWII and in the rush to provide housing and trade, the city constructed the blandest, most mundane buildings in the place of what used to be wealthy abodes. The city is now combating this through projects of redevelopment like the new docklands to attract trendier business and clientele. Aside from this, the city does have one of the better transport systems to ... read more