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A Day in Bristol (UK)
We have a day to ourselves in Bristol next Friday. Bearing in mind the time
of year - 21st Jan - any recommendations on what to do and see? We're mildly - not madly - interested in history so something related to maritime/slave trade history might be good. |
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On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:40:42 -0000, EX_OWM wrote:
We have a day to ourselves in Bristol next Friday. Bearing in mind the time of year - 21st Jan - any recommendations on what to do and see? We're mildly - not madly - interested in history so something related to maritime/slave trade history might be good. Check out the cities. |
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Irwell comes from Bristol he could be more specific, but irwell is irwell...
"Irwell" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : ... On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:40:42 -0000, EX_OWM wrote: We have a day to ourselves in Bristol next Friday. Bearing in mind the time of year - 21st Jan - any recommendations on what to do and see? We're mildly - not madly - interested in history so something related to maritime/slave trade history might be good. Check out the cities. |
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And Runge (127th version) is not familiar
with Cockney rhyming slang. On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:33:46 +0100, Runge 127 wrote: Irwell comes from Bristol he could be more specific, but irwell is irwell... "Irwell" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : ... On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:40:42 -0000, EX_OWM wrote: We have a day to ourselves in Bristol next Friday. Bearing in mind the time of year - 21st Jan - any recommendations on what to do and see? We're mildly - not madly - interested in history so something related to maritime/slave trade history might be good. Check out the cities. |
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On Jan 13, 7:40*pm, "EX_OWM" wrote:
We have a day to ourselves in Bristol next Friday. Bearing in mind the time of year - 21st Jan - any recommendations on what to do and see? We're mildly - not madly - interested in history so something related to maritime/slave trade history might be good. You had the British Empire Museum right there, in the old Temple Meads railway station. Slavery etc. coming out of your ears! But they're now planning to move to London, so I'm not sure whether it's still open? |
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A Day in Bristol (UK)
EX_OWM wrote:
We have a day to ourselves in Bristol next Friday. Bearing in mind the time of year - 21st Jan - any recommendations on what to do and see? We're mildly - not madly - interested in history so something related to maritime/slave trade history might be good. Clifton suspension bridge is well worth a walk along, but you could spend quite a bit of time looking around the SS Great Britain - excellent. |
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Very interesting stuff 30 yrs ago...
"Martin" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : ... On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:12:26 +0000, Simon wrote: On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:40:42 -0000, "EX_OWM" wrote: We have a day to ourselves in Bristol next Friday. Bearing in mind the time of year - 21st Jan - any recommendations on what to do and see? We're mildly - not madly - interested in history so something related to maritime/slave trade history might be good. SS Great Britain though I last saw it in the 1970s I agree. I was last there 30 years ago. It has improved since then. There is also a reproduction of the boat John Cabot used to sail to the New World. -- Martin |
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hohoho funny martin
why not throw him over the Sea Walls ? "Martin" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : ... On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:34:27 -0800, Irwell wrote: And Runge (127th version) is not familiar with Cockney rhyming slang. On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:33:46 +0100, Runge 127 wrote: Irwell comes from Bristol he could be more specific, but irwell is irwell... "Irwell" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : ... On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:40:42 -0000, EX_OWM wrote: We have a day to ourselves in Bristol next Friday. Bearing in mind the time of year - 21st Jan - any recommendations on what to do and see? We're mildly - not madly - interested in history so something related to maritime/slave trade history might be good. Check out the cities. Bristol Rovers or Bristol City's? -- Martin |
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A Day in Bristol (UK)
What we ended up doing.
Decided to skip the SS Great Britain - £12 each for touring a restored cruise ship just didn't seem value for money plus we were more interested in getting a feel for the city itself.. We were staying beside the SS Great Britain so we walked alongside the harbour to the Swing Bridge and on into Queen Square, wandered around the Old Town Area, on down to Narrow Quay, up to College Green and spent about an hour in Bristol Cathedral which is extremely impressive and interesting if you're into that kind of thing, which we are. From there down through Millennium Square. Didn't know quite what to make of this, very clean and open and modern but I thought a bit of soft landscaping wouldn't have gone amiss. On down the quay and caught one of the little cross-river ferries back to where we started. Very enjoyable wander, though I found Bristol a a bit of a hotch potch of old and new. For example, as you walk along Broad Street, past the Grand Hotel and the Guildhall, two splendid buildings, you spot the beautiful archway at the end of the street but as you come to it, a hideous monstrosity of an office tower block appears right beside it. I also thought the Radisson hotel, towering over the city centre to be most unattractive. Our daughter and boyfriend picked us up on Saturday (they hadn't been available on Friday) and took us to Clifden Downs and the suspension bridge - all extremely impressive with some stunning views.I was particularly pleased that despite my total fear of heights, I was able to walk across the bridge |
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On Jan 27, 11:57*am, "EX_OWM" wrote:
Decided to skip the SS Great Britain - 12 each for touring a restored cruise ship just didn't seem value for money It's not a "cruise ship". When she was launched in 1843 she was a pioneer, being the first large screw-propelled ocean-going iron ship. She was the first screw steamer to cross the Atlantic. If you thought she was a "restored cruise ship" I guess you wouldn't have got much from a visit. |
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