Out and About

Wednesday 24th August - off to find a camera shop

We walked along Harbourside to Millennium Square

where there are lots of water features

which the children loved - it was a hot day

can you see us in the sphere?

you'd get a wet bum if you sat on this seat!

there's a lot to see in the square

the Corn Exchange market is busy

Broad Street

Temple Church was bombed in WW2 - we saw this from the river as we entered the city

Part of the old Bristol Brewery building across the river

Brewery History Society Gloucestershire Bristol Brewery Georges & Co

and looking down the Avon towards the harbour

Remains of 2nd century Keep of Robert, Earl of Gloucester, his main stronghold in the West Country

Queen Victoria outside the Marriott Hotel

looking up Park Street and Queen Street

and over College Green to the Cathedral

and Bristol Council Offices

University of Bristol Wills Memorial Building

University Tower - Bristol University

detail over the doorway of Wills Memorial Building

Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Victoria Rooms with King Edward VII statue
We found the Panasonic Shop quite a way past all these buildings; I've been having intermittant problems with my Nikon Coolpix camera, the power button and the record button sometimes failed to operate - very annoying indeed.  I chose a Lumix DMCTZ20 and so far it's great.  Pictures from now on is are taken using this camera - I had been very pleased with the quality of pictures taken with the Nikon but I think these are even better!


Sunday 28th - looking for the Clifton Suspension Bridge and Cabot's Tower

 Underfall Yard with the Tabaco Factory Theatre in the background
Underfall Boatyard and Slipway, Bristol: boatbuilding, boat repair ...
An old tobacco Warehouse has been converted to apartments by Cumberland Basin

 and the top gates of the sea lock

where even these gates are a bit leaky

leads down onto the River Avon through the bottom gates

 and out to sea under the Clifton Suspension Bridge
Welcome to the Clifton Suspension Bridge | The Clifton Suspension ...

 the tide is right out just now

 a notice board - information circa 1840 - click to enlarge for some amusing stories

 information

 and gardening advise

The Lock Keepers office

 and whatever this is, it's a bit ski-whiff

 Looking down beyond the lock along the bottom of the River Avon

 we'll have to come back for a photo during high tide

what with looking down into the empty river and up high to the bridge

 my stomach thought it was on a bungy jump!

 abandoned harbour furnishings

I bet that's a bit heavy

 Beams from the old wooden lock gates - about 25 feet long - would have taken a lot of pushing and pulling!

 recommended as a great 'locals' pub by a local

 the Nova Scotia portrayed on the building opposite the pub

 a hive of activity this morning

 those wonderful houses - again

 and yet more, they are sooooo colourful

 this bronze statue stands near Baltic Wharf

sail masts galore

at Baltic Wharf Marina

We caught the ferry back over the river and stopped off at RnR for lunch and set out once again

to Cabot Tower on Brandon Hill
Cabot Tower - Tower in Bristol, West End - Visit Bristol
Just as we arrived at the top of the very steep hill the rain came down - it was torrential.  Heights are not my thing so I donned on my raincoat and opened the umbrella and found a spot in the lea of the tower to shelter and wait whilst George and Molly climbed the 108 spiral steps to take photos over Bristol

 Through the rain you can just make out the Cathedral to the right of centre and the rear of Royal York Crescent halfway down the hill

 The SS Great Britain in her mooring

 University Tower and Wills Memorial Buildings

 beautiful architecture on Cabot Tower
Cabot Tower, Bristol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This Rowan Tree looked like a Christmas Tree decked with red holly berries as we descended Brandon Hill after the rain
Back at Rock n Roll a nice relaxing afternoon