A ride into Bristol

All of my photos this last week seem to have been quickly shot out of the window of a travelling car so are not the best. We drove into Bristol on Sunday afternoon to find the venue for the concert that my grandson is coming for next month and I did a little snapping on the way.
Driving into Bristol along the Portway you would see the River Avon on one side and a steep rock face on the other (I know some of you will recall seeing a very similar picture in the past).
this area is very popular with the rock climbing enthusiasts. You probably won't be able to see them in the first picture but can pick them out below in the cropped shot.
The ship below is the SS Great Britain this famous ship is back in the dry dock where she was originally built. You can just get a glimpse of the replica of the Matthew which is also in Bristol's Floating Harbour.
Below we were travelling up Park Street and the building at the top is the Wills Memorial Building part of Bristol University. Another impressive building at the top of Park Street is Bristol Museum A little further on you pass the Victoria Rooms which now houses the university's music department. This is where the dance school, that my girls attended, used to put on a display every other year. It was lot of hard work (we had to make the costumes) but good fun.
The show 'Crazy for You' is running this week. I remember seeing that show in London with Sam, I wonder if she will remember it!

This is only a glimpse of some of the places of interest that you can find in Bristol.
Oh and I did take a picture of the O2 Academy (the real purpose of this ride into town) but the road was closed so it was impossible to get close. Dillon will be seeing a band called Deathstars perform. I've never heard of them and if I've found the right link I'm not sure they would be my cup of tea!

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Fun Monday # 102 Bristol is interesting.

Pamela has the perfect excuse not to do any dusting this week as she is hosting Fun Monday.
Pamela wants us to show her in pictures or tell her in words what defines the place that you live.


Now as most of you will know I was visiting Beccy this week and couldn't join in on the day but was keen to do the post anyway. So here I am posting it very late.
I returned from Dublin on Wednesday and my friend, Tina, collected me from the airport. As we drove home I managed to get this shot of one of Bristol's famous land marks. It's not a particularly good photo taken out the window of a moving car, but it will give you an idea of this magnificent bridge that was the brain child of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
He also built bridges and viaducts for the Great Western Railway including Temple Meads Station which has a striking facade. Bristol is also home to a University. The picture below is the Wills Memorial Building which I believe is home to the Law Facilty.

There are lots of quaint little streets that still exist such as Christmas Steps (below) constructed in the 1600's by wine merchants.


There are far too many land marks in Bristol for me to show you everything. However, I can assure you that if you ever visit Bristol there will be plenty of places to visit and lots of history to soak up.
Above is St Mary Redcliffe and Below Bristol Cathedral.

The harbour is the home of SS Great Britain and a replica of The Matthew

Close to where I live is Filton Airport I took this picture as Embee sped pass yesterday! You can just see in the distance on the left (with a magnifying glass) a Concorde in her last resting place.


Doing this post has made me realise that one does not always appreciate the beauty of one's surroundings.
I'm not actually expecting anyone to read this post but I'm glad to have participated and you never know someone might just stumble upon it!

Fun Mon-89(part of this topic was about where you live)

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Fun Monday #89.... Remind me why I blog!!

I have been away and missed the last few FM's, so I'm pleased to be joining in this week. Bee Dancer is our hostess and she has set us this assignment. Here is what she says:

I'd really like to know WHY you blog. Tell me how you got started or why you got started and why you keep it up. Plus there's a photo requirement: Post a picture of the one person/place/thing that most symbolizes the town or area where you live.

Many of you will have read in previous posts why I started blogging so I shan't mind if you pass on by!

Way back in September 2006 in my very first blog post I explained why I was blogging. Back then, encouraged by my daughter Sam (living in San Francisco), it was to be a new hobby after I retired. My other daughter, Beccy (in Dublin), also started blogging at the same time, as did my grandchildren. So it was the ideal way of keeping in touch with them most days.

Since then things have changed: I'm sad to say my daughters spend less of their time blogging as they lead very busy lives. I on the other hand have found a lot of virtual friends and feel that I am privileged to share a little part of their lives. I enjoy sharing the highs, and feel the sorrow of the lows that we all experience in our lives. I also love seeing everyone's photos, and I'm sure you will agree, so many bloggers take brilliant photos. I also have a photo blog just the share everyday pictures that take my fancy and ones where I try and improve my photos through photoshop elements (not always successfully, as I'm still learning!).
The difficulty that I have with blogging is that it sometimes becomes impossible to comment on every blog that I read. I used to feel guilty but that is no longer the case, because I don't comment it doesn't mean that I no longer enjoy catching up on your news.

Now to the second part of the assignment:
I live in Bristol in the UK, (well on the outskirts actually), and this west country city has a lot of famous landmarks so if anyone is interested here is a link to several pages of lovely photos. I have used this for a past Fun Monday when in week 4 the topic was *Why I love where I live* so some of you may have already seen these pictures.
One famous land mark is the Clifton Suspension Bridge which spans the Avon Gorge and was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel who started to build it in 1831 it finally got completed in 1864 after his death. You will see better photos via the links but here are a couple of mine, which don't actually show the whole bridge because they were taken from quite a distance.


I'll be visiting everyone over the next couple of days so see you soon.


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