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 MatthewClose 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)
Labels: bristol, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Filton, Fun Monday, photos
On Palm Sunday, children here are, traditionally, given crosses made from single palm leaves. As a child I loved the procession around the church and I kept my cross on the wall above my bed.
