Today was a much better day. We Finally have free breakfast in the hotel, and they had a pretty decent spread. Had a waffle maker with fruit to top It, eggs, bacon (if you like that sort of thing), sliced ham and cheese, juices and many other things. Ryan had a bagel and sausage, I had all the above stuff minus the bacon.
Good thing we fortified ourselves because Bob took us on quite a hike today. We left the hotel in the city center and walked through the shops to an area called the Christmas Steps. (The steps are somehow better than walking up a steep hill?)
Looking up
Looking back down.
We continued walking uphill to Bob’s old neighborhood to see his old flat.
12 Canynge Road, Bristol UK
The shared kitchen in the house.
Bob’s old room.
We wanted to stop in and visit his landlady, but she wasn’t home.
Continuing on our journey (hike), we next visited the Clifton Observatory. It sits in a park high on a hill in Bristol overlooking the Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Next to this park is the Clifton Suspension Bridge. And yes, we had to walk across to get to Bob’s campus.
Stopped briefly at the Visitors Center on the opposite side of the bridge and then continued our hike. Next stop Ashton Court Deer park. Normally, Bob would walk through the park to get to his campus. We got there today and the gates were locked because of young deer newly introduced. We had to walk around the park…but were still able to see deer through the fence.
Past the Deer park was Ashton Park, a former manor house.
Finally arrived at UWE – University of West England.
Bob showed us around the classrooms and we met the program director of his course, Peter Venn.
Peter Venn, Bob, Rob Prynne, and Michael I.
We managed to catch a bus right outside campus and head back to the city center. We went shopping and bought some clothes. Bob needed a belt for his suit tomorrow and I actually needed a belt…the shorts that I brought that were snug last week were actually falling off me (Bob’s boot camp has my clothes loose!).
Grabbed a sandwich and at an an outdoor table and were entertained by a street performer who had a beautiful voice!
Last stop on our grand tour was Castle Park which is located alongside the floating harbor. In the park is located St. Peter’s Church, which was bombed out during WWII.
By this time, we needed to go back to the room and rest for a bit, before heading out for dinner.
On the way to dinner, we stopped at Brandon Hill Park to see Cabot Tower, for spectacular views of Bristol.
Bob took us to his favorite burger place in Bristol- Grillstock. They make burgers with pulled pork on top. Yummy!
Time to call it a night!
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