A few weeks ago, I went to Bristol to see the 'Shaun the Sheep' charity sculpture trail. I lived in Bath and worked near Bristol for nearly three years, so I know the city, but I knew the city before it was regenerated. I always thought that Bristol was a little bit rough when I lived near it (hence why I lived near it and not in the city), but as I've visited over the past few years, I've found it to be pleasant. I took a lot of photographs during my last visit which show how beautiful the city is.
The bloke and I walked along the harbour, and we took in the iconic view of Bristol with the colourful houses on the hill. This is a popular and beautiful view of the city.
Further down is a kiosk (known as Brunel's Buttery) selling breakfast items and drinks. The bloke and I stopped here and had a bacon sandwich here. We've stopped here before after walking for awhile. We watched the ships sail past on this beautiful summery day.
I have been into the MShed museum in Bristol, which is located on the waterfront. I have never actually spent that much time in the museum, but this is one of the attractions in the lovely city. It is always popular. On busy days, the steam train runs up and down the track along the harbour. On this visit, we saw a tall ship.
Bristol also has a lot of spires and its university and other attractive buildings, parks, and market squares.
There's an artist who creates dogs from sand. I've seen him before.
One of our stops was to the park to look over the Clifton Suspension Bridge. I have been here a few times. Unfortunately, the scaffolding is up on one of the towers. The bridge was engineered by Brunel, who was from Bristol and is highly-regarded as one of its famous residents.
We walked across the bridge and into parkland with the city of Bristol on the horizon. We did so much walking that I had blisters on my feet.
One of my favourite areas of Bristol is College Green. There's a lovely green area with flowers and attractive buildings and a lot of shops, cafes, and restaurants in this area. However, you will need the energy to walk up this steep hill.
After walking around, we had worked up an appetite. We ended up in Graze, a grill restaurant. We started off with a bottle of Prosecco. This was a nice end to the long day of looking for the Shaun the Sheep sculptures. We were blessed with nice weather, so we sat outside.
The bloke had lamb chops, which came with vegetables and new potatoes. He said that he enjoyed these, but he would have liked more as the portion was small.
I had the spring poussin (baby chicken). This came with dumplings and spring vegetables. It was also drenched in a very runny/watery sauce, which detracted from the meal. This sauce was not cooked well and it had the flavour and consistency of water. I could have done without it.
The dessert choice was also good, and the desserts were my favourite part of the meal. The bloke had the chocolate honeycomb. I had a bite and it did taste delicious. I am less keen on the honeycomb/crunchie items, but the chocolate hit the spot.
I had the lemon and meringue, which also tasted delicious. I could not finish it all. The main course was too small (in portions), and the desserts were too large (in portions).
We slept in the next morning for a little while, and our first morning stop was to Piano&Pitcher restaurant on the waterfront for brunch on Sunday. I had the cooked breakfast, and the bloke had a bacon sandwich.
I had a non-alcoholic cocktail, but it was mostly ice. I was disappointed.
On the way to continue our journey through the city, we saw locks of love and more boats.
In the evening, after walking around Bristol Upfest street art fetival, we had dinner at Prezzo, which is a chain of Italian-themed food. The bloke had the mushroom chicken, and I had the bacon and chicken.
This was soon followed by ice cream and a slice of chocolate cake.
I do like my visits to Bristol, and I need to make another trip soon so that I can see my neglected friends. My life has been far too busy for far too long now!
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