Day in Bristol

Another quiet day here in Bristol today, which was lovely. The weather wasn’t so fantastic today, infact if we’re being honest, it was bloody cold and wet.

Enjoying a hot choccie on a bloody cold day!

Chris and I spent the morning up loading what felt like a million blog entries in a local internet store before catching a double decker into the city centre. We strolled around the farmers market that we found was on and resisted the urge to buy any of the yummy looking cheese, breads and olives, they all looked really good! Instead to warm ourselves and put some food in our tummy, we had a pieminster pie and mash for lunch. Pieminster pies are a bit of a rage over here, everyone seems to love them and while I admit they’re not bad, I think I do prefer a good ol’ Australian meat pie and sauce. On our way out of the market square we came across a little gallery and popped our heads in, which ended up a costly little excursion. There were many wonderful works of art in this gallery, oil paintings, water colours, pencil sketches, all colourful and bright and I could have spent a lot of time, and money, in this gallery. We did purchase 3 little original sketches that we plan to frame when we get home. We found our way to a ‘Walkabout’ pub, which is a chain of Australian themed pubs. Here they stock Australian beer and I’m afraid to say that Fosters and VB are the main representative of this… sad I know. We have suggested they import Cascade or Boags if they want something really nice. We’ve received a discount card for this pub which makes this an extremely affordable place to both eat and drink which is a bonus for those ‘less off days’ we experience from time to time. After a quick and cheap pint we head home on the bus had a quick tea and an early night.

Bristol, United Kingdom