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Although I'd only been back in the country for three days, I was keen to
join Megan, Suse and Susy for a weekend in Bristol and Bath. We caught Megabus on Friday night - and because I was late
booking, I had to pay SEVEN TIMES the best ticket price! Yip - £7 rather than £1! Megabus is a new budget bus
company going to several locations in England in basic buses (rather than coaches).
We arrived in Bristol at about 10pm and found our hostel, then headed out to check out the night-life.
It was really lively and the warm evening seemed to bring people out to the streets, reminding me of student days in Dunedin.
Bristol has two universities so had a similar feel. We had a great night out dancing!
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| Suse, Susy and Megan having a boogie |
Saturday beamed bright and sunny and we walked down to the riverside
where we brunched in the sun and Megan and Susy got sunburnt! I was all ready to try "bubble and squeak" with my full
English breakfast, but they didn't have any. Next time!
We caught a bus up the hill to Clifton, a western suburb, to see
the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge which was quite spectacular. Apparantly it's even more so at night
when it's all lit up, but then, we were in no state to come up last night! It was just nice walking about in the glorious
sunshine - it really felt as though summer was here!
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| Megan, Suse and Susy at Saturday brunch in the sun - great way to start the day! |
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| We liked the "funnels" on this bridge in the background |
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| A crooked Tudor-style house. So cute! |
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| A private garden |
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| Terraced houses |
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