despite the king size bed and uber comfortable pillows and blankets, we had a terrible night sleep. boyfriend had woken me a number of times with his snoring, while i was waking regularly from being too hot; we'd turned the heat off over night, but with no way to open the windows, it was so stuffy and... smelly. less than ideal. when we finally woke up, we headed down for our buffet breakfast before showering, packing and heading out for the day.

















disappointed, we walked on, hoping to find the amazing street art we'd heard so much about. we'd come across none the day before, and were starting to think it was all a massive conspiracy to get people to bristol. well, not even five minutes of walking later, and we'd surely found the art we'd been hoping for!
suddenly, we were surrounded by the works of street artists nick walker, m-city, aryz, roa and loads more; street after street, building after building, all covered with original and exciting pieces of work, brightening the city and finally showcasing some of bristol's amazing character. we walked on, grinning like the cat who'd got the cream.




we found some really fab furniture and trinkets in the local chazzas - a damn shame, as how was i supposed to get them on the bus home - but after a few hours of dragging our feet around the shops, we decided to bit the bullet and head home early. sadly, there just wasn't 'enough stuff' to entertain us for those last few hours, so we were happy to retire to the bus. what we weren't expecting was the london peak hour traffic that met us when we (tried to) approached victoria... but that's a whole 'nother story. by the time we got in it was just gone six thirty, and we were ever so glad we'd left when we did. out original return tickets had us arriving back in london another hour on from that, and we were bare knackered.
so, bristol; not as wonderful as i had hoped, sadly. i'm glad i can tick it off the list, but i can't see us holidaying there again in the future... what say you? have you been? can you suggest things to do?
better late than never i guess?
I've been to Bristol loads but never discovered St Nick's Market or the street art so thanks for the tip. We tend to just hand about Cabot Circus shopping (original eh?!). As I think I said in my comment on your previous post if you were going to go back I'd definitely recommend returning during the Harbour Festival as it really does show Bristol at it's best. I will admit that when I go we do tend to potter about the countryside more rather than staying solely in Bristol so maybe there isn't that much to do. You been to Bath? That's very closeby and gorgeous x
ReplyDeleteAhh I can't believe you didn't enjoy Bristol! You clearly will have to come again and have me show you around ;) there is so much to see and do! Sure, it's not London - it's much more chilled out, but still with loads going on! x
ReplyDeleteI don't care. I *still* want to visit so badly! I love that you found some Roa and Stik! It looks great for street art! xx
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