Had an extra day off after the Bank Holiday, so the two of us went to Bath. We’ll we parked up int he station with the intention of going to Bath, but its too far, so we just stopped off at Bristol for the day. Caught the “just before 10” train to Bristol, and barely got a seat – its always too full on the train, the excuse is no “rolling stock” because of the electrification happening next year – so we’ll see.
Got there quite early and walked around the “back” of the station and around to the Mariott and the new arcade. Lovely sunny day, and hardly anyone around – just perfect for me, so we ambled around and picked up a couple of pamphlets from the market and looked for a place in the sun to have an early beer. Decided on the Hole in the Wall, and had an average Star and a crap coffee thing – was fully charged up now through for the uphill walk over to Clifton.
Clifton is a couple of miles from the center of Bristol and starts a little up-hill, but it is a pleasant enough walk, and given the day it was fine. Took us around the same amount of time that it takes a pint of Star to beg to be released to get to the pub by the bridge. Arrived and thankfully it was a lot quieter than the last time, but the bar staff still don’t have a clue about serving in order – they really need one of those voucher systems the cold meat counters used to have.
Great spot though, no grass, just tables and concrete, but a pretty cool view over the Avon Gorge and the Clifton Suspension Bridge – life was good, Sian seemed to be happy with the no alcohol approach, so I took advantage and nailed a couple of Heineken – it was great.
After a while thoughts turned to lunch, so we ambled off back down to the town, and stopped off at Browns for a quick one – I had plenty of beer in my belly by then, so didn’t get any food, just a final beer in the Hole in Wall to complete the circuit for the day. Got the 4:25 and I think I stood up.
Great day.