Bristol

This morning I walked a long way around some of the waterways to the M Shed. I passed some nice waterfront terraces on quiet backwaters. M shed is a converted shed on the waterfront.  As well as the displays inside there are all sorts of old boats, moored alongside, that you can visit on certain days. When we were in Bristol before Noel flew home we saw the fire fighting boat taking people for rides. As available is an  old diesel tug which looked interesting.

Inside the M Shed there were 3 main rooms  - Bristol places, Bristol People and Bristol life . There were lots of interesting things.  Trouble is, a large group of 6 to 7 year old school children arrived. They were not silent! Time for coffee. All the kids had high visibilty vests on, as did all the accompanying adults.  The same style of vests. Maybe it is a common practice, but I have never seen it before.  Great for easy identification.
The museum had a biggish display about how Bristol was involved in the slave trade .

I then went on to a gallery called the Arnolfini. It was not very interesting to me - models of the redevelopment of Bristol, a series of interviews with people living in a high rise apartment and some other odd things.

I walked on to Bristol Cathedral. They have a cafe with tables in the gardens at the base of the tall walls of the cathedral. Very pleasant. I read about it, then wandered around after lunch. It started as an abbey in 1140 and was added to at odd times. In 1542 it became a cathedral.

I then went to an 18th century georgian House that was the home of a prominent  merchant. It had lots of rooms all decorated in the style of the period.

I walked back through an old area of little quirky shops and through an old market building with lots of little stalls, mostly junk but some a bit different.