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Tag: Bristol

Posted on January 15, 2025January 15, 2025

The Murals of Central Bristol

After a busy Christmas we decided to take a couple of days out for a break and headed to Bristol as it is easy to get to on the train from Reading. We had wanted to do a trail of some of the globes from The World Reimagined initiative as we’d seen in Reading but …

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Posted on August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

The SS Great Britain

I’ve always wanted to find interesting gifts for people for birthdays and Christmas. I also want to avoid repeating myself but the longer you’ve known someone the harder it becomes and socks just won’t cut it. So it was that I found myself on a train making my way to Bristol to meet my Dad …

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Posted on July 29, 2019September 8, 2025

Aerospace Bristol, 28th July 2019

Flight Deck of Concorde

Sometime before Concorde became operational in 1976 a guy down our road invited us as a family to go and see it at RAF Fairford. I remember vividly standing underneath this beautiful bird and going up and kicking its tyres! I’m told we were also able to go inside but I don’t remember this. Of …

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Posted on August 11, 2018September 28, 2025

Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2018

Warning – if you have a phobia of balloons then this post is not for you. It contains a  lot of them! I have a “bucket list” of places I wish to visit and experiences that I would like to, well, experience. This includes the big ticket items, such as visiting Machu Picchu, to the likes …

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