Radisson Blu Bristol

What an arrival <br><br>Having board the easy jet flight we were told that the wind was blowing at 50 MPH in bristol well whats new its bristol we arrive 15 minuites late after a pretty bumpy decent but smooth landing at Bristol airport <br><br>Welcome to wind and rain as the door open follow by a gale blowing accross the runway<br>

... the x-ray machine. I just thought it would save a lot of hassle if we just lay on the rollers and went through yourself. <br>After I got the all clear I went off to the departure lounge and then finally boarded the plane. My trip this time is going from Bristol to Paris to Salt Lake City, which is a lot better than the route I took in the summer. <br>The flight to Paris went really quick. By the time we got settled it seemed like we were there. My next flight to Salt Lake City was ...

... Next morning after a wander around an old church we had a light breakfast and embarked for London to drop off the hire car and check in to The Beaufort Hotel, just around the corner from Harrods department store.<br><br>Tonight we will go to the Uriah Heep concert in Highbury.<br><br>To those who don't know Uriah Heep, firstly shame on you and secondly google them right now. We will keep you informed......

I think I ended up back in Trowbridge at the best time of the year... lol What with Halloween and Guy Fawkes night!! <br><br>I was a little exhausted when I got back. I think I was happy to be somewhere where I didn't have to literally live out of my suitcase! <br><br>While I was back, I opened a bank account and also applied for my national insurance number so I can work in the UK. It was a fairly short process because I have a British passport! I've applied ...

Well I suppose it had to happen and it did.. having two pints of cider before actually getting out probably didn't help!<br> My cousin Kate asked to go out with her and her friend Ally. We weren't sure where to go out so we decided on Bath, apparently there are some good pubs. They were to stay with me at my Aunts place so arrived about 6.30 with their sleeping bags. <br> As I said we had one pint before we left and then my Uncle ...

... So for my first drive in England I found myself driving a not very small car through windy and very narrow country lanes, with the grasses and hedges brushing the sides of the car and me wishing I could see around corners! But we made it through safe and sound! Phew! <br><br>Quick dinner and kids off to bed &#8211; Patrick was out like a light in a matter of seconds, but Reilly bounced around for way too long!<br><br>Now, some non-itinerary comments ...

... real football again, this time Holland vs Russia and Russia won against our wishes, so now Holland is out of the Euro Cup. 22nd - Up late and then we all went off to see the SS Great Britain (museum and ship from 1842 in dry dock now in Bristol). Very good and well done. Saw all the reconstructed cabins and all the other rooms. When we got home we were taken for a memorable drive in Pete's 1903 Dion car. Fantastic. His other car is a 2003 Lotus!

... train ticket. Damn you Vegas! When I arrived in Bristol city centre all the familiar sights that I had so happily left behind 8 months ago were all there to greet me back. Like the 13 year old chav wearing his hoody stood next to me on the bus stop. As I turned into my road it was a strange sensation and the only way I can describe it is everything felt kind of smaller. Then I noticed the Welcome home sign my dad had made and stuck in the window. Nice touch dad. It was ...

OK, I realize that I haven't updated this log for ages but to be perfectly honest I haven't really had the time or the inclination to do it, so I will do it now sitting in a London internet cafe, post-hoc. So many things have happened since I last wrote. The handing in of my final essay of term (which was around 2 weeks before the actual end of term in Bristol marked the beginning of a very party intensive period of time. I had an absolute blast. Some of the more notable moments ...

... weather and occasional loose sheep made for an interesting drive as we wound around the hills of Snowdonia National Park, through unpronounceable villages like Trawsfynydd, Penrhyndeudraeth, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Dolwyddelan and Betws-y-Coed. Well after dark we made it the north-west corner of Wales for the obligatory photo-stop at the train station at the mother of all tongue-twisters ...