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7th November 06, 04:52 PM
#1
Bristol and London
Had a voucher for flights to Bristol and back to use before the winter sets in. It was foggy arriving in Bristol this morning.
St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol.
and a braw harbour with lots of bonny boats.
including a galleon, where Pour1Malt and Derek could hold a pirate party! 
Even a glimpse of Brunel's famous iron steamship, SS Great Britain
But I didn't want to spend 13 hours in foggy Bristol so I went to Brunel's elegant Temple Meads railway station and caught a train into London for the afternoon.
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7th November 06, 04:54 PM
#2
Ah! that's a decent English fog 
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7th November 06, 04:57 PM
#3
Hyde Park, London. I would have liked to have done this as a kilted trip, but it would have been too much hassle with airport security on high alert. It was bad enough being followed into the toilets at Bristol Airport by two armed police but I wonder what they would have made of a kilt!
The Serpentine, Hyde Park
Monument to Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria, in Kensington Gardens.
Trafalgar Square
Nelson's Column
And that's it folks, I'm awa to my bed; been up since four o'clock this morning!
Last edited by cessna152towser; 7th November 06 at 05:00 PM.
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7th November 06, 05:11 PM
#4
Great pics 
"Kilt with Pride."
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7th November 06, 05:54 PM
#5
"I would have liked to have done this as a kilted trip, but it would have been too much hassle with airport security on high alert"
Do you think it would really have made much difference? provided of course you didn't wear a kilt pin or dirk!
I kid you not, this whole security thing is making me think twice about leaving the country for a holiday, much as I want to return to Scotland soon.
Graham
8 years full time kilted.
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7th November 06, 06:45 PM
#6
Great pics C152T, especially as we recognize some of the landmarks from our recent trip!
And I have to agree with Graham, I have had no more security issues traveling while kilted in modern times than traveling in trousers, and I am more comfortable, which makes me happier!
The kilt concealed a blaster strapped to his thigh. Lazarus Long
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8th November 06, 02:11 AM
#7
Great pics Alex!
I lived in Bristol for some years and the pics brought back many memories.
The galleon is called the Matthew and it's a reproduction of the ship that John Cabot used to sail to the New World.
Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)
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8th November 06, 08:32 AM
#8
Looks like you had a great day --great pictures Alex
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8th November 06, 03:43 PM
#9
COOL pictures! I love the fog.
Sir John the Educated of West Smeesborough
MacIntosh - by choice, and blood
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8th November 06, 04:10 PM
#10
wow i love that Galleon
beautiful!
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