Shaun in the city

Well as some of you might be aware there are currently 70 Shaun the sheep statues in Bristol. There were another 60 I believe in London and in September all 120 of them will be on display in Bristol and then Covent Garden. The Covent Garden dates are the 24th-27th of September. After this the statues will be auctioned off with money going to charity, one being the children's hospital back in Bristol.

Now, I had to go to Bristol recently to attend my graduation ceremony. So yes I am now officially a graduate of Neuroscience from the University of Bristol. Whilst there I stayed in the charming flat of one of my good friends and her boyfriend. However I arrived pretty early and then had to wait around as it was his graduation ceremony that day. To keep myself entertained I decided to see how many of the sheep sculptures I could find. Well in typical Bristol fashion it decided to pour down with rain but that wouldn't deter me.

Above shows a collection of these wonderful quirky statues. My favourite from these is probably the one in the centre at the bottom called Shaun on the cob. I managed to see about 25 of them on my first walk around the city. Now I was carrying my laptop with me as well as pair of shoes and everything I needed for the next couple of days so I was pretty pleased with my success. Along the way I stopped off at a couple of cafes. One that should be noted is Yurt Lush. What a wonderful Bristolian name. It is indeed a yurt and is located pretty close to Temple Meads station. I popped in for a juice and a snack. This turned out to be a salted caramel brownie which was a decent size for the price paid. Prices are what you would generally expect for the location and the city. The Brownie which was home made was delicious and had a nice crisp top as a brownie should. The juice was also very refreshing and service seemed quick and efficient.

The rather nice flowers on the table along with my snacks.

It was a nice stop off to get out of the rain. However I learnt that the syrup tin on the table did have a use which was to catch the drips of water from the roof. I reckon on a good day this wouldn't be a problem at all. I think if I were to be in Bristol again I would visit Yurt Lush.

Well this is my attempt at a more review type blog post, wondering what people think.

Bristol Harbour

Last summer I decided to go on a ferry ride around the harbour here in Bristol. It is something I had been meaning to do for a while but never got around to. Well on my adventures I was quite taken by the colourful houses up on the hill. There also happened to be these wonderful ducks that I felt added to the shot so here is my photographic take on the harbour side in this quirky city.

Clifton Evenings

I am very lucky to live only a matter of minutes away from the Clifton Suspension Bridge. A lot of the time I am too busy to be able to see the sunset but on this occasion I was able to capture a nice glow of the clouds, despite missing the main event. The bridge is somewhere that despite being iconic to Bristol, is still an area which is peaceful in the evenings with only a few people wandering around. I will be leaving Bristol in June and hope to capture the bridge at sunset again before then.

Clifton Observatory

 I feel very lucky to live only minutes away from the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge. It is somewhere that I hope to go one time and capture the sunset. I just missed it when I went for an evening walk a couple of weeks ago and instead got to see these wonderful pink clouds. The building here is the Clifton Observatory which houses a camera obscura and also a pathways down into the cliffs to look over the gorge which is something I hope to visit before I leave Bristol in the summer.

Clifton Observatory, Clifton, Bristol, UK

Bristol Ferries

Last summer before heading home for the holidays I opted to take a ride around on the Bristol Ferry. These small boats with their friendly crew take you around the floating harbour for a decent price for a hop on/off ticket. I took the boat all the way to both ends of its route. To one end it offers a service to Temple Meads train station the other goes up to Hotwells and then you can hop off at the S.S Great Britain which is what I chose to do. Here I thought the flag waving in the breeze with the colourful houses in the background made for a nice shot.

Bridge in the Snow

A few years back it snowed quite dramatically in Bristol. I decided to go out in the snow and after visiting the Zoo ended up trekking to the suspension bridge. I am so glad I did as seeing the area in the snow was something I probably will never get to see satin, unless the weather changes dramatically in the next few weeks.

Clifton Suspension Bridge, Clifton, Bristol.

150th Celebrations.

On the 7^th of December the Clifton Suspension Bridge celebrated 150 years since its opening. To mark the event, a firework show was put on. The fireworks went on for approximately 12 minutes and in that time we were treated many sights, sounds and colours, with an amazing waterfall firework off the bridge being one of the highlights. It was a chilly evening and as the crowd gathered we took a moments silence to remember the recent tragedy that had occurred so close by before the show went ahead for the evening. It seemed gathered on the hillside by the bridge that most of Bristol had turned up to see the spectacle.

Young one.

This young Starling was hunting about at the picnic tables at Bristol Zoo, hoping to find some crumbs left behind. Whilst stopping in the unusually quite dining area I took a little break to eat my own lunch and was joined by this fellow and some Pigeons.