The city of Bristol is over a thousand years old. In the days of sailing ships, it was England's most important port. The explorer John Cabot sailed from here in 1497, and reached Newfoundland. The Cabot Tower was built to commemorate the 400th anniversary of that journey.
Bristol somewhat missed out on the Industrial Revolution, and it declined as a port when the development of the steam engine brought larger ships that could no longer navigate Bristol's Avon River. But when aircraft came along, it made itself into Britain's aeronautical and aerospace center.
The following scenes of the central city begin in Bristol Cathedral. Just before we moved to North America by ship, we went for a drive. My father pointed out a structure in memory of an explorer and the ship that had sailed across the ocean, and explained that I would soon be sailing across the ocean too. The Cabot Tower is not far from the cathedral.
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Here is more of the central city of Bristol, around Castle Park.
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This is in and around the Temple Meads, Bristol's old train station that looks like a cathedral. If you see an old-style wooden ship, it is a replica of the ship that John Cabot sailed.
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This is in and around the Temple Meads, Bristol's old train station that looks like a cathedral. If you see an old-style wooden ship, it is a replica of the ship that John Cabot sailed.
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Have you ever been to Niagara Falls? The gorge just downstream from the falls resembled the gorge of the Avon River in Clifton, which was once a separate town but now is a suburb of Bristol. The town that grew on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls was thus named Clifton. The town has since been incorporated into the city of Niagara Falls, but the named lives on in the well-known tourist district of Clifton Hill.
Clifton is known for it's old suspension bridge, over the gorge, which opened in 1864.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Suspension_Bridge#/media/File:Clifton_Suspension_Bridge-9350.jpg
The following scenes of Clifton begin outside Clifton Cathedral. This is not an old cathedral like Bristol Cathedral, it was completed in 1973.
Clifton is known for it's old suspension bridge, over the gorge, which opened in 1864.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Suspension_Bridge#/media/File:Clifton_Suspension_Bridge-9350.jpg
The following scenes of Clifton begin outside Clifton Cathedral. This is not an old cathedral like Bristol Cathedral, it was completed in 1973.
When back in Britain, I was once at the old Eastville Stadium in Bristol, for a motorcycle race.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastville_Stadium#/media/File:Eastville_Stadium_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2102658.jpg
The stadium has since been demolished, and the site is now a shopping area. Here is a look around the Eastville area, starting where the stadium used to be. Bristol is famous for it's street art, and also known for it's graffiti.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastville_Stadium#/media/File:Eastville_Stadium_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2102658.jpg
The stadium has since been demolished, and the site is now a shopping area. Here is a look around the Eastville area, starting where the stadium used to be. Bristol is famous for it's street art, and also known for it's graffiti.
Here is a newer residential area, known as Hengrove.
To the southeast of Bristol is the city of Bath. This is a very old city that goes back to ancient times. Here is a look at it, beginning inside Bath Abbey.
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Nearby is the house at Longleat. I found my way through the maze at Longleat, formed by hedges. The moon was visible in the sky and I used it as a directional reference point.
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Nearby is the house at Longleat. I found my way through the maze at Longleat, formed by hedges. The moon was visible in the sky and I used it as a directional reference point.
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.1879968,-2.2778393,119m/data=!3m1!1e3
Here is a look around the house of Longleat. This is not a palace, which is associated with royalty. Longleat was built during the time of Elizabeth I, and is a home of nobility rather than royalty.
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