SS Great Britain

Since I arrived to Bristol two years ago, I have visited many museums in the city but for no reason, I kept postponing the visit to the SS Great Britain. When I wrote "Walking on the riverside" last 17th January, I wouldn't have imagined the museum would contact the blog to offer me a couple of tickets to go visit the museum. I was very pleased and flattered because it means that my blog has more impact than I expect, and I accepted the tickets...

2-day trip: Nottingham

Robin Hood's city, also known as Nottingham, is located 140 miles away from Bristol. Nottingham has obtained worldwide recognition during the industrial revolution for its lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries. After Leicester, Nottingham is the second largest city in East Midlands with 305,700 inhabitants. Some friends and I visited the city for the weekend. There are several ways to get there: on the one hand, National Railway...

Shaken Bristol

Have you felt the earthquake shake early this afternoon? Nothing felt in Filton, at least I haven't.  The British Geological Survey has already confirmed that an earthquake of 4.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale happened around 1.20pm today, 20th February 2014, in Bristol Channel. It was felt in Devon, south Wales and Somerset. According to Bristol Post, it was the biggest felt in the United Kingdom since 2008. What was I doing during...

The orange exhibition at Arnolfini

I don't know much about art. I feel I need to say it before you read the rest of the post. I've studied music, so I know about it. However, about sculpturing, drawing, painting, etc. the only thing I can say is "I like it" or "I don't like it", and maybe if I felt something special when I saw the artwork. That's all. This is the exhibition I have visited at the Arnolfini: TEMPORARY EXHIBITION @ ARNOLFINI Until 16th March, Joëlle Tuerlinckx...

Flashmod for women's rights

I found out about this event on Facebook, at 3pm, and I didn't have enough time to arrive to the first Flashmob at Clifton Down shopping centre and I headed directly to the City Hall. The fanfare was walking down Park Street by the time I arrived to the City Hall. Wearing pink fancy clothes, I could hear and see them from far. I speeded up and got ready at the main entrance of the City Hall to take a picture of them as they arrived. Despite...

Speaking of Love...

I have never celebrated St Valentine's day. Never ever. Neither did I celebrate when I had a boyfriend nor when I didn't have; neither did I celebrate it when I was in love nor when I wasn't. St Valentine's day means nothing else than an ordinary day for me. I walked around Broadmead today and Mr. Valentine followed me everywhere I went. Big red hearts and discounts all over, on basically anything: jewellery, clothes, lingerie, complements, perfumes,...

Wind of change

Last Friday 7th February, Bristol Post published storms heading for Bristol with 80mph winds and torrential rain. This morning, Clifton Suspension bridge closed at 12.20pm until further notice due to 60mph winds. Roads blocked with fallen trees, disruptions at the airport and railway, houses flooded... I can't stop thinking about my colleague, whose house has been damaged by the flood this weekend.   "Climate change!", some...

1-day trip to Wells and Chew Valley Lake

A bunch of friends and I spent last Sunday in Wells as it was forecast good weather for that day. It is around 23 miles south from Bristol, stopping in Chew Valley Lake on our way there. We took the car and drove 30 minutes to get to the lake. First, you must follow Bridgwater Road (A38). After Barrow Gurney tanks, turn left and follow Barrow Lane. From there, the road should be well indicated to Chew Valley Lake. The lake...

What lies beneath River Avon

Just several months after a alien-like creature was spotted floating on river Avon (read here), a crocodile was sighted for the second time.The first one happened on Monday, when a bus driver claimed to have seen a large croc under the bridge in Bedminster (read more). Yesterday, a second sighting captured all attention of news: a woman spotted the mysterious animal while she was close to the river (read more).  Picture taken from Bristol...

Dub at Valentines Night

I missed having a new graffiti in the Blue Mountain Club. Since September, it remained the same... until now! Love of Dub festival changed the appearance of the famous wall, bringing the colour back to Stokes Croft! Friday next week is 14th February, aka St Valentine's Day, The Black Swan is hosting Love of Dub. All three rooms in The Black Swan will be transformed "unlike you've ever seen before", organisers say. The main room will host Roots...

Arnolfini (1/2)

The other day, I saw Bilbao in Bristol. Concretely, I came across my home city within Arnolfini. Arnolfini is located at the Harbourside, 16 Narrow Quay, and it's an international arts centre and gallery founded in 1961 by Jeremy Rees, although originally it was located in Clifton, above a bookshop in the Triangle. The name comes from a 15th century painting called The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck (picture on the right).  After...