Bristol
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| Phantom and Neptune in Bristol! |
I arrived in Bristol in very good time and checked in the Premier Inn on King Street in the Old Town. After freshening up and getting my bearings I
made my way to the Bristol Hippodrome via Bella Italia for my dinner! I met up with Vivienne and Pearl briefly
before the evening performance of The Phantom of the Opera. Despite
another uncomfortable seat (I then made a mental note that I will only book
stall seats from now on!) I enjoyed the performance and the more I see the production the more it grow on me. Vivienne, Pearl and I met up at Stage Door
and we were able to chat to some members of the cast including Anthony Gabriele
and John Owen Jones. I remember Anthony
Gabriele from Three Phantoms concert last year in Plymouth. I also met Naomi who asked me to take a photo
of her and Simon Bailey (Raoul) despite my limited experience using an I Phone
as a camera lol! In all it was a
wonderful evening and I return to my hotel feeling very satisfied.
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| Pearl, Vivienne and Anthony Gabriele (Musical Director) |
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| Phantom at the Hippodrome |
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| Phantom advertised in the local car park! |
I spent the following day exploring
Bristol. I joined a city walking tour
only to get caught in the rain but I enjoyed the tour visiting the old city and
the harbourside. I was fascinated with
Bristol’s social history especially during the poignant times such as the Slave
Trade and the decline of the docks activity.
After the walking tour, I did some individual exploration including a
comfort stop at the Rummer Hotel, was the city’s oldest inn, for coffee and its wonderful courgette cake (just taste like carrot cake lol!)
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| Queen Square, Bristol |
Photos of the Markets and The Exchange, Old City, Bristol
Later on in the
day I did a city docks boat tour on the Floating Harbour which was a lot of
fun! It was an interesting tour as we spotted the SS Great Britain on our
travels.
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| SS Great Britain, Bristol |
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| Bristol Cathedral |
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| Council Buildings, Bristol |
On the Sunday I went across to
Bath for a couple of days visiting sights I didn’t get chance to on past visits
before returning home.
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| Rooftops of Bath |
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| St Michael's and All Angels, Bath |
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| Bath's Spa Quarter |
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| Statue of Water Goddess outside Bath Abbey |
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