tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post1408418395896170282..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: Bristol diary - part 3. RoadsChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-22397991134114668482015-06-30T18:28:42.508+01:002015-06-30T18:28:42.508+01:00Thanks TS, all finished now, but somehow I got 7 p...Thanks TS, all finished now, but somehow I got 7 posts out of a 3-night stay!<br /><br />Yes that's the thing isn't it - travelling solo makes your experience very much in the moment. I enjoy it for its own reasons. Mr SDS was glad of the break from me too ;-)<br />Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-23156785212741425192015-06-29T13:48:24.403+01:002015-06-29T13:48:24.403+01:00I'm playing catch up with this enchanting seri...I'm playing catch up with this enchanting series C and I don't want it to end. I haven't traveled solo for many years, but I did go to New York alone a few times in the 1990's and I felt I experienced the city in a totally different way - very much in the moment - than I did when I was accompanied on other trips. Alone or accompanied, both enjoyable, yet distinctly different experiences. The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-7171899543271545182015-06-25T22:36:13.886+01:002015-06-25T22:36:13.886+01:00Thanks John, I thought I'd picked up on your B...Thanks John, I thought I'd picked up on your Bristol roots over at your blog but I couldn't remember - it seems to be a place which resonates with quite a few readers here! I'm so glad I went and I want to go back (I was only there for 3 nights). I felt quite at home, though, and was reflecting later on how it felt more "me" than several other cities I've visited.<br /><br />I think your balloon gesture was very romantic too!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-38984285696858783892015-06-25T22:02:10.486+01:002015-06-25T22:02:10.486+01:00Really enjoying reading your Bristol diary but the...Really enjoying reading your Bristol diary but then Bristol's my home town and I know all these places you're writing about very, very well. Your walk up Brandon Hill reminded me of the same walk I took years ago, taking the same route basically, and ending up down at the Arnolfini. I was on a date with a girl and I took her for a walk to show her some of the sights of Bristol and I took her to the top of Cabot Tower. I had brought some balloons with me and when we got to the top I blew some up and told her to do likewise then we let them go and watched them drift away far over the city. It was such a simple and almost child-like thing to do but she thought it was the most romantic thing ever.<br />John Serpicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09681093161741863686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-1571167891215558092015-06-24T08:24:57.347+01:002015-06-24T08:24:57.347+01:00Glad you're enjoying, Erik... I know what you ...Glad you're enjoying, Erik... I know what you mean about views being a novelty. It's only really been a few years since I've been anywhere high-ish with far-reaching views (a brief but lovely trip to Italy in 2007), but still long enough for it to almost feel like the first time.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-82391918498130219152015-06-24T08:19:47.122+01:002015-06-24T08:19:47.122+01:00Thanks Scott... I only scratched the surface, I...Thanks Scott... I only scratched the surface, I'd like to spend more time there - perhaps you will?!<br />Not a lot happened! But I felt like an almost childlike observer for a few days and hope to get that across.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-47616350455451461532015-06-24T01:57:06.078+01:002015-06-24T01:57:06.078+01:00I'm loving these C.
It's not flat flat wh...I'm loving these C. <br />It's not flat flat where I live...it's rolling hills but every time I get to Birmingham or some place with proper hills the views are always a novelty.Erik Bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401279267556576137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-1190819398755613632015-06-23T22:25:50.499+01:002015-06-23T22:25:50.499+01:00With each new post on your travels C, I want more ...With each new post on your travels C, I want more and more to visit Bristol. It's not just the lovely photos you have taken, but the imagery of the words that accompanies them that makes me want to go. I love the last sentence, makes you want to know what happens next.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958875416084119469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-41587195531325375502015-06-23T16:54:21.965+01:002015-06-23T16:54:21.965+01:00Thanks Marie, your train journey sounds interestin...Thanks Marie, your train journey sounds interesting...<br /><br />I like the head space of travelling alone - making my own decisions and choices, just doing as I please as and when - it's lovely to share experiences with someone else, but there's a different type of satisfaction to be had in being completely independent, isn't there?Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-28246305485973632682015-06-23T16:50:57.834+01:002015-06-23T16:50:57.834+01:00Thanks SB. I didn't really get the photos I...Thanks SB. I didn't really get the photos I'd have liked, but it was all about the simple experience and that in itself was just great, just what I needed. Indeed, nothing like wandering alone sometimes!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-50705594315461776072015-06-23T12:32:54.927+01:002015-06-23T12:32:54.927+01:00Travelling by yourself can sometimes be very lonel...Travelling by yourself can sometimes be very lonely, but then again, with fewer distractions, one can fully experience a place. (You brought back some recollections, in particular, of my solo train trip to New Orleans a number of years ago.)<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing your travel diary and wonderful pics with us, C. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-48766351252627620392015-06-23T11:46:28.488+01:002015-06-23T11:46:28.488+01:00What a lovely post with some splendid photos. Take...What a lovely post with some splendid photos. Take me home, country roads. To wander alone is often sheer delight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com