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Ah, back to the land of street signs I can read! It was really nice to fly into Gatwick and go through their entry system. Pretty painless actually. We landed in Bristol in the afternoon and met our driver Costa, who ended up accompanying us for the rest of the tour. We got onto a full-sized motorcoach with eight sleeper bunks, two lounges, a galley and small WC (no poopin' on the bus!). Refrigerator stocked with all kinds of "starter goodies".

We were welcomed into the UK by late afternoon traffic and didn't make it to Bristol until about 9pm; I had immediately scoped out my bunk and got set up for the long haul and took a long nap. Not necessarily the greatest idea, as you don't wanna be up all night either. Keeping a "normal-ish" schedule on a tour bus requires diligence.

The first night in Bristol we stayed at a Novotel and went out for a quick walk into town, looking for something to eat. We were all hungry and lucky to have found a cool Italian place who seated all six of us 10 minutes before closing.

The next AM, I got up at like 6am and was first in for breakfast. The hotels in Europe all have breakfast down to an art. It's not like in the states where they put out a small plate of eggs and a waffle iron... oh no. It's far more eloquent than that! These places we stayed went all-out on quality.

After loading up with some good fuel, I then proceeded to walk around the city and took a ton of pics. Bristol is a cool city, albeit it was a very gray day (I'm sure many are in that geolocation). But the cool thing about "gray places" is the amount of artwork that you happen to see everywhere. They've got a great selection of local artists doing their works. I'm always glad to see such sights.

So on this night, I broke my 17" Evolution crash; split it about 1", a tear right against the grain. I was killing it because I couldn't hear my kick drum. Bummer.

  • As I walked around Bristol, there were these small cut-ins that led to residences. How many people have occupied these dwellings over the years...

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  • I saw many iterations of this fun little critter.

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  • Some sort of train depot. Old.

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  • Bristol Cathederal

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    IMG 20190916 071442 01
  • Bristol Cathederal

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    IMG 20190916 071442 02
  • Jimi!

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    IMG 20190917 004738
  • Flying into Gatwick

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    MVIMG 20190915 161209
  • The wind farms in the North Sea are amazing to see from up high

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    MVIMG 20190915 164618
  • Our home for the next month

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    MVIMG 20190915 170946
  • In the back looking forward

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    MVIMG 20190915 172722
  • The front lounge

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    MVIMG 20190915 172859
  • Galley

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    MVIMG 20190915 172942
  • The galley

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    MVIMG 20190915 172947
  • Inside Tesco (like 7-11 but more stuff). These beer companies are funny.

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    MVIMG 20190916 065706
  • Moar beer

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    MVIMG 20190916 065713
  • Love that steeple

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    MVIMG 20190916 070221
  • Around the Bristol Cathederal

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    MVIMG 20190916 071520
  • Some of the street art

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    MVIMG 20190916 071801
  • This bar has a thing for Nicholas Cage

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    MVIMG 20190916 071834
  • Susanna and Catherine Winkworth's old residence in the 1800's.

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    MVIMG 20190916 073201
  • Here's that critter again...

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    MVIMG 20190916 074743
  • Hey I thought it was interesting...

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    MVIMG 20190916 080242
  • This made the front page of Reddit

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    MVIMG 20190916 080604
  • St. Edith... well...

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    MVIMG 20190916 095956
  • The plaque from an old war-torn church.

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    MVIMG 20190916 100036
  • Bombed-out church from WWII

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    MVIMG 20190916 100102
  • Hello, my sweet pretties... Oh man this kit was a BLAST. DW Collector's series. Just amazeballs. I had no idea what I was getting and damn, this was a joy to play.

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    MVIMG 20190916 150556
  • The kit from behind.

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    MVIMG 20190916 150608
  • At the Bristol Cathederal

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    PANO 20190916 071254.vr
  • More cool art

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    PANO 20190916 080852.vr
  • Obligatory selfie

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    RDT 20190916 1545046980274102388767344
  • Red House

    Paul Gilbert The Fleece Bristol
    Paul Gilbert The Fleece  Bristol
  • Let That Battery Die

    Paul Gilbert The Fleece Bristol
    Paul Gilbert The Fleece  Bristol
  • Looks like Biggie Smalls

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  • Hello, proper English breakfast!

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    MVIMG 20190916 060016 1
  • Birdie...

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    MVIMG 20190916 072351
  • Just outside the Fleece in Bristol

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Paul Gilbert The Fleece  Bristol
Paul Gilbert The Fleece  Bristol
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