Christmas in Bristol

A delicious (or maybe not) food van kebab in a Bristol hotel room for Christmas dinner. Not exactly the three course meal I am used to but that's one of the downfalls of being on the opposite side of the world to the rest of your family.

What lead to me eating a kebab in Bristol on Christmas Day was the decision that Jess and I where to spend Christmas together. We had planned to get to Wales for Christmas but instead found ourselves in the more affordable Bristol just on the England side of the border. Bristol is a very nice city and we were able to amuse ourselves for a few days while there but on Christmas Day pretty much every restaurant, shop or any place which sold food was closed. The only places open where very expensive restaurants and of course the food van.

I enjoyed my time in Bristol and a few days is enough time to have a look around the city. The highlight though for the time there was a chance meeting in McDonald's on our second last morning there. I happened to spot a mate Hugh who I worked with at a summer camp in the USA and had not seen for over four years. It was crazy! I knew he lived in Bristol but when trying to contact him had no success. We spent the morning together before again saying goodbye without knowing when we would ever see each other again.

Leaving Bristol we decided it was now time to go to Wales.