The months leading up to our arrival in Bristol were spent learning all there was to about what would be our new home for the next 2 years. Much of which is covered in earlier blog posts if your interested in doing a little time traveling.
When we look back on our time in Bristol our memories are chock full of nostalgia for places we visited, the friends we made and the daily life we led. So needless to say we are very excited to travel back to Bristol and share some of those places, people and memories with our daughters.
The journey back to Bristol started with a stop. We drove from London to Bristol on my birthday and since I was in control of the route we made our way to our most frequented destination to take guests while we were in the UK, Stonehenge!
The last year we were in the UK access to Stonehenge became increasingly difficult as English Heritage was busy constructing a new, state of the art, visitors center about a mile from the original parking area and henge site. So this would be our first opportunity to see the new visitor center since it was completed just a few months after we moved back to the US. It did not disappoint with interactive displays and a 365° floor to ceiling time lapse display of Stonehenge on the inside and recreations of village huts and a replica of a large sarsen stone laying on its side on a collection of logs to show how they may have moved the stones to the site.
At first Charlotte wasn't quite sure what to make of the large stones in the middle of a cold, windswept field but she was interested enough to pose for a few pictures, which is no small feat, before we all bundled back into the car and continued the journey to Bristol.
We arrived in Bristol with lingering daylight and since stopping by the old homestead was high on our list we took the opportunity to capture a drive-by photo-op with the girls outside our Bristol home.
After a long day of driving Olivia wasn't impressed :(. But we were happy to see the place in good nick with the giant hedges removed and a well loved exterior!
Our last stop of the day was the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge. Prior to moving to the UK I had never heard of Isambard Kingdom Brunel but once you arrive in Bristol it's hard not to see the impact he had on the city, which is simply a microcosm of his impact on the rest of England throughout the 19th century. And his bridge is a must see when visiting Bristol and we were thrilled to take the girls for the first time.
Our last stop of the day was the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge. Prior to moving to the UK I had never heard of Isambard Kingdom Brunel but once you arrive in Bristol it's hard not to see the impact he had on the city, which is simply a microcosm of his impact on the rest of England throughout the 19th century. And his bridge is a must see when visiting Bristol and we were thrilled to take the girls for the first time.
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