Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky...: Bristol has always been on the map for music fans. But how about the restless traveler?
A
mad urban puzzle of Gothic treasures, odd and colourful dollhouses,
post modern architectural contrasts and graffiti, the city also takes
pride in a wild history of riots - a telling tale of its' edgy,
rebellious spirit.
In museums like M Shed and Arnolfini, by the
port, you'll discover some of the best art book collections you're
likely to come across in the UK; and the Rinky Dinky - one of the most
groovy vehicles around. A bewildering palette of colour, DIY creativity
and music that cruises around M Shed, the super-wow Rinky Dinky brings
together a united system of bicycles for children to ride while listening
to reggae blasting from the turntables (!!). I was desperately
jealous...
Rise, among other top independent record shops,
provides you with the latest sonic bombs in and out of the city; the
Gothic St Mary Redcliffe blinds you with its breathtaking, time-defying
architecture; St Nicholas markets are a veritable treasure cove of the
old and the new (plus some cool chillout cafes); Watershed plays
must-see old films while serving good coffee and classic views of the
port; the Clifton Suspension Bridge awaits for those bigger-than-life
views of nature and the city; and See No Evil (the graffiti project that
radically revamped Nelson Street) sprays around bigger-than-life
artistic imagination.
Up and above, desolate in its' beauty,
Castle Park shelters ghosts of the past within its hollow arms - and a
getaway to modern punks; while the eyes are straying toward the
industrial views of the canal...
Soundtrack: Hell Is Around The Corner by Tricky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YuDhmNYwVw&feature=fvst
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| Bristol Cathedral |
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| Canal ride |
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| Hanging out |
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| Neubauten |
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| The Clifton Suspension Bridge |
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| Clifton living |
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| Digging the graves |
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| Burying the graves |
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| Danger, danger. High Voltage |
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| M Shed: Museum avant garde |
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| The groovy Rinky Dinky |
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| St Nicholas markets cafe |
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| Rise records |
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| See No Evil - The Nelson Street Project |
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| See No Evil_2 |
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| See No Evil_3 |
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| See No Evil_4 |
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| See No Evil_5 |
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| See No Evil_6 |
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| See No Evil_7 |
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| Bristol riots: The Black and White Cafe |
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| The Clifton Suspension Bridge |
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| The Villas |
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| The road to the West End |
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| Under Suspension |
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| Urban hippy |
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