German student Annika has packed a
great deal into 5 weeks with TTPL. With just four weekends to discover the
area, there were certainly no quiet days. Here’s Annika’s story of her
action-packed first weekend in England:
Saturday:
At 5:30am my alarm rang far too early
but I had to wake up. I planned to visit Bath and Bristol in one day with Julia
- a lovely girl from France who became my best friend during my time in England.
Our train was
set to leave at 7.00am. Julia and I were both really tired. However when we
got on the train, riding along the coast with the sun shining in our faces woke
us up and got us excited for the day ahead.
Bath
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| Bath Abbey |
After a 2 hour journey we arrived in
Bath. We had a quiet little walk through
the empty streets of Bath, taking photos and talking, then had a nice coffee in
the sun.
Julia and I
decided to join a free guided tour. The meeting point was outside Bath Abbey and luckily our tour guide was a very funny older man.
Every corner
we turned there was something interesting and we were always the last to move
on. The tour guide smirked, “Are you ready Germany and France?” The photo
opportunities couldn’t be missed – even if the tour took 3 hours!
After a
proper lunch at one of the cafes in Bath, our journey continued to Bristol.
Bristol
At 3:00pm we arrived at the Bristol
Temple Meads station which looks similar to an old castle.
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| Cabot Tower |
As the sun
was shining the whole day we were in a really good mood and felt motivated to
walk around Bristol. First we had a look at Bristol’s Cathedral and then we
moved on to see the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and decided then to go to
a platform called Cabot Tower where we had an amazing view of Bristol.
As the time
was flying, we continued with our plans and headed across the Clifton Bridge -
no sooner said than done!
When we arrived
at Clifton Bridge, we couldn’t believe how incredible it was - we were so
impressed! I would recommend it to everyone because we couldn’t imagine how
huge and extravagant the bridge looked. At 7:00pm it was time to go home.
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| Clifton Bridge |
After this
day I was so happy and I went to bed with so many memories and lingering images
of the different places going around my head, it was remarkable.
Sunday:
On Sunday we were tired from our trip
so we relaxed on Babbacombe beach with a little picnic followed by a stroll
around the seaside.
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| Babbacombe beach |
My first
amazing weekend in England had now reached its end and I could not be more
excited for what the following weekends could be holding for me.
