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When Rich and I stayed in Bristol, we had a look online to see what we could get up to. When I heard about the SS Great Britain, it was pretty apparent that we'd have to pay a visit.
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First, we stopped off in the cafe and I had the most delicious lemon meringue muffin. Yum yum!
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First, we had a look around the dry dock. It's really interesting to see the damage to the hull, where there are huge gaping holes from rust.
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Next, we headed into the dockyard museum and found the fancy dress! Yay!
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Then we headed up to the deck, which has a beautiful view of Bristol.
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Beep beep! Look out, Bristol!
It started to rain a little, so we headed for shelter down below decks.
It was really interesting to see how the passengers would have lived, especially in steerage. The sleeping quarters were small, dark and claustrophobic. I can only imagine how dirty and smelly it must have been with people living there! ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OocHvx9keXhiQBFOhcd3LSXBAewUmS4_rHSd4uHPVGc6e5AKFVw9tUyZkdxoEUDjG5rFSNeSImO7ujFehsbd3FdV_c0_8d_4JEutNt1VbZzXQyFrKxjzimmL-d52Vv4XB1JPKpUhu1A/s1600/SS-Great-Britain-Engine-Room.jpg)
Although we only had an hour or so to explore the ship before closing time, it was a really interesting glimpse into Bristol's maritime history.
Any excuse to dress up for you haha
ReplyDeleteMegan x | MeganRoisinn
I know haha! It's a real problem!
DeleteThis is so cool. I love getting to play dress up!
ReplyDeleteHayley
Water Painted Dreams xo
Dressing up is the best!
DeleteMy best friend got married on the boat a few years ago, so it's lovely to see it all again!
ReplyDeleteHayley | Bonjour, Blogger!
What a lovely place to get married!
DeleteThose clouds look ominous!
ReplyDeleteHaha I love a good ominous cloud! It stayed rain-free, luckily!
DeleteMy great great grandfather sailed to Australia on the ss g brit. Thanks for the grest photos . Will visit the ship in september
ReplyDeleteWow, that's amazing! What a great piece of family history!
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