So once again we left for the days journey at 9am sharp and drove an hour and a half to get to Bristol. We immediately went into the SS Great Britain and started to have a look around both under the boat and on top. The ship spanned across approximately 200 meters over 3 stories and split into different sections relative to their respective pay grade. There was first class in which there was massive banquet and private quarters for each client. Then there was second class which was our equivalent to economy class. This was where the workers of the SS Great Britain would have stayed. This had cabins shared between 4 people and little small areas to have tea. Then there was third class. This area literally was the worst smelling area in all of Bristol. It took almost 3 hours to get the smell out of my nose and smelling clean (ish) air. The third class was where all the toilet wastage was stored, the animals were kept, and near the hard working engine room. The weirdest thing about the third class rooms was that I was the only person to think that it was a terrible smell. A lot of the people just walked straight through it whilst I was only person drowning in the stench. After we looked at the cabins we headed above deck and looked at took photos of the pirate looking ornaments and all the good features of the boat.
Once we finished our little tour of the SS GB, we went for a walk around Bristol, looking at the christmas lights set up around town. On our way through we had a stop for lunch in a buffet called Za Za Bazaar. This was better than any Sizzler in Australia. ItT WAS MASSIVE! The buffet was split up into 5-6 large islands of food. These included Entree islands, Asian Cuisine, Indian Cuisine, Mexican islands, and of course, the dessert island. These islands had massive varieties food to satisfy all customers big or small. So being Australian I immediately went to see what types of meat there was and boy did they not disappoint. 4 Plates of stuffing food later and I was done for. I could barely move. Except of course there is always enough room for dessert. 3 jelly cups and a plate of ice cream later and I had to call it quits. I could feel a storm of indigestion brewing in my stomach. We payed for the bill and all stumbled out of Za Za's in a not so smooth fashion.
Immediately after leaving the buffet though we happened to walk straight through a food market. I'm not too sure how but Zoe and Will were looking through almost every stall taste tasting a lot of the food. It seemed to be the motif of the day. Food.
We slowly made our way past the stalls and headed towards the Cathedral in the centre of Bristol. The sheer size of the cathedral was almost overwhelming. So of course I tried taking as many photos as possible. The mixture of the Massive Cathedral and the Christmas lights in Bristol really did make the day a magical one.
One of the most cherishing things I saw whilst walking back was that in the water there was 14 white swans and 3 black swans all swimming in a cluster along the River Aven. But since it was a massive day we all slept on the hour and a half trip until we arrived home and immediately went to bed.
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