Tuesday, February 24, 2026

December 21

December 21



Bristol street

Bristol harbor 





Steam power crane 






SS Great Britain the first steam passenger ship with steel hull and propeller 






Christmas carrolers

Getting into character 

Ship model








More Carrol’s

Dining Room in the ship

Ships doctor 


Old water tower 

Pub break 





Christmas in England December 19

 

Fergal’s parents 

Manchester 

Lee, Nancy and Mary Ann 
Old library 



Old furniture in a museum 


Christmas in England

 This is a late recap of our family excursion to Bristol, England in December 2025. I posted on Facebook but didn’t do the blog because it wasn’t a road trip as usual. This was our Christmas gift for one another. Nancy and I left on December 13 and stayed with Lee and Fergal for the first few days.

December 17, 2025

Lee and Fergal’s neighborhood 

Lots of bus rides since they don’t drive 

One of the cathedrals in  Bristol 

Unbelievable how old it is 





Really old pub

Bristol harbor and Avon river

Another old cathedral 




Christmas program in session 







Shopping mall  

Pub supposedly visited by the pirate Blackbeard 





December 18


 

Took the train to Manchester to meet Fergal’s family 






Christmas festival in Manchester