Bristol

This post is really late because I had no Internet access, but here it is.

Today we spent the day in Bristol, a beautiful city. We got to see the Clifton Suspension Bridge,

 the S.S. Great Britain,

and take a ferry along the River Avon.

Bristol used to be England's largest slave trading port so while we were walking to the bridge we got to see all the posh slave-traders houses. My Horrible Histories book about the British Empire said that every brick in Bristol is tainted with the blood of slaves.

The S.S. Great Britain was amazing because, when it was built, it was the largest and most influential ship of its time. For example it was the first ocean liner to use a propeller instead of paddles. One of the most amazing things was how small the berths were.

My Dad is now too fat to fit the narrow bed.