2DAY IN BRISTOL - A Visual Diary

[city_thing]

Bristol looks great. You're very talented with a camera Bristol Mike!

I've been looking at properties in Bristol on the net lately, and it doesn't look too expensive. Not by Melbourne standards at least. I'm planning on moving back to the UK once the country's economy picks up (I figured moving there now would be akin to shooting oneself in the foot) and Bristol has really impressed me. I'd love to do my PhD at Bristol University as well. And the guys from Bristol seem ridiculously good looking as well, which helps

Again, great photos Bristol Mike.

[SYDNEY]

Fannytastic as always mate What is happenning here ?

[xetrox]

beautifull Bristol, i must visit your city someday...

[Mr_Dru]

Nice pictures!

[Justme]

Originally Posted by city_thing

Bristol looks great. You're very talented with a camera Bristol Mike!

I've been looking at properties in Bristol on the net lately, and it doesn't look too expensive. Not by Melbourne standards at least. I'm planning on moving back to the UK once the country's economy picks up (I figured moving there now would be akin to shooting oneself in the foot) and Bristol has really impressed me. I'd love to do my PhD at Bristol University as well. And the guys from Bristol seem ridiculously good looking as well, which helps

Again, great photos Bristol Mike.

Interesting. What sort of properties are you looking at. You know you won't find the suburban style houses so easily in the UK as they are not so common. People live in denser environments.

From my experience, rental property in the budget range is not of very good quality in the UK as people tend to use it simply as a stop gap before buying their own house. Here in Germany where people tend to rent more than buy the rental properties are of higher quality.

[city_thing]

Eh? I lived in the UK for 16 years, I'm well aware of how people live there. I am English after all, which you would have noticed from my avatar.

I don't really understand what you're trying to say...

[Justme]

Originally Posted by city_thing

Eh? I lived in the UK for 16 years, I'm well aware of how people live there. I am English after all, which you would have noticed from my avatar.

I don't really understand what you're trying to say...

Sorry, Looking at your Avatar I see North Melbourne written twice including in the location of where you live and you also wrote you live in Melbourne. Please forgive me for coming to a conclusion that you may not have actually lived in the UK. I can't read your mind so I have no idea how you expected me to know you lived their for 16years, especially if you are asking some basic questions on UK housing.

All I wanted to do was help a bit. No need to bite me for it.

[Bristol Mike]

Originally Posted by city_thing

Bristol looks great. You're very talented with a camera Bristol Mike!

I've been looking at properties in Bristol on the net lately, and it doesn't look too expensive. Not by Melbourne standards at least. I'm planning on moving back to the UK once the country's economy picks up (I figured moving there now would be akin to shooting oneself in the foot) and Bristol has really impressed me. I'd love to do my PhD at Bristol University as well. And the guys from Bristol seem ridiculously good looking as well, which helps

Again, great photos Bristol Mike.

Thanks very much mate, I appreciate it. It really does depend on where you are looking for a property I guess. There's expensive and then there's reasonable in Bristol - probably more of the latter than the former and I can certainly understand that it will most likely be less expensive than somewhere like Melbourne.

Originally Posted by SYDNEY

Fannytastic as always mate What is happenning here ?

Hi Sydney. Well I think it used to be a bunch of old warehouses taking the shape of the riverside. It's funny how for years you see a building then when it has gone, you can't remember what was there in the first place. I think they are going to fill it up with a mix of converted older buildings and modern buildings for businesses and shops. If I can remember correctly there will also be a car park there. I really should pop into the Bristol Developments thread in the UK section to find out fully though.

Originally Posted by xetrox

beautifull Bristol, i must visit your city someday...

Thanks the for the support mate.

Originally Posted by Mr_Dru

Nice pictures!

Thanks very much!

Originally Posted by Justme

Interesting. What sort of properties are you looking at. You know you won't find the suburban style houses so easily in the UK as they are not so common. People live in denser environments.

From my experience, rental property in the budget range is not of very good quality in the UK as people tend to use it simply as a stop gap before buying their own house. Here in Germany where people tend to rent more than buy the rental properties are of higher quality.

Obviously I can't comment about what the case is in Germany as I have never been but I must correct you that there are loads of suburban houses in every British city - it is one of the prime problems that Bristol is facing. There is too much suburban housing being built on greenbelt land that the city is spreading out before growing up. A lot of the accomodation in denser environments does tend to be for the younger generation, either for students or young people with jobs in the city centre but even in dense environments like Clifton and Redland that is not completely true.

Originally Posted by city_thing

Eh? I lived in the UK for 16 years, I'm well aware of how people live there. I am English after all, which you would have noticed from my avatar.

I don't really understand what you're trying to say...

Originally Posted by Justme

Sorry, Looking at your Avatar I see North Melbourne written twice including in the location of where you live and you also wrote you live in Melbourne. Please forgive me for coming to a conclusion that you may not have actually lived in the UK. I can't read your mind so I have no idea how you expected me to know you lived their for 16years, especially if you are asking some basic questions on UK housing.

All I wanted to do was help a bit. No need to bite me for it.

Come on guys, let's not have a fisticuffs over it.

[Bristol Mike]

FRIDAY 17TH APRIL

12C / 54F
WEATHER: Heavy Rain & Strong Winds / MAX. 12C / MIN. 9C / BARO: 1011mb / HUMIDITY: 88% / UV 1

[Bristol Mike]

SATURDAY 18TH APRIL

17C / 64F
WEATHER: Sunny / MAX. 17C / MIN. 7C / BARO: 1020mb / HUMIDITY: 54% / UV 4

[Pickle33]

Originally Posted by SYDNEY

Fannytastic as always mate What is happenning here ?

This is Finzels Reach. Its a new mixed use residential / office and retail development built on the site of the old Courage Brewery. It includes a really funky new pedetrian Bridge called the "Mobius Bridge".





The development web site is here:

http://www.finzelsreach.com/

[Justme]

Originally Posted by Bristol Mike

Obviously I can't comment about what the case is in Germany as I have never been but I must correct you that there are loads of suburban houses in every British city - it is one of the prime problems that Bristol is facing. There is too much suburban housing being built on greenbelt land that the city is spreading out before growing up. A lot of the accomodation in denser environments does tend to be for the younger generation, either for students or young people with jobs in the city centre but even in dense environments like Clifton and Redland that is not completely true.

I would agree there is more suburban housing in the UK than Germany, but Australia I would consider to be on a different level. The suburban housing there, outside of the central core, is usually fully detatched and is common from working class standards through middle class, presuming things havn't changed drastically since I was living there. From my memory in the UK, the fully detatched suburban housing is generally middle class. Though of course I could be wrong. I think because of this, what many British people regard as "suburban housing" still looks rather dense to a good deal of Australian's as they are often duplexes, townhouses or terraced houses.

Personally, I prefer the density, but I also understand the surprise many Australian's have when they come to Europe and have trouble finding the fully detatched houses they were used to back in Australia within their budget. (not referring to city_thing here as I just discovered he is British, but to Australian's on their first visit over)

Just of note, regarding my comment about the higher quality rental apartments in Germany; this does come at a cost. Moving in and out of these apartments are much harder than in the UK or Australia. It costs a lot more for the deposit and often the tennant is expected to fully paint the apartment, install a kitchen (and uninstall when they leave), put down carpets etc just for a rental. For this reason, people who rent here often rent the apartment for very long periods of time as the expense of moving to another rental place is quite high.

Anyway, I'm also interested in the real estate market for Bristol as it is one of the options for my wife and I if we move to the UK. It does seem like a very nice city and these photos you have been posting here are great. I've been enjoying this thread immensly.

[Bristol Mike]

Originally Posted by Pickle33

This is Finzels Reach. Its a new mixed use residential / office and retail development built on the site of the old Courage Brewery. It includes a really funky new pedetrian Bridge called the "Mobius Bridge".





The development web site is here:

http://www.finzelsreach.com/

Thanks for that information mate, I knew it was something like that. Demolition is well underway at present I have seen over the past month. The link is interesting too, looks like some decent newbuilds coming.

Originally Posted by Justme

I would agree there is more suburban housing in the UK than Germany, but Australia I would consider to be on a different level. The suburban housing there, outside of the central core, is usually fully detatched and is common from working class standards through middle class, presuming things havn't changed drastically since I was living there. From my memory in the UK, the fully detatched suburban housing is generally middle class. Though of course I could be wrong. I think because of this, what many British people regard as "suburban housing" still looks rather dense to a good deal of Australian's as they are often duplexes, townhouses or terraced houses.

Personally, I prefer the density, but I also understand the surprise many Australian's have when they come to Europe and have trouble finding the fully detatched houses they were used to back in Australia within their budget. (not referring to city_thing here as I just discovered he is British, but to Australian's on their first visit over)

Just of note, regarding my comment about the higher quality rental apartments in Germany; this does come at a cost. Moving in and out of these apartments are much harder than in the UK or Australia. It costs a lot more for the deposit and often the tennant is expected to fully paint the apartment, install a kitchen (and uninstall when they leave), put down carpets etc just for a rental. For this reason, people who rent here often rent the apartment for very long periods of time as the expense of moving to another rental place is quite high.

Anyway, I'm also interested in the real estate market for Bristol as it is one of the options for my wife and I if we move to the UK. It does seem like a very nice city and these photos you have been posting here are great. I've been enjoying this thread immensly.

No problem, I understand what you are saying. In fact, I prefer density sometimes as I have seen what spread out suburban housing does to cities. I'd rather have old Victorian and Georgian terraces and modern harbourside apartments than widespread suburban housing any day. Thanks very much for your compliment, I hope I can continue to impress.

[Bristol Mike]

MONDAY 20TH APRIL

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WEATHER: Sunny / MAX. 20C / MIN. 5C / BARO: 1027mb / HUMIDITY: 52% / UV 5

[Bristol Mike]

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[SYDNEY]

Originally Posted by Bristol Mike

Hi Sydney. Well I think it used to be a bunch of old warehouses taking the shape of the riverside. It's funny how for years you see a building then when it has gone, you can't remember what was there in the first place. I think they are going to fill it up with a mix of converted older buildings and modern buildings for businesses and shops. If I can remember correctly there will also be a car park there. I really should pop into the Bristol Developments thread in the UK section to find out fully though.

It will be much appreciated, I need to keep my finger on the pulse Designers have to be one step ahead and who knows there might be something happenning there that will inspire me ooooops, nearly forgot, I adore the latest batch of pics. Gr8 work mate - as always

[Bristol Mike]

Originally Posted by SYDNEY

It will be much appreciated, I need to keep my finger on the pulse Designers have to be one step ahead and who knows there might be something happenning there that will inspire me ooooops, nearly forgot, I adore the latest batch of pics. Gr8 work mate - as always

Hehe, well Bristol seems to be constantly being added to, construction is eternal and cranes are evident the whole time - so one has to hope what they're constructing will be worth it. Anyway, thanks for the compliment, more to come shortly.

[cardiff]

Well done for keeping this thread going, great pictures of a great city!

[christos-greece]

Bristol is a great city, every season

[Bristol Mike]

Originally Posted by cardiff

Well done for keeping this thread going, great pictures of a great city!

Originally Posted by christos-greece

Bristol is a great city, every season

Thanks guys for both your comments. Much appreciated!