Spear Mew Road, London

Our trip to the UK was a very enjoyable, fun and a lot of walking kind of trip. We decided to stay around the Earls Court area because it is very convenient and most of the things we need is within walking distances. We checked in to Kensington Court Hotel, it's a three star rating. What I like about this hotel is, it is very near to the Earls Court underground station and the location is on a quiet street, Nevern Place and the area have many others boutique like hotels along the parallel and nooks and corner. It is an interesting area. We also like the refurbished apartments along Spear Mew Road. As we were strolling along admiring the garden, an elderly Englishman came out from one of the apartment door and greeted us. We were very lucky as he told us a bit about the history of the place, it used to be a Coach house and stable for the horses, you can still walk on the cobbled stone road. He also told us that one of the Famous Bee Gees's brothers used to stay in one of the apartments. I like to see the beautiful garden at each door there, the residence really took their time to beautify the place.   

Spear Mew Apartments, beautiful

Kensington Court Hotel

Beautiful Garden

Ibis Hotel Temple Mead, Bristol

Bristol town is quite interesting although we only managed to stayed around the town area and walked a lot around the area as we stayed at The Ibis Hotel Temple Mead. The hotel is very spacious and nice, they checked guests in via an iPad thus one will not see a grand reception area instead you will see a bar there. This hotel serves delicious food, thus we had our dinner there on most nights. The staffs are a friendly lot. It is also within walking distance to Cabot Circles and the surrounding shopping areas. I would definitely stay there again.

Ibis Hotel Temple Mead

Cabot Circles Shopping Center

Delicious Hotel Food

National Express Coach to Bristol September 2017

It's been awhile since i updated my blog, been very busy lately, the reason being the preparation of my son, Jonathan going to the UK for his final year in the University there. It was a very rush affair, with all the necessary procedures and correspondences to the various authorities. Thank God, it all went well and now he is happily settling in. Bristol is about 2 hours by coach or bus and one and a half hour by train. We decided to travel by National Coach this time, as in the various visits to the UK, we always traveled by train. I noted that the Coach is big , clean and very convenient. The staffs are very efficient and the Coach are on time to leave their destinations. The journey is a breeze and in no time we have reached our destination, Bristol.

Gate 15 for National Express Coaches

 

                                                         from Victoria Station, London.

                                              Comfortable Coach, National Express.

                                                      Jonathan waiting patiently to load
                                                       bags.