Weekend in Bristol

Last weekend I was in Bristol for a Christmas weekend away/visiting family trip.  Having only ever had a fleeting visits to Bristol I wasn't sure what I would think but there are loads of quirky shops and places to get some very tasty food. 

Park Street is just off the main centre of Bristol and has a mix of high end, quirky, unique shops including Motel, The Kooples, BS8 and many many more. 

My favourite store had to be BS8 which has a huge variety of clothes from local designers and a vintage selection.  If you are looking for a treasure trove of goodies from knitted jumpers to bold accessories this is the place to go. 

Bristol also has the normal stores you would expect to get in any major city and I visited Cabbot Circus which had a great selection of high street stores all clustered together.  They also have a Harvey Nichols which sold Candy Kittens sweets.  For those of you who aren't Made in Chelsea fans you may not know that this is the sweet range from Jamie Laing one of the people from Made in Chelsea. 

Having spent alot of our day in the shops we headed to Rosemarino for dinner.  This is a beautiful Italian in Cliffton.  I had Partridge for the first time and it was delicious and my Aunt had Sea Bream which also tasted amazing. 

Partridge

Sea Bream

Having devoured out main course we went on to enjoy a fabulous desert platter which had bitter chocolate panna cotta (my personal favourite from the platter), elderflower sorbet, tiramisu, apple strudel, rum and raisin ice cream, chocolate biscotti and granola biscuit.  All of which were delicious. 



Sharing Desert Platter

 

I would definitely recommend a trip to Bristol to anyone looking for a city break outwith London.  With a great variety of shops, restaurants and coffee shops you will have plenty to do while you are in the city.

Christmas Countdown

I know that everyone is talking about Christmas and that it is not every ones cup of tea but I LOVE CHRISTMAS and I am not ashamed to shout it!!

I am one of those people who can't wait to start shopping for the perfect gift for a friend or family member.  I love putting lots of thought into getting what I think is the perfect gift.  One of my 'perfect' gifts is for a cooking friend and was found in an unlikely store.  I was out for lunch with my mum, gran and aunt last Friday at Ingliston Country Club, a fab place for lunch or dinner if you are looking for somewhere a little bit different and out of Glasgow City Centre you can even watch the horses jumping while eating your meal - entertainment and food what could be better!! 

Ingliston Country Club Restaurant

Anyway we were on our way home and decided to pop into Erskine Garden Centre (below) for a look round.  My gran is 95 and needs a wheelchair so it is the perfect place for her to have a look round a shop but has plenty of room to manoeuvre.  There was loads of choice in the store from cute wee light up snowmen to fabulously different food (including passion fruit curd).  My gran found a variety of cool gifts for herself mostly but that's what it's all about and I found some uniquely different gifts for some of my friends - including something already mentioned for my foodie friend ;). 

Erskine Garden Centre