Happy Valentine's Bristol (2)

Tribute to my dad

Sunday was just a miserable afternoon of rain. I didn’t want to be a couch potato while I’m backpacking Europe, so I charged out with the idea of going to the Brighton Museum. After what seemed like wading through a pool for an hour, I hoofed it back to the hostel for what ended up being a movie marathon afternoon with Mark in the warm, and more importantly dry, confines of the hostel. I couldn’t even tell you what movies we ended up watching. I think that’s how bad I wanted to be outside but didn’t want to be wet and cold. I used the time to write some emails and journal.

Harbourside

On Monday, I checked out the Create Centre, the SS Great Britain, and a bit more of the harbor. The Create Centre is a small eco-museum that used to be an industrial building. The exhibit they had going was on sustainable fashion. It was really interesting to see how designers are really going out of their way to lessen the impact on the environment of clothing: everything from the sourcing all the way to the laundering by the consumer, which actually turns out to be the most harmful. They also have an eco-home that isn’t fully self-sufficient, but considering it was built like 10 or 20 years ago is pretty impressive in reducing its footprint. The day was a bit like Saturday, the major difference happened to be that it was Valentine’s Day. It’s one of those holidays when you are alone that really makes itself obvious. I solved the problem by bringing back a couple bottles of wine when I headed back to the hostel. And yes, I drank them myself! Don’t judge me…  Since I’m being so forthcoming, I knew exactly with whom I wanted to spend my evening; it’s difficult when you’re miles apart though. That’s all you get. I’m still working on the open communication.

Could someone point me in the directio of home!