Crisp mornings

Stirling is a truly beautiful city, and perhaps never more so than on a crisp winter morning. The other day we were all up at the Tolbooth for a meeting and before it started I nipped out and got this shot of the early morning light over the rooftops of the old city. Very pretty!

Today I'm at the University, equally crisp and stunning. Today's visit is to host a couple of lectures/seminars on sustainability, peak oil and economics! Sounds dry but the speaker is very high powered and I'm feeling pretty excited about it all.

UPDATE
Both sessions went really well today. Full to bursting point for the morning public session and some good discussion at the afternoon closed session. Well done to the lovely Rachel Nunn of Going Carbon Neutral Stirling for getting Chris over here!

This is the life!

Day 2 in Bristol and the sun is still shining. Today I'm rediscovering Clifton and Whiteladies Road.

So far, so good!

The cafe was a nice little spot I found before heading off into the wilds of Durdham and Clifton Downs. The only place you can say, I'm up in the Downs!

I wandered around until I found the Clifton Suspension Bridge - one of Brunel's great Victorian civil engineering marvels for those of you not in the know, and a truly iconic bridge. After that I made my way down a really steep hill to Hotwells and across the Avon to CREATE, Bristol City Council's Records office and sustainability centre. From there I walked back through Bristol's industrial heritage and made my way back to Clifton Triangle, and the Berkley Square Hotel where I'm staying.

Sadly, my room hadn't finished being cleaned so I was 'forced' to pop across the road to Brown's Bar and Brasserie for a (large) glass of rose. It's a hard life, but somone has to live it!!