It is officially the most wonderful time of the year and central bristol is filled with something very different from its usual shops and buskers…ski gondolas and igloos. Broadmead Ski Gondolas have been in service at one of Europe’s largest Ski resorts and have been transformed into a spot for Bristolians to experience as bit of seasonal escapism.
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00:00 It is officially the most wonderful time of the year and central Bristol is filled with
00:06 something very different from its usual shops and buskers, ski gondolas and igloos.
00:13 Broadmead Ski Gondolas have been in service at one of Europe's largest ski resorts and
00:19 have been transformed into a spot for Bristolians to experience a bit of seasonal escapism.
00:27 So we are in one of Bristol Christmas Market's heated igloos which can sit 8-10 people.
00:33 It's sort of your own little room in a busy bar where you can still see everything that's
00:40 going on around you.
00:41 Like you can see people on the first wheel, you can wave them as they go past and you
00:45 can enjoy your food, your drink.
00:48 So I am here outside one of the iconic ski gondolas that are situated right in the heart
00:54 of Broadmead.
00:55 Let's go in to take a look.
00:57 So I think our American director, he is a German chap so he's been involved in German
01:03 markets for a long long time.
01:06 So yeah he's seen these and these are fantastic.
01:09 And they are really cool, they're quite unique.
01:11 So I'm here sat in a gondola right in the heart of Broadmead which is a first for me
01:16 and I've ordered this amazing charcuterie board.
01:19 So let me show you.
01:20 Let's hope I don't spill anything.
01:24 So there's a range of cheeses.
01:26 So these cheeses are from one of the stalls from here.
01:30 So they're all Bristol small business cheeses.
01:34 So I suppose we should have a little taste test.
01:37 I don't know what to go for first.
01:40 Yeah lovely, yeah I mean they're very popular.
01:41 I mean it's very difficult now to book one at the weekends.
01:46 We do have availability during the week and also some Saturday in the day time and things
01:50 like that.
01:51 So on Friday nights people are queuing up to get in these and put their meal in there.
01:55 So yeah it's really good.
01:56 It's been really good.
01:57 So this is hummus I believe.
02:02 So these are all as well from the businesses that have stalls around here.
02:10 So let's give it a try.
02:14 Mmm.
02:16 That is delicious.
02:20 I really like that.
02:22 Mmm.
02:23 I don't know how I'm going to eat all this.
02:27 You know we had these last year as well and they proved very popular so why would we change
02:32 it.
02:33 People enjoy coming to Bristol Christmas Market to have a gondola or an igloo.
02:36 So yeah it's like a USP of the market.
02:39 So to come to the Igam Omar bar and get a little bit of privacy but just enjoy the atmosphere
02:45 from the privacy of your own gondola.
02:49 So I am armed with breadsticks and cheeses and I am going to enjoy my charcuterie board
02:55 in a gondola in Bristol's city centre.
02:58 (audience chattering)