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    • TravelerCamino 2023
      1
      Day 53

      Seaford and seven sisters park

      June 13, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

      Today I walked part of the English coast walk and saw the seven sisters. A very hot day today, so got a bit sun kissed and walked just on 14 kms. In the boiling no shade pathway! Silly but determined! I finally realized and so tied my shirt round my head and neck ...

      First I went to Seaford, a pretty wee village and was fascinated by the cliffs there and the long rows of beach huts. Walking along that promenade I was reminded of how Brighton would once have looked bright and cheerful, instead of all the building renos going on amongst the crumbling structures, graffiti and filthy streets, it is party central here, so one can imagine the mess of the streets first thing in the morning after the revellers are done!!

      Oh how I long to be back on the Camino in Spain!!

      I then chatted with a local whom I asked about the seven sisters (cliffs) and she suggested I get the bus and rejoin the coastal path at the seven sisters park. I took her advice and walked back into the wee villages of Seaford to catch a bus... It wasn't far, and soon I was on the coastal path again ..... It was further than I expected in scorching heat, but I was determined to get to the viewing point.

      As the grass verges and .mud flats gave way to a very Stony beach, the sisters came into view, but it was still a hike over the stones, sinking into gravel then sand until the water front reached and a great view of the sisters emerged.

      Fascinating coastal walk with so much history...I particularly liked the museum with the gun on top...built to keep Napoleon at bay across the chanel!!??! Sadly tho the museum was closed!!

      I retraced my steps back to Brighton and met a lovely man at witherspoons where I stopped for dinner...a vegan hamburger and zero alcohol beer to quench the thirst of the journey. I was about to leave when he, Mark, suggested he buy me another beer as he was enjoying our chat. It was beginning to cool down outside and a nice evening to chill. He invited me to come and see where he works for the National trust at "Attingham house" in Shropshire...a very interesting human being,..I'll see how I go, but the wind takes me so many places.

      Also my German friend, Christian, finished his Camino today and shared a photo of his Compostella, I am so delighted for him... When we met he was limping with sprained ankle and knee, but he made it!!! Well done Christian ...a train driver from Germany.      Read more

    • TravelerCamino 2023
      Day 50

      Brighton days

      June 10, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Saturday and what a packed place Brighton is and how diverse in it's shopping precincts as well. It's certainly a stunning town, but very busy...
      Yesterday I walked around 10 kilometres right up the beach and back to get an idea of the place. A stunning walk along the promenade beach for miles!
      I then got lost in town as I do..but soon found my way to my accommodation again. Came across the amazing Royal Pavilion and won't mind visiting this for a morning.....
      From Wikipedia:-
      "The Royal Pavilion, and surrounding gardens, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed[1] former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance of the Pavilion, with its domes and minarets, is the work of architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815."

      So my explorations go on..I've added a couple of scenes of the pavilion, my walk down the promenade and a couple of the dining room at my accommodation.      Read more

    • TravelerCamino 2023
      Day 52

      Royal pavilion dome and the lanes

      June 12, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      A day to the pavilion only to find it full of young people on school trips. I'm going to try again in the a.m. the "Dome" was closed no theatre offering, as was the museum!!

      The lanes are interesting on their own, full of little art galleries, clothing, shoe shops real boutique places.

      I spent some time writing at the library and having breakfast with some of the locals... A hardy bunch of 70+ year olds doing deals with each other. Very funny!

      I enjoyed afternoon tea Al fresco looking out at the Royal Pavilion when a poor woman became the focus of everyone's attention when she dropped a tray full of glasses, cups plates... poor thing I did go to her aid, she was so upset. Luckily the waiter came with a brush and told her not to worry "it happens". How kind!

      After the heat of the last few days I was so surprised to get down to the beach front around 4 30pm to find it steeped in mist creeping up onto the promenade. It didn't stop people from enjoying sitting on the sand or at a favourite cafe on the beach or on the merry go round! Such resilience!

      Notice the date above the tattoo shop...1770!! Such history.      Read more

    • Avoiding the heat EU tour
      32
      Day 107

      Winning big

      December 19, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌙 5 °C

      We took this morning slowly with a sleep in and coffee (with bickies, of course!) We used some leftover milk sachets we had since we didn't have any fresh milk...

      Having no more milk was what kicked off the decision for us to go and get some for another hot drink.

      On the way to the shops we decided to take a detour to the beach. While Brighton beach is filled with pebbles, it does look very nice, especially in the sad rain drizzle.

      We then explored the Brighton Palace Pier, which is a small amusement park. We wanted to know the general pricing to check it out tomorrow when the weather is supposed to be better. Turns out that there isn't an entry fee so you can walk around the area freely and pay for the rides as you want.

      Another section of the park was a game arcade, which we walked through and decided to spend some quid and play some games. Bec almost immediately hits the jackpot on a game and the machine starts printing tickets for about a minute straight!!

      After that excitement we continue to spend the rest of our money on games. (Without earning too many more tickets.) Before we knew it, 2 hours had gone by... So much for the coffee.

      We ended up cashing in our tickets and it turned out Bec's win was 500 tickets! And in total we had only won ~650 tickets.

      The saddest part was that out of the dozens of options we had for prizes, we excitedly exchanged the tickets for a tea towel and a shot glass. Safe to say our childhood selves were probably quite upset with that choice.

      After we had our fun, we headed to the shops finally and grabbed ourselves some milk and lunch. We then rested for a while before heading back out!

      We walked to Andy's work for a quick drink and to say bye to him, before heading back to the accommodation.

      Step count: 15.5k      Read more

    • Avoiding the heat EU tour
      2121
      Day 106

      Southcoast sippas

      December 18, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 10 °C

      So we said goodbye to our comfortable birthday accommodation and headed to the coastal community of Brighton, where we picked up our fellow Australian and headed on a hike! The devil's Dyke. After we finished the hike through the the valley we stopped off for a pint in the pub near the start of the trail.

      From here we headed into the city of Brighton, fought to find a park and did a bit of a walk around the main shopping district before we made our way back to our accommodation to find a permanent park for the next few days before heading out on an adventure.

      We headed to Andrew's first place of work where we enjoyed a cocktail, we then headed to a bar where we played some videogames before going on a nighttime adventure. After a few more random pubs we found a kebab place and then walked home.

      Step count: 20.2k      Read more

    • TravelerSprachreise
      Day 2

      Trying to stay dry @Brighton

      October 13, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

      Trocken und windig sind wir recht gemütlich in den Tag gestartet. Auf die Wetter App achtend, waren wir gut darauf vorbereitet, dass es genau um die Mittagszeit wieder regnen würde. Also haben wir uns bemüht das Sightseeing davor zu schaffen. Es ist uns ziemlich gut gelungen und mit den ersten Regentropfen sind wir ohne Schüler , die nun Zeit zum „shoppen“ haben, in ein unglaublich gemütliches Lokal gestartet . Nun fühlt es sich bei offenem Kamin und Chai Latte nach „ cosy Sunday afternoon“an!
      Am Schluss kamen wir sogar noch in den Genuss der ersten Sonnenstrahlen als wir am architektonisch schönen Bahnhof auf den Zug warteten und zwei Schülerinnen machten dem Ruf der Österreicher als Musikernation alle Ehre!      Read more

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    • TravelerMit dem Zug durch Europa
      5
      12
      Day 35

      The City of Brighton 🏡

      April 16, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Brighton ist eine bunte Stadt und das ist nicht nur auf die Landschaft und die Bauwerke hier bezogen. Jede Person kann hier genauso sein, wie sie es gerne möchte, weshalb sich hier auch viele Personen, mit grell gefärbten Haaren oder komplett mit Tattoos übersät, finden. Jede Person wird akzeptiert wie sie ist und das ist wunderbar 🌈
      In den Bildern sind einige Eindrücke von meinem Spaziergang durch die City of Brighton zu sehen. Insbesondere den Royal Pavilion fand ich aufgrund seiner Bauweise faszinierend: Ein Gebäude im indischen Stil gebaut mitten in England. Auch die Blaker Street mit ihren bunten Häusern ist ein echter Blickfang und die St Ann's Well Gardens sind nicht nur wegen ihrer Szenerie einen Besuch wert. In diesen Gärten befindet sich eine alte Quelle, der früher sogar heilende Kräfte nachgesagt wurden, weshalb so mancher Arzt seinen Patienten riet, das Wasser der Quelle zu trinken. ⛲️🌳🌲      Read more

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    • Europe Trip 2023
      1
      Day 5

      Do you want to go to the seaside?

      August 1, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 20 °C

      Day out at Brighton today. First truly warm and sunny day so was great to spend it by the sea. Some train troubles getting to and from there but well worth the trip. Walked up and down the promenade which was sooo long and straight. First taste of British fish and chips. Checked out the Brighton Pier and had a drink with a view out to the cliffs. Spent a lot of time walking through the interesting alleys and lanes. -VRead more

    • Womoblog.chEngland/Schottland
      Day 3

      Brighton

      August 30, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      Nach einer verregneten Nacht werden wir morgens mit einem Sonnenaufgang bei schönstem Wetter verwöhnt. Wir schauen uns dieses Schauspiel aus dem warmen Bett in unserem Knutschi an und freuen uns auf den heutigen Tag.

      Zuerst geht es nur etwas mehr wie 10km nach Brighton. Diese Stadt ist das größte und bekannteste Seebad im Vereinigten Königreich, was vor allem auf den Palace Pier zurückzuführen ist. Dieser rund 550m lange Steg von 1899 ins offene Meer hinaus beherbergt heute einen Freizeitpark, und das wollen wir uns mal anschauen.

      Wir schliessen unser Knutschi ab und steigen die grosse Treppe Richtung Strand hinunter. Es sieht schon da fantastisch aus und die Promenade lässt erahnen, welch vornehmer Ort das früher war. Wir laufen auf dem groben Kiesstrand Richtung Pier und dann auf diesem ganz hinaus. Es ist faszinierend: Spielhallen, Donutstände, Achter- und Geisterbahnen und noch mehr Schiess- und andere Buden und noch viel mehr solche Geldstückmaschinen, wo man ein 5 Penny Stück reinschmeissen kann und dann hoffen, dass einige Geldstücke mehr über den Rand hinunterfallen. Solche Kästen gab es auf Mallorca, wo ich als Kind zum ersten Mal am Meer war… Wir schauen eine Weile den Profis zu, wie sie mit Becher voller Münzen zuerst alle Kästen abklappern und den aussuchen, wo sie am meisten Chancen auf einen Gewinn haben um dann Geldstück um Geldstück einzuwerfen, bis es wieder klappert von herunterfallenden Münzen. Dieser Pier gefällt uns super, vor allem bei diesem Wetter.

      Als wir dann noch ein Eis verdrückt haben, machen wir uns zu Fuss zum Royal Pavillon auf, einem in England einzigartigen Schloss. Es ist einzigartig, haut uns aber nun nicht wirklich aus den Socken. Wir müssen aber zugeben, dass wir es nur von aussen besichtigen und danach durch die Fussgängerzone wieder zum Meer hinunter spazieren und etwas später dann beim Knutschi zurück sind.
      Brighton hat uns sehr gut gefallen.      Read more

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    • Travelereuropareis
      Day 6

      Abwasch mit wenig Wasser

      July 20, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Okay, wie sparen wir Wasser?
      Oder zuerst, warum überhaupt. Unser lieber Camper ist etwas überladen. Gerade wenn wir einen vollen Dieseltank haben und dann noch 100L Wasser gewichtet das gehörig. Gleichzeitig benötigen wir für (aktuell) 3 Erwachse und 2 Kinder einiges an Wasser zum Kochen, Trinken, WC, und Duschen. (ja, wir benötigen die Dusche, da wir möglichst Autark unterwegs sein wollen. In England geht das nur schwer.

      --> Wasser sparen wies geht.

      Auf den Fotos mache ich euch kurze Bild untertitel
      Natron ist ein natürliches Mineral welches Fett und Schmutz löst. Dies lösen wir im Wasser auf.
      Das verschmutzte Geschirr und Pfannen etc spühlen wir im schlimmsten fall mit einem Wasser-druckspray vor. Anschliessend kommt das Natron drauf gesprüht, evt. kurz einwirken, schruppen mit einem Schwamm und dann wieder mit dem Wasserspray abspühlen und auf einer Abtropfmatte zwischenlagern.

      So benötigen wir pro Tag nur 1,5 L Wasser für den Abwasch

      https://www.joqora.de/blog/natron-ein-vielseiti….      Read more

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