Flying to Spain!
We are taking a 1 hour train to London Gatwick Airport; hopefully we can get on the 8:18am train, but another leaves at 8:53am. If you want to track our plane, we are on EasyJet flight EZY8663 that leaves Gatwick at 12:20 pm and arrives in Alicante, Spain at 15:55 pm. (I have a lot of trouble with the 24 hour times, but that should be 3:55 pm.)
It was our last day today, which was pretty much wiped out with laundry, packing, and a very nice English shave and haircut for Steve. Oh, and we had our last dinner at Bill's off Terminus Rd, which had been recommended to us. I ate Shepherd's Pie for the first time, with tiny pieces of lamb, onions, carrots inside and topped with mashed potatoes and cheese. It was delicious, but enormous! Over the course of this week, I have learned to appreciate tea, as well. So far, I've had Lemon and Ginger tea and Camomile tea. As long as I stay away from the black tea, it doesn't seem to upset my stomach. We've tried a couple kinds of sausage, had a full English breakfast with baked beans and rashers of bacon (which looked like ham to me). We have so far missed out on: bangers and mash, bubble and squeak, and tripe. Let's see what the Spanish have to offer us.
I'll be back soon with some great (or mediocre) photos from Spain. For now, here are the best of the few I took on my last day in Eastbourne.
There are, of course, more churches in these photos. I just love the old architecture.
We are taking a 1 hour train to London Gatwick Airport; hopefully we can get on the 8:18am train, but another leaves at 8:53am. If you want to track our plane, we are on EasyJet flight EZY8663 that leaves Gatwick at 12:20 pm and arrives in Alicante, Spain at 15:55 pm. (I have a lot of trouble with the 24 hour times, but that should be 3:55 pm.)
It was our last day today, which was pretty much wiped out with laundry, packing, and a very nice English shave and haircut for Steve. Oh, and we had our last dinner at Bill's off Terminus Rd, which had been recommended to us. I ate Shepherd's Pie for the first time, with tiny pieces of lamb, onions, carrots inside and topped with mashed potatoes and cheese. It was delicious, but enormous! Over the course of this week, I have learned to appreciate tea, as well. So far, I've had Lemon and Ginger tea and Camomile tea. As long as I stay away from the black tea, it doesn't seem to upset my stomach. We've tried a couple kinds of sausage, had a full English breakfast with baked beans and rashers of bacon (which looked like ham to me). We have so far missed out on: bangers and mash, bubble and squeak, and tripe. Let's see what the Spanish have to offer us.
I'll be back soon with some great (or mediocre) photos from Spain. For now, here are the best of the few I took on my last day in Eastbourne.
There are, of course, more churches in these photos. I just love the old architecture.
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| Our Lady of Ransom Parish Church, Roman Catholic. built in 1900. |
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| Holy Trinity Parish Church in Eastbourne, an evangelical Anglican Church built in 1839. |
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| This is the other side of Holy Trinity Parish Church, with a clock that actually keeps time. |
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| I don't remember ever seeing dark red hydrangeas before. This home owner must have or have added a lot of iron in the soil. |
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| That's the famous Eastbourne Pier behind me. |
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| The pier almost looks like it could be in India during the Raj. |
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| The Queen's Hotel must have been really something when it opened in 1880. It sits on Marine Parade, the street right next to the waterfront, with what must be fantastic views of the channel. |
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| The Afton Hotel looks like it's been there a while, too. Even thought I can't find any historical info on ti, I like it because it has lovely flower boxes all over it and it carries the name of my favorite mother-in-law. We miss you, Afton. |
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| The Eastbourne Railway Station where we will bid the city farewell tomorrow. |
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| This is where we stayed. The red door with the light. It was lovely and so were our hosts. |
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| My favorite Eastbourne park (Elizabeth's Field). We walked through this park every single day that we were here. Very nice people and a beautiful environment. |
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