Norwich is the biggest city I've been in since London but has a completely different feel. There is also a river - the Wensum. The area around the station is just nightclubs and fast food places but as you walk up the hill there is a feel of Pietermaritzburg with lots of lanes and interesting little shops (that said I haven't been to Maritzburg in about 10 years so I may be completely wrong). Also, besides the Cathedral, lots of pretty churches. This is St Gregory's.
Interview over, apparently successfully, we'll see in a couple of week's time when the number arrives. I walked through the city, tried some of the museums which were closed and found the Cathedral - here's a few pics.
The Cathedral is impressively beautiful and the Cathedral precinct is huge. I also found Edith Cavall's grave. Who? You may ask. A nurse from the 1st World War who was shot for treason by the Germans for helping soldiers to escape from Belgium.
I find that I can only sightsee for up to about 4 hours then I want to stop looking at things. I'm not sure whether it's just really early in the season but there aren't any crowds to speak of - nowhere near the number of people you have to wade through in Rome and Florence. I'll let you know how things are in August. A teller at Tesco just told me today that summer only starts in August - groan.
And then back on the train and home via Lowestoft this time.
There was that series about Edith wasn't there - can't remember it's name.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cathedral. I remember the precinct of the Salisbury cathedral as huge too - a peaceful oasis in the middle of the bustling town. And spring blossom too!
ReplyDeleteIf you get a chance pop into see the cathedral at Ely too - it's lovely.
I remember Lowestoft - what a dump! Spent a night there once in a truly horrid BnB, haha!