Eastbourne is not on the usual tourist trail. It is on the south coast near Brighton. There are many retired English people here. There are groups of European students trying to learn English. And there are tourists. But when we told an English friend we were coming here her reaction was Why? Well I spent hours trying to find places to stay in Oxford, Brighton and Lincoln. We remembered the sun we experienced at the beach in Lyme Regis and hoped we would find it again. And really we were ready for a quiet place where we wouldn't feel like we had to go out and see and do things. Eastbourne fit that bill. It was quiet, the sun came out for a little bit almost everyday. There was still plenty of rain and grey. The apartment we found was steps from the rocky beach so we could walk along the shore and look for rocks. It was okay. Actually just what we needed before 10 days of action packed London and NYC.
We did do one outing in Eastbourne to Beachy Head. These are chalk and flint cliffs that rise out of the sea. They are huge. I imagine the White Cliffs of Dover are made of similar stuff. Opposite the cliffs are the Downs, fields of grass kept short by sheep. It is dramatic landscape with the cliffs plunging on one side and the Downs spreading out gently on the other.
Above is the beach near our apartment. As you can see the sun was trying to make its way through. We had a couple of nice walks along here but there was still enough rain that we didn't get out as much as I would have liked. But it was restful. Now on to London.
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| This was one of our favorite spots on Eastbourne, Camila's Used Books where we spent hours looking at things. They buy anything! |
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| The West Cliff of Eastbourne. The architecture is called Regency style. |
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| Eastbourne pier. There where hundreds of these on the coast and now there are only fifty left. It has an arcade and fast food, a night club and a tearoom. |
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| Cliffs |
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| Downs |
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| This is a little better view of the coast form the top of the cliffs. they are so steep it is hard to get a photo. |
Above is the beach near our apartment. As you can see the sun was trying to make its way through. We had a couple of nice walks along here but there was still enough rain that we didn't get out as much as I would have liked. But it was restful. Now on to London.
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