England

Surprised to see a festival in the neighbourhood

[ Aug.2014 ] When we went out to a supermarket as usual in one weekend in early August, we found a great many people gathering in front of a church. Everybody was wearing colourful cosutumes…

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Eastbourne…flower bed and war

Along the promenade on the sea in Eastbourne, England, there is Carpet Garden. They made this garden with the image of Persian Carpets. But during the WW2, this garden was used for growing onions. This…

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Eastbourne Pier

This is a photo of the famous pier in Eastbourne in England. It has been famous because it is a historical pier built in 1870, but it became more famous recently, because there was a…

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Look up the white cliff

[ July, 2014 ] There is a place you can go down to the beach and look up the famous white cliff in England. The place is called Birling Gap. When you get off the…

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Lighthouse

[ July, 2014 ] This is a photo of  Belle Tout lighthouse at Beachy Head, the famous white cliff in England. Apparently there were a lot of shipwrecks in the 17th-18th centuries around here and…

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White cliff

[ July 2014 ] From Eastbourne in England we went to Beachy Head, the famous white cliff. I had had a look at the internet to see how to get there, but in the end,…

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Disappointed at first

[ July 2014 ] We visited Eastbourne from London. When we arrived, it was raining in spite of the forcast. The seaside town was dark and grey. And the temperature had gone down. I felt…

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The ultimate shoe shop

[ June 2014 ] I had an opprtunity to visit the workrooms of the world famous hand made shoe shop called John Lobb in London. They have nearly 150 years’ history. The VIPs all over…

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Declining town

[ May, 2014 ] Castletown in Isle of Man was the capital of the island until 1869. We stayed in the current capital, Douglas, but everybody said that we should visit Castletown. So I was…