Friday night Felpham, we went for a drink in a pub in the village next to Bognor and found it was live music night. I didn't see the band; there was such a crush, but I'm sure they were grey-haired, like most of the people dancing. Sort of Mick Jagger age, and enjoying themselves enormously! From the Beatles to Robbie Williams, and all you could see were wiggling bottoms and waving arms.
Then on Sunday Mum took me for lunch in Isfield, to a pub called, for some reason the Laughing Fish. Lovely ploughman's lunches, and a folk society meeting. One of the rooms of the pub, people were taking turns to sing or play. Folk songs, sea shanties. Mostly middle-aged or elderly, ordinary-looking men and women stood up and sang many-versed songs, then sat down and another had a turn. The landlord told us they came there about once a year, and did other pubs in the meantime.
Life in Jaca, in the Spanish Pyrenees. Nature, including the amazing birds, sport, culture, books, history......
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Sunday 11 July 2010
Bognor regis
It's a bit of a dump! However, yesterday I walked back to the campus, first along the beach, paddling in the shallow water. With a cool breeze blowing, the temperature of the shallow water was lovely.
Here, you can't see the beach, but the jet skier was having a great time. Today is the World Cup final, Spain against Holland. The group of Spanish teachers doing a course here have dressed up in red and yellow and painted their faces. I think they must have found a pub where they can watch it. Of course, I 'll be happy for them if Spain wins!
Here, you can't see the beach, but the jet skier was having a great time. Today is the World Cup final, Spain against Holland. The group of Spanish teachers doing a course here have dressed up in red and yellow and painted their faces. I think they must have found a pub where they can watch it. Of course, I 'll be happy for them if Spain wins!Monday 5 July 2010
Idyllic July
Bognor Regis, Sussex
The Bognor Regis campus of Chichester University is small compared with Royal Holloway where I stayed last week, but when you're going from one classroom to another it seems quite big. Its got lots of trees, grassy spaces and rabbits and squirrels are everywhere outside. On the other side of a terribly busy main road there's the famous holiday camp, Butlins, which is 2-3 times the size. Someone said it's like Dirty Dancing. Or Hi de Hi, which is longer ago. People were certainly having a raucus time there at the weekend. We've been lucky so far with the weather, which is like it should be in Camelot (fine). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCtselIX4yg
This is a link to youtube Camelot, Richard Harris singing.
The Bognor Regis campus of Chichester University is small compared with Royal Holloway where I stayed last week, but when you're going from one classroom to another it seems quite big. Its got lots of trees, grassy spaces and rabbits and squirrels are everywhere outside. On the other side of a terribly busy main road there's the famous holiday camp, Butlins, which is 2-3 times the size. Someone said it's like Dirty Dancing. Or Hi de Hi, which is longer ago. People were certainly having a raucus time there at the weekend. We've been lucky so far with the weather, which is like it should be in Camelot (fine). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCtselIX4yg
This is a link to youtube Camelot, Richard Harris singing.
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