Day Trip to Norwich
Margo gave me the day off and suggested I go to London. But I've done plenty of London and decided to go the other direction of the main line to Norwich. It's a much cheaper fare, and it's 30 minutes quicker to get to. As always, I really enjoyed the train ride.
Ipswich is the biggest city in Suffolk, but Norwich is the biggest city in Norfolk, which, as you might guess, is mostly to the north. There's a bit of a rivalry between the cities, especially with football. (We also have a football rivalry with Colchester, which is smaller, so it really hurt when they clocked us 2-0 last week.)
I went into the city pretty cold. I'd looked at a few visitor's sites online last night but didn't have much of a plan. So when I got off the train, I crossed the river and walked uphill. The town centre is built around a castle at the top of the hill. It's nearly ringed by shopping streets so there's a lot of interesting things to see in a fairly small area.
There was an outdoor market taking place in one of the shopping areas. I think the clock tower behind is the tallest in the city.
This building is The Forum, which houses BBC offices, the Tourist Information centre, the city library, and has space for hosting events.
For example, today a Food Festival was going on inside and out. So there were tables in front and inside, plus a live cooking demonstration, with lots of activity and noise from eventgoers and the audio amplification of the cooking show. But to turn to the other side ...
... is the relative quiet of the library, and it works together well. And, with a nearly all-glass ceiling, it's a great place to read.
This is one of many buildings, downtown and elsewhere, that house Norwich Union, perhaps the largest insurer in the UK. The company is ubiquitous in town, probably like Microsoft is to Redmond, Washington. According to a sign across the street, they've been in business since 1797.
Here's the castle. The glass structure is the top of a lift. And here are two of the nicer city views from around the base of the castle:
Ipswich is the biggest city in Suffolk, but Norwich is the biggest city in Norfolk, which, as you might guess, is mostly to the north. There's a bit of a rivalry between the cities, especially with football. (We also have a football rivalry with Colchester, which is smaller, so it really hurt when they clocked us 2-0 last week.)
I went into the city pretty cold. I'd looked at a few visitor's sites online last night but didn't have much of a plan. So when I got off the train, I crossed the river and walked uphill. The town centre is built around a castle at the top of the hill. It's nearly ringed by shopping streets so there's a lot of interesting things to see in a fairly small area.
There was an outdoor market taking place in one of the shopping areas. I think the clock tower behind is the tallest in the city.
This building is The Forum, which houses BBC offices, the Tourist Information centre, the city library, and has space for hosting events.
For example, today a Food Festival was going on inside and out. So there were tables in front and inside, plus a live cooking demonstration, with lots of activity and noise from eventgoers and the audio amplification of the cooking show. But to turn to the other side ...
... is the relative quiet of the library, and it works together well. And, with a nearly all-glass ceiling, it's a great place to read.
This is one of many buildings, downtown and elsewhere, that house Norwich Union, perhaps the largest insurer in the UK. The company is ubiquitous in town, probably like Microsoft is to Redmond, Washington. According to a sign across the street, they've been in business since 1797.
Here's the castle. The glass structure is the top of a lift. And here are two of the nicer city views from around the base of the castle:
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