Trip to the seaside!

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Hopped on a train down at Earley station again today, this time to go to Southampton, a port city on the south coast of England. It's quite a big city, with a fascinating mix of old and new - lots of shopping malls, markets, corporate buildings, etcetera interspersed with the ruins of a wall that surrounded the city in medieval times.

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Photos

Bargate
In the city centre of Southampton. The structure in
the background is called the Bargate - it was built in
Norman times as the main gateway to the city. The
umbrellas in front are market stalls.

View of the water
First glimpse of the sea since arriving in England!

Maritime Museum
Out the front of Southampton's Maritime Museum,
which it seems is best known for its Titanic exhibition.
(Southampton is the port from which the Titanic set
sail.)

Entrance to the Archaeology Museum
Housed in a building known as "God's House Tower",
which was built in 1417 as a fort.

Old vs New
Apartment block on the left; wall ruins on the right.