Blogs from Chichester, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Our next stop on our tour around the UK was Chichester. We hadn’t heard of it before, but we found that a cat and home needed our help through Trusted Housesitters so why not? We have been very fortunate on our travels to find great homes to stay in, people to meet (either in person or through video chats) and lovely cats to enjoy. This stop was no different. Due to timing, we didn’t get to meet Emma in person, but it worked out fine anyway as received enough information from her to know where to find the key, all the necessary items for the cat and the house and all was good. Here Elton was allowed outside, but there wasn’t a cat door so we just had to make sure he was inside before we ... read more

Dear All Greetings from London! Since I wrote my last entry on my explorations of the Peak District whilst spending the first two weeks of my holidays in Sheffield, I have returned to London and have enjoyed the subsequent three weeks of my holidays here, hosting my wonderful family for visits. This has been a wonderful time, and having been able to spend time with them has certainly been one of the positives that has come out of this tricky situation. I also managed to fit in a day trip myself from London to a nearby point of interest, which I enjoyed very much, and which I will write about here. But first, just a bit of background on where some of my summer travel planning this year began. When we first went into lockdown back ... read more

Zbliżamy się do miasteczka Chichester,portu założonego przez Rzymian, z daleka widać wysoką wieżę sławnej katedry św. Trójcy. Do katedry zachodzimy od tyłu przez ogrody należące do kościoła. Ogród nie zrobił na mnie większego wrażenia, ale na pewno jest to miłe miejsce, by usiąść i odpocząć. Natomiast katedra owszem. Chichester Cathedral wzniesiono w 1075 roku. Łączy w sobie style normański i gotycki. Przez historyka architektury Nikolausa Pevsera została nazwana „typową angielską katedrą”. Mimo, iż brzmi to bardzo zwyczajnie, od innych tego typu budynków odróżniają ją dwie rzeczy – wolnostojąca dzwonnica oraz podwójne boczne nawy. Wieża świątyni wznosi się ponad jej zielony dach i jest widziana z odległych miejsc w hrabstwie West Sussex. Stanowi punkt orientacyjny dla żeglarzy, a cały budynek jest jedynym tego typu w kraju, który widać z morza. Katedrę konsek... read more

I was hoping for a weekend of bright blue skies and sunshine, but we got snow on our winter beach weekend in Selsey. Which was just as lovely! Mum and Dad who are over visiting for January and took the family away for a long weekend. As the weekend approached it became clear it really was going to be a wintery weekend with snow storms hitting right across Europe. Rather lucky we hadn't booked anything that needed a plane ride and that we weren't going north as we would not have left London. In the end our trains were only delayed around 90mins on the way down and back so not too bad considering. The beach house we stayed at was perfect, 4 rooms, 3 bathrooms and a large dinning/living space. It was called Lands End ... read more

I am so so happy I am in Chichester. There is something about this place that makes me feel like I'm home again. I have spent many days and many nights in Chi, and whenever I am back in this town, I can't help but smile. =) I have many friends here, many of whom I consider my second family. I am currently staying with my friend Jody and her roommate Giles (both who are awesome). I took the train from London and made my way to Chichester, which brought back many memories of what I used to do often back when I was living in the UK. She picked me up and we headed straight to the Chichester canal. I had no idea a canal existed in this town! It was quite nice as the ... read more