More of the little street leading to the cliff top from Wednesday's photo location.
How lovely to poke your head out of your bay window in the morning and see and smell the sea.
At the end of this street on the right is the wrecked Dickensian garret house that Lynn and I both covet. I'll post it later.
It's being restored at the moment and I shudder to think of how much it'll cost when its finished.
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The first thing I noticed was how clean everything is—no litter on the street or sidewalks, and certainly no chamber pots being dumped out those windows. What a great location.
It's always like that, Robyn; even at the height of the tourist season. Norfolk seems to have more street sweepers than sanity might suggest, but it does stay tidy.
I've always dreamed of having a home above a shop that I would use as my studio gallery. With people's determination to neglect to tear down the neighborhood shops, there don't seem to be many left over here. That lovely blue building would be right up my alley.
Come and get it! I can't wait to drive out to the coast to browse your paintings and blag a complimentary coffee from the gallery owner.
I noticed the cleanliness too. It's not just the lack of litter. I'm used to seeing things on the sidewalk outside of shops: newspaper racks, light posts, garbage cans. This is lovely.
I remember taking Katie to laugh at Yarmouth (the trashiest dump in England) and being baffled by her astonishing remark about how clean and tidy it was.
Sure, we don't have those strategically placed stacks of cardboard boxes so beloved of American movie car chases, but it can't be so messy over there that England seems weirdly clean … er … can it?
Please let me know.
In a word: Yes.
As a film maker of mine said once, we film better than we really look. xoxox
Hee hee. Thanks for the info, Savannah. xoxoxox
Maybe so, Dive, it's been a long time since I was there.
Pasadena's relatively clean except after the Rose parade, but that mess gets cleaned up phenomenally fast. But there are mailboxes on the sidewalk, lightposts, streetlights, parking meters, etc. There's no empty sidewalk in the commercial areas.
In the residential areas, you'll find streets and walks like this one, but no ocean at the end of the street.
I'm more determined than ever to make it to Pasadena and find out for myself.
What's the nicest piece of coast within easy distance of Pasadena, Petrea? I really don't want to see Venice Beach, but I'd love to see where Ryoko would choose to walk Boz along the beach.
Dogs aren't allowed on all public beaches, but there's a lovely dog beach near Santa Barbara. It's a bit of a drive, but worth it.
But I want to come to England first!
It's on my list, Petrea.
Oh, and I have some lovely Fortnum and Mason tea for when you do come over. The kettle is waiting.
Another lovely scene. And I agree with the others on how clean and tidy the street looks. Many streets over here are cluttered, "busy" with things like Petrea mentioned, advertisements, and, of course, bits of garbage.
Houses all look so newly painted too. Would love a summer holiday there.
Ms.M. now that I think about it we DO have rather a lot of street sweepers and litter pickers. They've always been there and I just don't tend to notice them. I was re-watching the last Bourne movie the other day and there's even one featuring in that (in the Waterloo Station crowd scene). Strange, but nice and tidy. I like tidy (says the man who would maim anyone who left his towels anything less than geometrically straight).
Jules, North Norfolk is a splendid place for a relaxing break. Next time you're over …
Oh my yes we did covet it. Quite openly and gushingly. Dream.. Still dreaming. Lovely shot Dive. I must upload mine at long last. Ridiculously tardy.
Can't wait to see them. Lynn.
It is on the top of the list!!!
Try not to come in winter next time, Jules. May and September are best here; mid-summer is icky-sticky, sweaty and thundery; like Tokyo without all the cute girls.
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