bosham - waterproofed

(All 30.9.2006)

This is where I lived before moving Bristol way - Bosham, in West Sussex. I'd left in about 1998 and this was I think my first trip back, with Wulfric.

An interesting feature of Bosham is the way that the villagers are already prepared for Global Warming and have bricked up part of their front doorways. Even now in high tides the water can start washing up the main street and this has to be the most effective way of keeping the sea out.

Rumour is, appropriately, that Bosham is where King Canute pretended to hold back the waves, in a futile attempt to prove the mortality of kings. Bosham is also the only place mentioned by name on the Bayeaux Tapestry.

our best winter holiday

The view from our hotel room window.

40 miles to the south we were in Italy having a genuine pizza.

(Both 4.12.2008)

Back in 2008 we were very lucky in nabbing a long break in St Moritz. I'd been there before of course but never thought I'd be able to stay there. We stayed at the Waldhouse at the head of the lake. It was an amazing place. Thanks to the prices St Moritz is 100% chav-free.

We had a rover ticket for the railways, first class of course, and one day went down to Tirano on the amazing Berninabahn. We popped ina  genuine Italian pizzeria near the station and walked about the rather quiet town, so different from the Swiss towns just a few miles up the road.

Going down we went in a panoramic coach which was great. We were filmed most of the way by a helicopter. The train coming back was very different, with a single coach and a few freight wagons. It was getting dark and the tiny first class section in the coach had a real cosy feel. We got talking to an American and his Croatian wife who were also staying in St Moritz, and the time passed really quickly.

A fantastic holiday which I expect will appear here many times in the future!