Bits and bobbs from Brighton

Waiting for the train to Lewes


The whole town seemed to be on fire


The bonfire model of a police-officer which would later be set on fire


Members of the marching band


Check out the sexy attire and poses.


The white cliffs


Hanging over the edge

Please excuse the momentous delay of this entry - I am a student again after all and it seems that this is a busier engagement than I remember! Barcelona is coming up next, but I thought I would give you a little insight in to my activities here.
Most of you will have heard of Guy Fawkes; for those who haven't, he tried to blow up the English Parliament way back in the day, but was caught and hung along with his accomplices. Anyway, every year on the 5th of November England celebrates this occasion with bonfires, fireworks and lots of noise. One little town in the South East of England has even managed to create a tradition of bonfire societies! Lewes is about 12 miles outside Brighton and on the 5th of November this is where I headed with some of my fellows migrationists. We were very kindly invited to the head of our postgraduate school's house for soup and home made bread before heading down into the town to watch the parade. he town was completely cordoned off for pedestrians only and it was alive with colour, people and lots of noise. We set up camp at the side of the main road and where we remained for the next couple of hours watching the fire, bonfire designs and amazing costumes go by. Unfortunately I was too tired to stay for the later fireworks, but there is always next year.
Yesterday, myself and three friends took a very very slow bus to the Seven Sisters Country Park and walked up to the top of the Seven Sisters cliffs. They are the chalk cliffs that are the first thing people see coming to the south east of England coastline. Having seen the second Elizabeth film just a couple of weeks before, they also held another interesting point for us. In the film Elizabeth stands here as she talks to her troops who are awaiting the Spanish armada. Her speech is very nationalistic and motivating in the film. Yesterday, Inez made the very important point that there is no way her troops could have heard it though, because up on those cliffs the wind is so strong it is hard to hear anything!! The cliffs were amazing and the wild sea was intoxicating. We rewarded ourselves upon return with a pub lunch including a Guiness.