The WIP #25: Far East

The Week in Photos (15-21 June 2024)

This week we went on holiday in the far east (of England).

We were staying near the most easterly point of the UK (Lowestoft) in a place called Oulton Broad which is on the border between Norfolk and Suffolk. It has two railway stations—one going to Ipswich, the other to Norwich—providing a perfect base for day trips.

We’ve been to Ipswich, Beccles (the Lido above), Cromer (looking for fossils), Norwich, Sutton Hoo, Saxmundham, and Southwold.

There is too much to fit into a week in photos but have especially enjoyed:

Rewatching La Chimera in volunteer run cinema. There was a power cut before the final epiphany which made the ending all the more devastating.

Walking to Pakefield to see the remnants of an old Pontins. I don’t think I ever went to this one but it felt like going back in time.

Imagining being an Anglo-Saxon king at Sutton Hoo.

The bizarre handmade games on Southwold pier.

A boat trip down (up? along?) the broads.

With the football on at the moment, I thought it would be nice to be in England but sadly Gareth Southgate’s tactics have left fans subdued.

Either way, it feels a totally different country.