Langtoftlad
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Last week I had a little jaunt to Norwich.
I went to school there, and then college where my life changed as home left me!
Anyhow - not been back since I left, so some 45-50 years.
Stayed on the C&CC site on the city outskirts... £9.60/nt no EHU.
It's a pretty site - and convenient for the city
Access might be tight for larger units, and there's a bit of noise from nearby train lines. Google maps is your friend.
Site facility block is small.
For me these things weren't an issue.
As for the trip down memory lane - it was a bit of an education & a bit disconcerting.
So much was the same, individual businesses had survived decades. But lots had changed too - mainly the road & traffic management.
I took many photos of course but few would mean anything to anyone but me...
But a couple of picturesque ones:
School sports field.
Mousehold Heath up towards Britannia Barracks - nearly killed me at school, cross country runs & undiagnosed asthma... Nearly killed me 50 years on, just walking up !
View over the city worth it though:
Walked some 18 miles around the city over the two days...
Good excuse for a pint or three in student pub haunts
Given the supposed state of the pub trade these days, it was heartening they all seemed to have survived
Edited to add:
Just had to mention Captain Americas, a burger joint - was still there, still the same after 45+ years! Back then it was new & innovative... now its "retro" .
I remember their first 'Dollar Bill' menu... Then in 72, a 8oz Deluxe was 90p !!!!!... Last week it was £11 (a bit higher than the rate of inflation but not unreasonably so).
I went to school there, and then college where my life changed as home left me!
Anyhow - not been back since I left, so some 45-50 years.
Stayed on the C&CC site on the city outskirts... £9.60/nt no EHU.
It's a pretty site - and convenient for the city
Access might be tight for larger units, and there's a bit of noise from nearby train lines. Google maps is your friend.
Site facility block is small.
For me these things weren't an issue.
As for the trip down memory lane - it was a bit of an education & a bit disconcerting.
So much was the same, individual businesses had survived decades. But lots had changed too - mainly the road & traffic management.
I took many photos of course but few would mean anything to anyone but me...
But a couple of picturesque ones:
School sports field.
Mousehold Heath up towards Britannia Barracks - nearly killed me at school, cross country runs & undiagnosed asthma... Nearly killed me 50 years on, just walking up !
View over the city worth it though:
Walked some 18 miles around the city over the two days...
Good excuse for a pint or three in student pub haunts
Given the supposed state of the pub trade these days, it was heartening they all seemed to have survived
Edited to add:
Just had to mention Captain Americas, a burger joint - was still there, still the same after 45+ years! Back then it was new & innovative... now its "retro" .
I remember their first 'Dollar Bill' menu... Then in 72, a 8oz Deluxe was 90p !!!!!... Last week it was £11 (a bit higher than the rate of inflation but not unreasonably so).
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