Chichester, England

My Flat

Chichester Cathedral

Only a 90 minute train ride south of London, I arrived bags and all onto the platform of the Chichester Train Station to meet my new boss for the next 3 months, Gwen.  We loaded up my bags into her brand new Audi and drove off to see my new digs.  My place is great.  A two-bedroom, one bathroom flat in a complex across the street from Tesco's, a large super-market type place similar maybe to a super Walmart.  The flat was furnished with nice purple couches, a dinette, king-size bed and a wardrobe closet.  A washer/dryer combo fit snugly into the kitchen just below the electric tea kettle, which would be my new daily morning ritual instead of the good ol' coffee pot!  Figuring out my surroundings was my biggest challenge set before me.  Thankfully my first week on the job, my coworker Amy picked me up and dropped me off so I could get acclimated a little better without worrying about how to get myself off to work!  I later found out that it would be either a brisk 20 minute walk into town to catch the bus or a nice 40 minute walk along the footpath through the fields towards the Appledram"barn," or that which is the offices of Autumn and Bonnier UK Publishing.  I've gotten used to the so called daily commute now and like that I now have three options of transport... (1) walk/bus - 25minutes, (2) walk - 40minutes or (3) bike -15minutes. My only caveat to all of these of course is the weather!

Appledram Barns - Autumn Publishing

Market Cross

Chichester is a quant town, home of the over 900 year old cathedral that sits smack-dab in the center of town.  The Market Cross is also a very beautiful historic structure with a prominent clock tower mounted on all four sides.  There are plenty of shops and restaurants to peruse around in as you meander around on the cobble stone streets.  Just beware that everything closes around 5 or 6pm and on Sundays at 4!  Oh and the bars and restaurants never stay open later than about 11:45pm, so don't plan on seeing much night life here!