Back to Chichester

I couldn’t help but make that post last night on the weather in Paris – it was amazing – everybody was out enjoying it util late. But I have not had time to put in my post about Chichester, the little town close to west Dean. So, here goes.

Sorry the picture is not straight.

The town is pretty incredible. I think Santa Barbara has a high ratio of good restaurants per square mile but Chichester has just about as many, probably more per square mile but a lot smaller area – there are many good places to eat. I mentioned yesterday that the town had a wall all around it, today i will add that it is laid out very logically – it has a road that runs right up the middle, north-south and another road that runs through the middle, east-west. The very center of town is completely off limits for cars so it is a little like a huge outdoor shopping mall. The cathedral is near the middle of town but right in the very center is this strange sort of crown looking thing that may have been a sheltered transportation center. I did not ask what it was

Weird thing in the center of town

but there is a round seat area in the center, looks like a place that people could wait out of the rain. And of course it has clocks on all four sides.
So back to the housing – it would be nice to be in town, but it is a fairly popular tourist town for the Brits. There are several festivals and artsy types of events going on throughout the year – good for some but parking and driving is a nightmare. So, while convenient to be in town from some perspectives, it is very inconvenient from others. I did learn about where the good places are and the bad places.

Driving is hard – it would take a while to get used to it – if you ever did. Narrow roads, being on the left side, signs are not particularly helpful until

Chichester street

you decipher the code, which I finally did just in time to turn in the car. You definitely do not want to own a large vehicle.

Now on to Paris.