The Ouse Valley Viaduct

I recently mentioned on a blog that I discovered through Windows 10 plenty of new picturesque places I want to visit and discover. One of them is not so exotic and it is fairly close: it is the Ouse Valley Viaduct, which is part of the London-Brighton Railway Line. Back when I was in thatjob that I hated, logging in Windows 10 seeing the Viaduct put me in a better mood for some reason. Maybe it was the majesty of it, maybe it was the idea of a future railway journey. So it is not so much visiting the viaduct that I want to do as going through it on a train. It must be quite an experience and as I love train travels, this is one I really want to do. Asmy wife has always wanted to go to Brighton, this actually may be one ofthe first trips we do once the pandemic is over. So I might get my wish.

Cate Blanchett and the bats

 Here is a quick update to a post I did two days ago. So my favourite actress, who has one residence in Sussex, will be able to build her house extension, even though there are bats in the abandoned cottage, but she will have to move the bats first, according to an article in Vanity Fair. I think this is a good compromise. Speaking from personal experience, bats make for great neighbours and I love them, so I am sure Cate Blanchett can learn to appreciate them.

Cate Blanchett versus the bats

This is a bit of trivial news I am reporting now, but it caught my attention and it has some interesting elements to ponder on. So Cate Blanchett, my favourite actress, has been unable to do some home extension because of bats. Basically, she has an abandoned cottage on the grounds where her Sussex home is and she had wanted to bulldoze it and have a small office garden built there, but a protected species of bats have decided to squat in the abandoned building. I don't know how the problem can be solved, but I have two observations to make about this: 1)It is funny how bats seem to be the cause of many troubles these days, big and small. And I do love bats. 2)I think I should visist Sussex, you never know who I might bump into.

Sussex: our next holiday destination?

Today, I saw this humorous article on my Facebook feed: 27 reasons Sussex is the worst place in England. Article might be taking things a bit far: it is a list of sarcastic points about Sussex, accompanied with gorgeous pictures. And I do mean gorgeous pictures. I don't know when will be our next holidays, a lot of things must change before we can even start thinking about taking one anywhere, but seeing this, I think I might have found our next holiday destination. The pandemic notwithstanding, an English holiday has been long overdue.