Lewes 2015-05

In a charming little town Lewes which is built on a small hill, we spent a few good several hours  there on a holiday. This old town has historic events and old buildings to see.
Lewes Castle.

(A Polish girl I met in an international function (organized by some Christian volunteers)  invited me to join her friends to visit it together.)

We tried to see as much as possible.
Roads are mostly narrow and have slopes.

An old church became a shop.

 We got a local map from tourist information centre.
Then we walked to the Lewes Castle which was built after 1066 and kept expanding till the 14th century.

 

Lovely iris of different colours.

We then walked along the town and streets.

Most shop on the old main road/street did not open.
This old building has an old book shop which sell old books. It was opened.

On a downhill steep cobble road, we seen a small religious building.

We went to see Anne of Cleves House.
 King Henry gave his ex-wife, a house in 1540.
Tudor times.

It seems small but it has a cafe with garden seats.
Though it has museum inside, we didn't go in.


We walked through an old garden. Pity that they removed the fountain.
The waterworks and mini canal in it no more water.

We walked to the town cross the river, browsed around.
Harveys, the local brewery museum/shop closed on this holiday.

The Polish girls are fasting for a religious purpose till 20:30.
So, we had a healthy green juice. No from frozen pieces. Good.

We walked past many old buildings.
Back then, even the iron work for a lamp is so well-designed and made.

Interesting sun dials/ clocks.
Although sun dials cannot tell the time when there is no sun light,
and thatthey cannot tell artificial Summer Time.
they are still much more interesting than the boring modern clocks in busy cities.

Memorial for soldiers who fought in World War.

Then we went to the Pells. A small canal/lake.

No swan but still a quite nice place. People came to picnic.
Modern white bread is too bad even for water fowls there.

Lewes has farmers' market on the first Saturday each month.

Afterwards, they also invited to play some board games at one of their home.
I had not played board games for probably decades!
Why not?

It was my first time playing Pictionary.
And I had forgotten how to play UNO . I didn't know the game spoon.