British Sea Power

The Spinnaker Tower


Admiral Lord Nelson's ship The HMS Victory

This weekend a took a trip to the coast again. Portsmouth is a little, somewhat sad, old sea town that is the home to the Royal Navy. There are some modern gray battleships in the harbor but also some antique ships there to attract tourists like the Her Majesty's Ship The Victory. Portsmouth also has some very modern attractions like an outlet shopping mall and The Spinnaker Tower. Both my roommate and I agreed that the tower looks like a swordfish. It was nice to get away from London for the weekend and to breathe the sea air.

We also took a Hover Boat across the bay to The Isle of Wight. Which is where Queen Victoria's summer home is. We never made it there because we got a bit lost but we did see some gorgeous homes, trails, ponies and then we happened upon an old Benedictine Monastery. There were the ruins of the abbey but also a new Abbey that was fully functional and so quiet. We took a late bus back to London and now here we are November.