Seven Sisters, UK - November 2021
There isn't a day that London doesn't offer you a new activity, show, exhibition or something new to try or experience. It is the most multi-ethnic city in Europe and among the capitals of the world, where you can find all kinds of cuisine to savour and culture to discover. It is the city of creativity, fashion and contemporary art with its prestigious universities and free museums for everyone. It is the city of history with the oldest metro in Europe and a royal family still very prominent among its subjects. It is really difficult to define its true essence, you have to live it to capture it. The greatest beauty is that you can visit it dozens of times and always see new things.
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford”
Samuel Johnson
At the same time, however, it is a hectic, sometimes dangerous city, where time goes by quickly. It is the place of business, where people move to have an important career growth. It is often a gloomy city where rain and clouds reign supreme much of the year. This is precisely why sometimes a nice trip outside London is just what you need. The English landscape is truly unexpected and completely undiscovered, from north to south, and with less than two hours by train you can reach places that remain in your heart and mind.
It is the first weekend in December, with cold and very short days. That Saturday began with a blue sky that warms everything up. We pick up and set off: our half of that Saturday is the Seven Sisters, south of England, in the heart of the South Downs National Park. After an hour and a half on the train and a small change, from Victoria Station, we arrive at Seaford Station, where the coastline overlooks the English Channel. We find ourselves in front of the first of seven cliffs that gently rise and fall to the sea. The day is very windy, one almost struggles to climb even to the top of the first hill, but the spectacle so clear is something indescribable.
The Seven Sisters are famous all over Britain, not only for the majesty of the nature, but because they hide one of the most beautiful treks in Europe: 21 km covering all seven hills, from Seaford to Eastbourne.
We sit on the grass for a few hours chatting - it's been a few months since we've seen each other and we need to catch up on the latest happenings. In the meantime the sun occasionally shyly shows up and illuminates these wonderful and windswept hills.
We end our Saturday, as any Englishman can do, in a pub with a good cold beer and chips with mustard.
Sara
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