Day 6. Tuesday 19th May 2009. We Travel to Norwich

Day 6. Tuesday 19th May 2009. We travel to Norwich.
We left the Travelodge at 9:05 to walk to Liverpool Station. It was quite a distance and it took us quite a while. Eventually we found the station and boarded out train which left at 10:00 am. We arrived at Norwich at 11:52am. We had to walk about a kilometre to our hotel. Fay and I found a laundry across the road and managed for the first time in England to get some washing done. Fay wanted to rest up so she stayed at the hotel while I joined John’s expedition to Sheringham (pop 7143 according to Wikipedia) which took us 58minutes by a two carriage railcar. While everybody followed the shopping street towards the seashore I headed for another rail station which turned out to be a historic steam train station. There was an afternoon tea excursion steam train due to arrive back. I had to wait ten minutes to get my photos. The engine was only a small one; they do have a large one which was not used this trip. The station platform was bedecked with vintage suitcases and a set of balance scales which measured weight in cwt. I had long forgotten the hundredweight measurement cwt. The station master also fitted the scene as did the engine drivers. After the train station I just had enough time to walk briskly to the shoreline; which was not attractive; it was rocky with a small shingle beach. We had dinner at an English pub called the Compleat Angler. (No, I have not misspelt the name). We had fish and chips; the serving was very large so we shared.