Today is the day I'll be vacating my flat. After breakfast, I put all the remaining stuff I had into my car boot and rearranged the furniture so that they are back to their initial positions. Next, I pop over to the rental agency to return the keys and also the receipt showing the carpet in my flat has been professionally cleaned (costs me £30 to hire the carpet cleaner). I stopped by the company to pick up a letter from my boss. and also to bring in some cakes as my birthday is coming up soon. It's a tradition of the engineering team here :)
The Landmark Theater is an award winning theater in the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe. Of unusual (even controversial) double conical design, it is locally referred to as Madonna's Bra, a reference to its shape and that of an iconic brassiere worn by the singer Madonna.
Walking along the High Street, there're quite a lot of pubs around town and one of them claimed to be the oldest, established since 1360. Since the sky has cleared up and the sun is out again, I went back up to St. Nicholas Chapel for a panoramic view of the town. Going back to the pier, it was a completely different view. The place where the anglers were fishing earlier on has now been submerged under water. Ahh… it's high tide now, all the boats on the sand is now afloat on the water and the anglers have relocated to another spot.
Back in the hostel, I boiled some broccoli and also reheated the rice and chicken I brought for dinner. I'm staying in a 6-bed dorm with one other roommate, Katie from Kent. She's actually here in Ilfracombe for teacher's training and since her rented house is not ready until next week, she is putting up in the hostel. She has a degree in Children Psychology and has been working in London for the past 6 years. However, she and her boyfriend loved the nature and the countryside too much that they decided to move to North Devon. Whilst talking to her that evening, she told me that there are quite a lot of difficult / troubled children in this area as there are quite a lot of them who came from poor families relying on benefits and a lot of their parents are alcoholic. Hmm... guess this means its not so safe to go out at night then...
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