Monday 28th June

Loaded with a full English breakfast we headed out for the day.

First stop was an excavated Roman Palace in Fishbourne. It is truly amazing. It is the oldest Roman building found in the UK and they have unearthed a copius amount of artifacts. The highlight of the site are the original mosaic tiled floors of an entire wing of what was a very large complex. The tour guide was so interesting as he explained (over a projected scale model)what they found and what they think it means in historical terms that I have almost become a convert to all things hysterical - sorry, I meant historical!

They had also recreated the gardens and had interesting info about plants and their uses - I found one that they used for physical and MENTAL pain, as well as one for melancholia. See - they were nuts then too!

PS I'm struggling with uploading the photos, but watch this space as I may have finally overcome the jetlag and worked it out.