There is a twice weekly market here in Eastbourne that has a French Cheese stand that I'm dying to try out. There's a permanent pastry shop here with French pastries and bread. There is a Mediterranean market with Spanish Olives and there is a Polish market with my beloved Polski Wyrob pickles. I thank my father every day for introducing me to pickled things and stinky cheese:) I thank my mother for Halvah candy, Tacos and even for the disgusting cold soup effort of Gazpacho. Children could not appreciate that one. But for Florida in the 1960's, we were pretty adventurous eaters on the whole.
Below us and five doors down is this deliciousness. http://www.fusciardiicecreams.co.uk/our-history Everything gelato is made onsite, and it's third generation family owned. Creamy goodness in some unique flavors. We love, love, love the coffee flavor one. The raspberry ripple was delicious as well. I will skip the bubblegum flavor, thank you very much.
People here are incredibly friendly and mostly outgoing. Our day out and about yesterday went like this:
We left the house yesterday! Mo Mamba. Terrific Italian food and a great deal of advice on what to see in southern Italy/Capri. The owner's father is featured on the wall with Sophia Loren, he was a tour guide and it was his finest hour when she invited him to come dine with them after the tour. Then we finally walked all the way to Beachy to see the chalk white cliffs that are here in Eastbourne, and ended that hike at the Hollywell Tea Chalet. Then we hiked back partway, stopping along the way for some delicious Thai food on the far end of town from where we are staying. We went to the Anglican All Saints Church last night and watched a 50 person choir and four guest singers with a full orchestra perform Mozart's Requiem. In this tiny little town, there is such a richness of art and culture mixed with touristy stuff. We loved the performance, it was beautifully done. The elderly couple who came from eight miles away to see the concert, and were at the bus stop right after the concert, had talked about how stupid and scary Brexit is and asked us what the heck is up with Trump? He is on the news DAILY here for the stupid things he says. We told them he is cray cray. We finished our evening off at Piri Piri Chicken and a pizza. Richard has been craving pizza. The man who made our pizza is from Afghanistan. He's a Muslim, and has tattoos, so he is a "bad Muslim" according to him, but his best friend, who was also working, is a Christian from Poland. I nearly cried at the goodness in this world last night.
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