15 May 2008
A day spent up back passages, and a picture of Magenta eating
Yesterday we went on one of our 'staff development/team building outings', which basically means we went on a jolly in work time. We went on a guided tour of Brighton's back passages and alleyways that was about two hours of walking down lots of cool and picturesque passages that you'd never know were there, and then we had lunch in the Pavilion Gardens before getting the bus back to work. All in all we were out for about four hours, so clearly it wasn't worth doing any work once I got back...
I had thought the walk might be a bit boring and take us down some of the narrow bits of the Lanes that I've been through hundreds of times, but it wasn't and I actually really enjoyed it. There are some amazing tiny little houses with cottage gardens tucked away in the centre of Brighton, some of which you can only get to on foot, and the tour guide had lots of stories and anecdotes about each place. God I must be getting old actually if I'm starting to enjoy guided walks... I'll be painting watercolours and becoming a member of the National Trust next.
It's really good actually that we go and do things like this at work. They don't have to arrange things like this, but they do and it makes you feel a bit more valued (and like you've got a way dossy job). We have previously been on a wine tasting, to the cinema, and are currently looking into arranging a boat trip from the Marina.
For Shosh's benefit, as she hasn't heard of a Venus Fly Trap before, here is a picture of Magenta:
She is currently eating three flies, and you can see that the traps at the top and on the left are sealed shut as she dissolves them with her special enzymes. I still find her fascinating and terrifying.
I had thought the walk might be a bit boring and take us down some of the narrow bits of the Lanes that I've been through hundreds of times, but it wasn't and I actually really enjoyed it. There are some amazing tiny little houses with cottage gardens tucked away in the centre of Brighton, some of which you can only get to on foot, and the tour guide had lots of stories and anecdotes about each place. God I must be getting old actually if I'm starting to enjoy guided walks... I'll be painting watercolours and becoming a member of the National Trust next.
It's really good actually that we go and do things like this at work. They don't have to arrange things like this, but they do and it makes you feel a bit more valued (and like you've got a way dossy job). We have previously been on a wine tasting, to the cinema, and are currently looking into arranging a boat trip from the Marina.
For Shosh's benefit, as she hasn't heard of a Venus Fly Trap before, here is a picture of Magenta:
She is currently eating three flies, and you can see that the traps at the top and on the left are sealed shut as she dissolves them with her special enzymes. I still find her fascinating and terrifying.
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