Not Very Flat It Turns Out

[several_bees]

The only thing I knew about Norfolk, before I visited, was that exchange in Private Lives: "Very flat, Norfolk." / "Don't be unpleasant." I was going to spend three days in a place noted primarily for its flatness! I was pretty excited

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[jenepel]

I grew up in Norfolk, and given Londoners general reaction to that, I'm always happily surprised when someone actually take a holiday there. It's a lovely place though! Also, I seem to remember reading that it's the county in England with the highest amount of churches per people, or per square mile, or something. (More superlatives, I know!)

[several_bees]

It was very good fun. And I certainly believe you about the churches. My Australian city, Adelaide, is occasionally called the "city of churches", so although I'd heard that Norwich had lots of them, I thought I was prepared - but nope, turns out I wasn't!

[the_elyan]

I love Norfolk, and particularly Noprwich. Hope you had fun.

By the way, if you've seen Stardust, did the recognise the location in Norwich?

[several_bees]

I did! It was really lovely. I haven't seen Stardust, but if I do I'll look out for Norwich sights.

[dancesontrains]

Church crawls? Giant games of sanctuary-themed hide and seek?

I love these images.

[_jenjen_]

Oh! I've been to Cromer! It's fun!

I have to disagree about the flatness, though. It is, comparatively speaking, very flat indeed. You're driving along, right, and you can see really far. I hate it, it's creepy, and I think it increases the likelihood of an alien attack. Just saying.

Give me MOUNTAINS. Proper craggy landscape, that's what it's all about.

[several_bees]

I'm not saying it's not quite flat, compared to, I don't know, Sussex or a crinkle-cut chip. But compared to, for example, really flat places, it's nothing to write home about!

Your point about alien attacks is unconvincing - Australia has many parts that easily outflat Norfolk, and canonically is the only place to survive almost all alien attacks.

[_jenjen_]

HAH. You could not be more wrong. What is actually happening, understand, is that the aliens are practising on the hillier terrain in preparation for the massive, all-out, complete domination that will be the outcome of the alien attack to commence in Australia on an unspecified date.

And that is why I have never been on holiday to Australia. Far too stressful. Also, cockroaches.