I’m in
Aberystwyth for a PhD viva. I am reliably informed by the locals that Aber is most definitely not “the back of beyond”, nor even “the middle of nowhere”, but is rather “the
edge of nowhere”. It was a 7 hour train journey (with an expected stopover at Brimingham, and an
unexpected stopover at Shrewsbury) to get here yesterday, and will be a 6 hour (hopefully) train journey back this afternoon. It’s not that
far, actually, it’s just that the local trains are so very
slow.
But one advantage of being on the edge of nowhere is that I have a view over that edge: a lovely sea view from my hotel window (visible only after breakfast, once the sun had deigned to rise):
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| the view westward, out to sea |
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| looking more to the south, along the bustling sea front (it is 8:40am, 25 minutes since sunrise) |
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