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Hastings

Hastings is a city in the South of England known for its historic fishing beach. Built on 1000 years of fishing and seafaring history, Hastings Old Town has a character all of its own. Becoming a Cinque Port in the 11th century awarded the townsfolk special rights of independence in return for supplying the Crown with ships and crew to defend the English Channel. This character and close working relationship with the sea lives on today. 

If visiting this lovely city take a little time to stroll through the town's narrow streets and also watch the fishermen at work on The Strade beach. In order to see the city from above and admire the spectacular views climb up the East Hill or the West Hill and see the first Norman castle in the country. 

The Net Shops depicted here are unique to Hastings. They were used as stores for nets, rope and other fishing gear that had to be kept dry to prevent them from rotting. They are believed to date from the early Victorian period. The reason they were built high and in orderly rows is because there was a lack of space on the Stade at this time as the beach was much narrower. This is because the large groynes and harbour arm which prevent the natural easterly flow of the shingle were not present.

The Old Town is known for its narrow streets and passages, also called 'twittens', and are home to all sorts of traditional traders, speciality shops and eateries. It is probably the best place to find an unusual gift, antiques (especially books and furniture) and local delicacy. 

There is an attractive mix of medieval, Regency and Victorian buildings, three landmark churches and numerous historic pubs have retained the atmosphere of a traditional town centre. Daytime or evening,the Old Town offers a warm and friendly welcome and countless fish and chips restaurants!

The Strade, or 'landing place', is home to Europe's largest beach-launched fishing fleet. Boats are pushed across the shingle by tractors to be launched at high tide. On their return they are pulled back up the beach by winches and their catches, including herring, mackerel, Dover sole, cod, bass and plaice, are unloaded and sent to the fish market. 

Hasting's mackerel and herring drift-net fishery, and Dover sole trammel-net fishery, have been awarded the Marine Stewardship Council certificate for their eco-friendly fishing methods and the sustainability of the fish stocks. 

Like many places in the U.K. we even visited the Greek Orthodox Church in Hastings, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. 

Sirtaki

We have all, I think, heard the Sirtaki song, but I think the version shown in this video is probably the best and most exciting one I could find. This was played in London by Andre Rieu. Enjoy!

 

Space Hotel

A Russian company, Orbital Technologies, plans to build the world's first space hotel as a commercial alternative to the International Space Station by the year 2016. The hotel will be named Commercial Space Station and will orbit at a height of some 350 kilometres above Earth. It will have room for seven guests in four cabins with incredible views. 

Passengers will be taken aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. While floating above our planet, guests will be able to watch TV and surf the internet. In the gravity free space cabins guests will have the option to sleep either vertically or horizontally. Washing will be done with wet wipes. Toilets will use flowing air to move waste through the system and waste water will be recycled and filtered along with the air.Food prepared on Earth will be freeze dried before being carried to the hotel and alcohol will be strictly prohibited. 

A five day package, not including the two day trip in both directions aboard a Soyuz rocket, will cost close to a million dollars. The Russian company Orbital Technologies is stating that the design and development of the space station is underway and it is expected to launch in 2016.  

Shipwreck Museum, Hastings

The Shipwreck Museum is located in Hastings, a small city in the South of England, just opposite France. The museum is sited in the middle of the shoreline 'maritime ark'.

In 1989 it received a Museum of the Year Award, whilst the Queen visited it in 1997 and the Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Prescott MP in 2003. 

The museum tells the fascinating stories of the shipwrecks which have been discovered around the area and has numerous artefacts from these wrecks on display.

The museum explores the remarkable geological and environmental circumstances that have helped to preserve the wrecks. 

The stories of the wrecked ships displayed here are not only related to Britain, but also involve Danish, French, German and Dutch history. 

The two main attractions are the Anne Wreck and the Amsterdam Wreck. The Amsterdam was owned by the Dutch Government. 

The intended voyage of the Amsterdam was from Amsterdam to the port of Jakarta (which was known as Batavia then) in Java, via the supply port, now Cape Town, that was founded by the Dutch East Indian Company. She was exporting silver and supplies, and was to return to Europe with spices, fine silks and porcelain.  It was finally wrecked locally in January 1749 and was preserved in the beach 3 miles west of Hastings. 

Also parts and weapons from other ships are found here, for example the S.S. Storaa and the HMS Royal George. 

The S.S. Storaa was a British government owned merchant ship, sunk on the night of 2nd-3rd November 1943 whilst in Convoy C.W.221 from Southend to Cardiff. She was carrying a cargo of 2.500 tons of tank bodies to be assembled for the Allied invasion of Europe. However the ship was sunk off Hastings by the German E-boat Schnellboote E 138. The Storaa sank in 30 seconds due to the great weight of the cargo. 

A historical evolution of sailing vessels is evident through the seals displayed in the museum, dating back from the 12th-16th century. 

The 13th century seal of Bergen, Norway, shows an open ship of Viking type, but the similarly dated seals of Hythe and Poole in England show the addition of castles at the bow and stern. By the 16th century the seal of Lord Charles Howard of Effingham shows a ship with several decks.  

Another ship's wrecks displayed here come from the Invincible, which was built by the French in 1744, captured by the British in 1747, and eventually sank on a sandbank off the Isle of Wight, on 19 February 1758.

One exhibition is placed in a dark room (above picture), dated back to the 8th-9th centuries AD and is believed to be a Saxon Dugout Canoe. It is a type of primitive boat that is typical of prehistoric vessels. 

The last artefact displayed is a tombstone, recovered from the shipwreck. This tombstone records the death in childbirth of the mother , Julia Jahncke in the then Danish (now American) Virgin Islands, in March 1858. Julia was aged 31 years and Franz only 13 days. This tombstone was made in Europe and seems to be the only one made for the grave. The cemetery at St. Thomas has been searched and the graves of Julia and Franz are unmarked. What is interesting, however, is the fact that the inscription is in English.