Portsmouth

On the south coast of England is Portsmouth.

No, it's not only a football team, it's also UK's only island city.

Aunty Looi's niece studies there. She had to drop her off so we went along for the journey.

Which way is which?

Along the promenade:

Mum and I were fascinated with the formation of the rocks.

Views of Portsmouth, the habour and the Round Tower.

Does Melbourne have these?

Spinnaker Tower:

This is newly built viewing tower is where you can see amazing views from three different platforms. It's 170 metres tall and can be seen from everywhere in Portsmouth. Similar to the Eureka Tower, a lot of people hold special occasions, like weddings, there. Unfortunately, Mum and I didn't go up there.

The Round Tower: built to defend the habour.

Inside the Round Tower

It housed 32 cannons.

The Square Tower

Residence for the governers and then later converted into a powder magazine (a storage place for ammunition)

Had to take a photo of this :)

Isn't it beautiful?

I found this fascinating.

Children climb into a plastic blown up ball and pretend they can 'walk on water'! It seemed quite difficult to stand up in as both children kept falling over! Was quite entertaining to watch!

Up close shot of the Spinnaker Tower.

Part of Gunwharf Quay: reminds me of Circular Quay in Sydney.

Full of shops, restaurants and entertainment.

Not only was it an interesting historical place to visit, we had amazing views, perfect weather and to top it all off we got to watch the sunset :)