Notes from a small island

I was reading Bill Bryson's travel book called "Notes from a small Island" and came across a page on his refletions on Weymouth so thought I would share it:

"I liked Weymouth a good deal more than I'd expected to. It has 2 claims to fame. In 1348 it was the place where the Black Death was introduced into England and in 1789 it became the worlds first seaside resort when the tedious lunatic George III started a fashion for seaside bathing there. Today the town tries to maintain an air of Georgian elegance and generally nearly succeeds, though like most seaside resorts it had about it a whiff of terminal decline at least as far as tourism goes."

It is interesting his visit was in 1995 (over 10 years ago) and it is probably still a pausible reflection today. A few days ago I spent the morning walking along the beach. It had a lovely peaceful feel as early morning joggers passed, the birds rested on the calm water and the morning light shimered through the morning mist and onto the water. Despite Bryons description, I think it is a lovely town and probably the best place in England to spend 12 months.