Oh how'd I like to live beside the seaside....
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Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
We hoped on a train fairly early in the day and headed off to Brighton. It was so quick, simple and easy to do – something similar to that for Australia would take weeks planning. You would also have to be very strict about the times you were leaving and times you were coming back. Having said that – anyone ever tried to catch a train to Noosaville? Ha! So this is so much nicer.
Was a quick journey – just under an hour and we arrived smack in the middle of town. We took a leisurely stroll down to the seaside. Slowly warming up, since the train had been so pleasantly warm that it was a bit of a shock to our system to get outside again. The sun was out though, the sky very blue and clear and there was barely a breeze to be had. So it did not take very long at all before all of us were taking off scarves and unzipping jackets.
Arriving at the “award winning” seaside we all just pondered at the bizarreness of it all. Pebbles? Ick! We knew it was going to happen, we were aware of this but actually seeing it. Seeing people lay in it? Er....no! bring on our sandy white beaches thank you very much. I like the sand between my toes as I stroll along the water front thank you very much. It does have sand going into the water but thats not the same as having to fight the sand as you make your way down to the water!!!
We read somewhere that Brighton is one of the most vibrant, colourful and creative cities in Europe. Which is an interesting way to describe the place we experienced, perhaps that is because of the time of year we are going but there was quite a few people on the train so it does look like it’s still quite busy with people popping down there. We didn’t hate our day though, just for Nigel & I we got a better “feel” from Llandudno.
We wandered the seaside towards the Pier, which is a pier devoted to “funfair” restaurants and arcades. It was originally built in 1899 so it’s a pretty big feature of the city. We also sat and ate lunch in the sun on the seaside which was nice.
We then headed up to the Royal Pavilion which is a former royal palace built as a home for the Prince Regent in the 1800’s its design is heavily influenced by India and the Orient. So it’s a pretty odd site to see in the middle of an English city. But still pretty impressive! They were of course doing renovations so instead of going inside we just headed up the road and began to wander the little lanes.
We headed back to London to arrive home by 4pm. Matt, Mum & Nigel headed out after that to go and shoot some pool before we all wound down in the evening. Megan and Mum attempted to eat some of their Harrod’s truffles, only to not enjoy the flavour of 3 of them – the first tasted a bit “earthy” the second just not that nice the third was so bad neither of them could eat it. Shame really, but its all part of the experience, yes?
And – as always, the best photos will be found on Nigel’s flickr
