I had no intention of writing this blog, but I just got back from Brighton and had to document it somehow for everyone to know how much I love it.
Brighton is on the south coast of England and is about a 2 hour train ride from Luton. We took the train down just before lunch and spent most of the day at the pier. The pier was awesome. The day was a little cold and windy but the rain held off which was fantastic. The beach is long and rocky but along the boardwalk there is shops selling things from beautiful (yet overpriced) art, bracelets/necklaces, shells, to ice cream. There are also a few games including one that had AWESOME minion prizes from Despicable Me. When I asked how much it would be to just purchase the minion because we were losing at the game, he said it was 35pounds for a small one....needless to say I did not purchase one but we tried for a very long at different games and CLAW machines to win one and failed every time.
There is a giant pier on the beach with a HUGE arcade and carnival rides and games everywhere.
We didn't go on any of the rides because of the cost but we spent a great deal of time in the arcade playing games to try to win me a Minion and winning 2pence pieces on games. We won enough tickets to buy a lolly pop and glass.
Now, Brighton pier is covered with seagulls. The best moment of the day was when we were eating ice cream on the pier and a GIANT seagull swoops down in between Carmel and I and eats Carmel's ice cream cone. Takes half of it off (the good half with ice cream in it) and then drops it on a bunch of kids beneath us. In between our laughing we tried to explain to them it was a bird...I hope they believe us.
Besides the arcade games and failing tries of winning Minions, the food on the pier was the next best. They have all the best carnival/fair foods you can imagine--popcorn, candy apples, candy floss, sugar donuts, waffle cakes and slushies. I went with popcorn this time but secretly wished for all of them.
After the pier we explored some other areas of Brighton but most of the shops were closed because it was after 5pm. However, we discovered a beautiful pavilion that was donated by India to Brighton to commemorate soldiers during WWI. It was such a peaceful environment and so beautiful. Behind it was a maze, that we didn't get lost in because they wanted too much money for it but the idea was cool.
Overall, our Brighton trip was a success and I would love to go back! It was a great day trip getting us out of Luton and taking our minds off the impending first week as teachers coming up. If you ever travel to the UK, I suggest putting Brighton on your list.
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