London Day 5 (The days are winding down!!)

Norman:


Today we decided to escape the business of London and headed out to another area of England. We headed to Brighton, which is about an hour train ride away out of central London. Brighton is significantly different from England and since today is the last day of good weather, we tried and make the most of it.


My first impression of Brighton is that walking through the city and the independent shops, it is kind of hippy area and much more radical than London. Reminds me a lot of Kensington Market of Toronto. Lots of cool coffee shops, restaurants, vintage clothing stores and distinctive personalities. 

Mandy + Brighton Stores

We then walked to the Royal Paviliion in Brighton, which houses museums and some green area. Pretty  unique spot, the architecture of the Royal Pavilion has some gothic/Asian flair to it and is not like any building I've seen in the UK.

Reminds me of the Taj Mahal

From then we headed to the main attraction of Brighton: Brighton Pier! It's a pier with arcades, food, games and amusement park rides. It was nice to sit back and enjoy the sun. Only negative part of this trip was that for the first time ever, a seagull decided to poop on us and it was quite the disgusting experience.

Brighton Pier + Sun = Great day

A seagull pooped on us 2 seconds after this photo was taken

Brighton is has one of the few beaches that is accessible in London, and we decided to soak up some rays and hang out there until the sun began to wane and it started getting cold. I must be getting older, I'm starting to enjoy just lying down and enjoying the sun. The beach was a rocky, but I managed to wedge myself into the pebbles for a comfortable position.

Despite the beach, still have to check 

Headed back to London afterwards, changed out of the seagull-poop stained clothes and we met up for a few of friends for dinner before my friend Senny goes back to Korea for good. Currently trying to pre-emptively pack and get ready to leave London and continue on the next leg of the Euro-Trip!