At the beginning of August I went to Brighton with one of my closest friends for one night and two days!! We got a deal off of wowcha where it was £25 each for a one night stay and the hotel turned out to be soo nice! This was the first time I have actually stayed in a hotel ironically! The time's I have been away my family have rented out an apartment or stayed in a family flat!
We left early on Sunday 9th and got to Finsbury Park Station and it wasn't even opened yet! We grabbed a coffee and waited till it was.. and even when it was there was major delays on the Victoria Line and we ended up taking a detour on the Piccadilly to then get back on the Victoria Line. By this time we had missed our train to Brighton which was so annoying because we both had thought we were going to have to pay again for a new ticket! When we finally arrived at Victoria Station we had to wait about 30ish minutes for the next train to Brighton so we had a look around the station and I grabbed a cookie from Pretz
Once we made it onto the train we settled and did our own thing! It was quite a nice ride seeing the view go by and the different areas we have passed! We were sat with a little table so there was room for our luggage but then people sat next to us after a while and it got quite squishy haha.
Once we arrived in Brighton we walked straight down from the Station and ended up right next to the hotel coincidentally and it was in such a good location as it was right next to the beach, pier and lanes! We couldn't check in till mid afternoon and it was like 10ish by the time we got there! We went straight to the beach with our luggage, dragging it along and we sat on two chairs which were available! It was a stony beach which killed with bare feet so we brought some flip flops to wear.
We changed into our bikinis and it was soooo hot! We booked on a good day.. which was by pure chance as we booked in May so we would have never known! I brought my bikini not even thinking I would wear it but I am happy I did!!! :D
We went in the sea a few times, my friend was so much braver then me, she had a swim and I was moaning it was so cold but managed to get a few pics! I collected so many stones, shells and pebbles from the beach, one of my favorite pass times!
Lunch time then arrived and we walked down the pier to see what food places we could try! In the end we ended up having a hot dog and slush puppy which was quite yummy! We looked at some souvenir shops and the Milly wanted to try an oyster but I was wary, the guy who worked in the shop told us about a really good stand so we decided to try some oysters... both first time and it was disgusting LOL.. I put it in my mouth and spat it straight out!! They were £1 so can't feel too bad about it, but all I could taste was the sea water and it was not a good taste! After we walked some more to see where everything was down both ends of the pier and when we walked back, we went to the hotel to see if our room was ready as we went like 30 mins early! It was, and the room was so nice, much better than expected!!! :D It was a sea front view which usually you have to pay extra and a single and double bed which was way more than we bargained for!! Of course being excited we danced and got a bit crazy lol! After we freshened up a bit, we headed back out (still in our bikinis with clothes on top) and trecked about 30 mins- 1hr to see the beach huts! I am so happy we did that walk even though we thought we were getting lost about 1000 times because they were lush!! Some were even occupied like little houses and was nice view!
We walked back and decided to go onto the Brighton Eye which was really nice but also scary because I hate heights and it was different from London Eye as was less stable. Still glad I did it though because it was a good experience to have and I would have regretted it, especially as it wasn't too expensive!!! We saw all the sights around and it was lovely! After that was finished, we walked back and got some melon for really cheap- I forgot how much it was but they were yummy! We went onto the pier and brought some doughnuts with chocolate dip and they were gooood!! It was now leading into early evening and after a bit more walking, we decided to eat some fish and chips in a restaurant by the sea and it was actually quite nice as I don't really like cod, but by the seaside it is a MUST!
In the evening we headed back to the hotel got dressed up and went to a bar for a few drinks, this bar had about 100 different flavoured shots and I don't really drink so me and Amelia shared one and I think the flavour was apple? It actually was quite nice ahaha for something I don't really like. We didn't stay too long headed back then watched some tv and slept!
On the second day, we woke quite early, had breakfast got ready, went down to the pier took a few pictures on the merrygo round and even took a pic bra less.. I was just about brave enough to do it!!! But no pics for you to see cheeky ;). We then had a second breakfast at a cafe a few stops down from our hotel which was really nice!! We had a wonder around some of the grounds especially the pavilion, checked out of the hotel and kept our bags there and did some shopping all around Brighton!! On our walks around the lanes, we stopped off at this cafe called Angel cafe which specialised in cupcakes and had a tea and mini cake there! Also on our wonders we saw choccywoccydoda which I loved the show off!!! :D
We went to a restaurant near our hotel again which served the best food!! From there we collected our bags, and got the train back home! All in all it was such a great trip and want to keep going there which I have!! :P
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| Yummy dinner |
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| Angel cafe :D |
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| Second breakfast |
