England 2 – Brighton and the South Coast
pierreo July 14th, 2010
OK – you are right, where is England 1? That will cover the Lake District and will come later as I do not have the information I need with me to cover that area.
I finished my tour of Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and England in Brighton where I spent the last night before taking the ferry back to Brussels. It is a convenient stopping point between the Lake District and Dover where I thought I could spend an interesting evening and morning.
I stopped at the Hilton, located right on the beachfront. I will spare you the photo of the room I was given – it was impressive – especially since I only spent less than one hour in it since the local connection to Internet did not work. I had to make a choice between Internet and being moved to a smaller room! Internet won…
However, I did catch the view of the beach from the room, first looking East with the still functioning Brighton Pier. At this time, about 17h, the beach is still very crowded at the end of a gorgeous Sunday.
Next looking West towards the remains of the Western Pier which burned down and was abandonned in 2003
I went jogging along the beach later in the evening, a very pleasant jog. I can see why this is a popular place to come for the day or just a few days.
As I was there at the end of May, the evening is very long and by 20h, the sun is still up in the sky, but most of the people have left the beach. The Eastern sky is already turning colours from the sun getting closer to the horizon.
Towards the West, about an hour later, the sun is gone and the sunset colours are at their best.
The ruins of the Western Pier are a magnet for birds, most of them, I expect, will spend the night there. Continue Reading »