For the free day I decided to visit Brighton. We had to take the tube to Victoria Station and from there we took a train to Three Bridges. Here we had to get off and transfer to a bus that took us to Brighton. We got off the bus and started to walk, when we turned the corner we immediately saw the water. It was amazing. Our first stop was the Royal Pavilion. We couldn’t get inside, but we walked around the exterior and through the garden. After this we went down to the water. The beach was so fun, and it wasn’t even that cold! Next we went to the pier. We thought it was going to be closed, but we were wrong. We walked to the end and looked back at the shore. There were seagulls flying around and a lot of people were out walking. We got lunch at a small sandwich shop and then walked around The Lanes. We looked around a chocolate shop, a few home goods stores, and then stopped at a bakery. I got three macaroons, they were delicious! After this it was time to go. We made our way back to the hotel and had our final dinner in London.
Katie, I am so glad we went to Brighton, it was a lot of fun! The train ride there and the bus ride was an experience for sure, and at first it was a little scary because we had no idea what we were doing and the train conductor had a very thick accent so we couldn’t really understand him.
The Royal Pavilion was interesting, but it wasn’t my ‘cup of tea.’ However, I also really enjoyed walking on the rocky beach and exploring the pier, even though it was very rickety and felt unsafe.
My favorite part of Brighton however was definitely the Lanes! It was such a cool area filled with a bunch of cool little shops and street performers. I also have to agree that the macaroons from the bakery were delicious! Overall, it was a great trip to Brighton and a great way to end our trip to London.