No great trip was ever begun without a hearty breakfast to start the day. Jessi bought a sausage and egg sandwich from the old faithful Burger King in Victoria Station only to be suprised by a british twist on a familiar sandwich.
Note the thin coiled sausage link. Needless to say I ate it for her.
We boarded the train to Brighton at Victoria station and enjoyed a nice 50 minute trip.
Hey we made it!
Here is one of our first views upon arrival looking down towards the English Channel
We stopped and I managed to get a quick haircut (yay!). We then headed down to the beach which it turned out was not made of sand!
The day was beautiful but the water was super cold so no swimming for our little fishie. We headed to a nice outdoor cafe right on the beach and had a tasty lunch. The fish and chips was amazing as always.
We walked along the beach and found a nifty little cart selling fresh seafood. Including Jellied Eel. Jessi refused to take a picture of me eating this stuff but I had to do it for the blog.
Yum! Cold eel chunks (watch out for the backbone pieces) cooked in it's own fat and then cooled until the fatty broth turns into a delicious salty jello. Get a fork and eat this treat at room temperature.
Ok it was incredibly disgusting and I can barely think about it without feeling ill!
We then headed to the carnival where mom and Ryan rode some rides.
And whats a carnival without you guessed it. ICE CREAM!
We stopped by and did a tour at the royal palace. Built by King George IV it is a crazy palace completely designed and decorated in chinese style. It's funny though because George and all the designers had never actually been to China.
After we were done we ate at a nice italian place and window shopped a bit. There is an area of town called "The Lanes" that is a collection of really tight windy streets with shops that just pop up when you manuver around the twisty turny avenues. It was very fun and cool and the shops were trendy and all shut down at 5:30 dang it.
It was a great trip and I totally recommend visiting if you ever come to the UK
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