Brighton

I spent the day in Brighton, only about an hour from London by train. I went to the Royal Pavilion first, really cool, it has onion domes built on it, not your typical Royal Palace. I went to the beach next. The wind was really blowing hard, it nearly blew you over. Despite being August, only a couple of people were in the water- it was freezing!! But a typical beach resort feel.

The front of the Royal Pavilion
A side view

Looking at the Pavilion from the gardens

Just looking over the trees

A first view of beach- it's made of rocks, not sand

Looking in the other direction

You can see the derelict pier to the side

A view of the Brighton Pier- it has restaurants, arcades and rides on it

Another view of the Pier

You can see how rough the water was

Looking down the beach

Some of the Georgian Terraces running down the beach

Display of boats on beach

Carnival game with Simpsons as prizes