Brighton Beach Memories
Being in England on a bank holiday gave us a last chance to live life like we used to. We met up with Grumpy's brother's family for a day trip to Brighton. We all piled into his car and drove for just over an hour to arrive at this popular British seaside resort. Uncharacteristically for a bank holiday, the traffic was light and the weather glorious. We normally spent three hours in traffic, then froze to death stoically sitting on the stoney beach as the wind tried to beat us to death.
Grumpy models some traditional British seaside fashion - a handkerchief knotted in all four corners to make a sun hat.
It's always good to get a photo or two..
Day trippers can hire these brightly striped deck chairs to sit on Brighton Pier..
..before visiting the funfair at the end of the pier.
More typical British seaside fashion - it takes more than temperatures in the mid 70s before an Englishman will remove his socks.
Of course you have to eat fish and chips
Soon as the sun comes out, the beach fills up. We could hardly find a stone to sit on!
Grumpy cools off with his favourite ice-cream - a Mr Whippy.
"Phew, what a scorcher!"
Grumpy models some traditional British seaside fashion - a handkerchief knotted in all four corners to make a sun hat.
It's always good to get a photo or two..
Day trippers can hire these brightly striped deck chairs to sit on Brighton Pier..
..before visiting the funfair at the end of the pier.
More typical British seaside fashion - it takes more than temperatures in the mid 70s before an Englishman will remove his socks.
Of course you have to eat fish and chips
Soon as the sun comes out, the beach fills up. We could hardly find a stone to sit on!
Grumpy cools off with his favourite ice-cream - a Mr Whippy.
"Phew, what a scorcher!"posted by Hilary at
11:28 AM
5 Comments:
What happened to the sand on the beach?
By
Anonymous, at 1:33 PM
There is no sand in Brighton, only sand. If you want that, you'll have to come back in 3,000 years time.
By
Hilary, at 5:08 PM
Sorry, there is no sand in Brighton, only stones
By
Hilary, at 5:09 PM
So now I'm homesick - you certainly covered the good stuff!!
Steph
By
Anonymous, at 7:30 AM
It's a little know fact that it's actually a hangable offence for an Englishman to be seen in his sandals without his socks.
By
Adele, at 3:46 PM
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