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Tuesday, 24 June 2014

No 7 - Zoe & Craig Went On An Adventure To Brighton!

Hey guys!

Yes, as the title will show, Craig and I recently decided to up and leave for a couple of days and went of to sunny, jolly Brighton!
Now I have always wanted to go and so on a massive whim, I booked a two night stay in a seafront hotel for just the two of us last Wednesday and off we went! Getting there was an absolute nightmare as the roads through Luton and Heathrow were horrendous, but we finally got there 4 and a half hours later with aches and pains running through our leggies! I cannot express to you all how beautiful Brighton is. It has amazing architecture and beautiful views of the ocean. Craig even tried his best to try and sea France when we were stood at the top of the pier but his efforts were in vain.
We arrived about half 7 and unpacked everything in our room, then ventured out to find some din dins! We were staying at the Umi Hotel which is a partner hotel of the Queens hotel. Our room was freshly decorated and was appropriate for what we needed it for. I am not one to want massively fancy hotel rooms and plush bathrooms, I am more of a comfy bed and somewhere to shower kind of girl. I would much rather be out and about exploring the area and what trouble I can get in!

The food is amazing in Brighton. Among other things, they really know how to cook!! The first night was crazy as all I wanted to do was explore, but my belly started talking to me and I reasoned that we needed to eat. We found this American Diner just on the seafront called JB's Diner. As soon as you walked in it felt like authentic American diner. The walls were covered in Amercian memorabilia and the had old runs of Tom & Jerry on the tv screens! The food was even better. Local to me at home are a few Ok Diner's which are quite novel in the north of England. The are nice as they transport you back to that wonderful era, but they are nothing in comparison to JB's!
After our dinner, we went for a little walk around the pier and for a drink on the seafront. I had well and truly fallen in love with Brighton!

The next day was full of adventure. We got up bright eyed and bushy tailed, washed, dressed and ran off to the lanes. Now being 'tourists' in the area, we didn't know that the shops in the lanes don't generally open till 10 o'clock. For us, this was rather lucky as we went and had some amazing breakfast first at a little quaint cafe, Cafe Coho! The food was incredible. We both had fresh berry, yoghurt and honey pancakes and I have never tasted anything so amazing in my entire life. It was that good, we went back the next morning too!
After the beautiful start to our day, we both decided a haircut was definitely in order. I was having a crazy, I hate my hair moment, and Craig just needed a good trim. So an hour later and about 8 inches of hair lighter, we were back in the lanes wandering around all the shops. For lunch we ate in Jamie's Italian and then went for a walk into the pavillion.

This was the best day of our trip because after our evening dinner where we ate at Bohemia, we went for a long, peaceful walk towards the west of the pier. We walked for a good two hours and it was lovely to just be so calm and without thought. We laughed, played a childish game of eye spy and just watched the tide come in. Perfection. If I could do that every week, I know I would.

Day three was just as lovely. After the breakfast at our new favourite cafe, we went for a wander onto the pier and around the beach bars before returning to our car ready for the long, 5 hour, journey home. This was perfection. I am so in love with Brighton. The place, the people, the atmosphere. Everything,
We will be going back and I thoroughly recommend going if you have ever wanted to go. Just do it.
Be spontaneous.
Be willing.
Be free.

Brighton Pier

View from the Pier

Yummy Dinner at JB's

Breakfast Of Gods!

Lunch At Jamie's Italian!

A Little Stroll Down The Beach

Beautiful Ocean

Seaaaaa!!!!!

The Most Amazing Bakery. (Angel Food)

Best Thing Ever. Ever.
Awwwwh Just Us! Freshly Hair Chopped!
Byee Guys!!!
This means another one is ticked of my list!!

Zoe xx

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