The Brighton Sea Front

The Brighton Seaside

What a beautiful day today was.... nice breeze, warm sun, and great people. Brighton was teeming with people out early... being touristy.




This morning we head out after breakfast and spent the better part of our day with my sister and brother in law on the seaside. We met them at the pier.



With the kids in tow, we then boarded the famous Volks railway, built in 1883. It's a tiny little train, perfect for coastal travel, and fun for kids. Of course, we had a delay before we could board, which made for an opportune time for my fishing-mad Brother in law to scope out the angler shops under the boardwalk.




Then we said goodbye to the pier, boarded the train, and headed off for the Marina.



The Brighton Marina is a centre point of the city -- right on the coast, it's literally teaming with money, big boats, great food, and lots of pubs (of course). It provided great views, and lots of fun!!!

We decided to go and visit the sand sculpture festival at the Marina, which had a Roman theme this year. How incredible they were! These giant spectacular works of art, all done in sand.





From the Marina, you got a great view of the seafront of Brighton:



And in the distance you could even see a hazy view of Roedean, which is a very private and old girls' boarding school. I threatened Charlotte with it many times during the day.



Michael managed to find his ideal piece of property while we ate dinner...



All in all, a great day. With happy, sun toasted, kids.








And tomorrow, on to London!