By the Beachside

After a lot of sightseeing and venturing around the city I finally hopped on the train to Brighton and moved into my tiny flat. I am basically back in the dorms but things aren't so bad because we have two kitchens and single rooms. The city makes living a bit outside of London worthwhile because there are loads of fun restaurants, small shops and pubs/clubs to visit. Take a look at the first glimpses of my new home...

The first night we found a Spanish restaurant that was in a trendy part of Brighton and had tapas and sangria. It was a great way to spend the last night that my mom was in town.

This is the famous Brighton Pier during the day. It is really quite nice but I don't think I would go on any of the carnival rides...

As international students that are new to the school we are grouped with the 'freshers' at University of Sussex. Every year there is an annual initiation for the freshers called the 'Pub Crawl' and one ten pound ticket will gain entry and inexpensive drinks at numerous clubs and pubs. These are some pictures from the places we visited that night...

This was a traditional pub called Ye Old King and Queen and was my favorite that night. Tuesdays are Karaoke and we got there in time for a Spanish exchange students rendition of 'Your Song' by Elton John. We were with a lot of other international students so we also got to see a lot European girls go crazy when a girl sang the Maquerena (spelling?). It made the whole night worthwhile!

This was the Spanish Elton John. Can anyone read the drinks on the signs behind him? And would anyone order the one in the middle? I hope not...




The Brighton boardwalk all lit up at night. This is the view we have from most of the clubs.

The beach here doesn't have one grain of sand. Instead there are huge and rounded smooth rocks covering the shore.



Cheers!