Third Week - Last week in September

Another weekend, another trip. We're excited to be here and the weather has been so nice that we are going to take day trips as much as we can. We visited the southwest coast of England, a town called Brighton. It was a popular health resort during the 18th century and is now one of the most famous UK coastal cities.

Old hotels along the boardwalk

Brighton Pier (arcade and rides)

More boardwalk action

Royal Pavillion built by King George IV in 1815

More about Brighton if you're interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton.

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We stopped in a town called Lewes on the way home--it's a classic example of a small English village, complete with its own ancient castle surrounded by English houses, pubs and shops. We had a great burger and pint at a pub after walking around taking in the sights.

Thomas Payne lived here

Lewe's Castle

Emma found this door to a "secret garden" behind the castle

Lots of cool narrow alleyways

Virginiai Wolf lived here in 1918