Feb. 23-24: Brighton and Lewes

This weekend, I went to the city of Brighton and town of Lewes with other BC students studying in London (including Katie and friends Dave and Danielle). It was a lot of fun. Here it is in pictures and captions:

We stayed at the Jury's Inn overnight in Brighton. It was a pretty comfortable and nice place, all on BC! (but really on all the students cause, ya know, tuition)

The pier at Brighton is definitely my favorite part. I wish it was a little warmer when I was there though. Perhaps I will return later this spring?

Brighton has some of the best fish and chips, since they are next to the Ocean.

We took a tour of the Royal Pavillion, which unfortunately didn't allow pictures. It was a preposterously garish place. I liked it, but definitely came away thinking King George IV was insane and monarchies are definitely weird.

The next day, we went to the town of Lewes on our way back from a fun day (and probably even more fun night - Brighton has a fun nightlife for college students) in Brighton. This is a steep road I enjoyed.

Thomas Paine lived here. I think he had enough "Common Sense" to move out of the small, somewhat boring, town of Lewes.

Thomas Paine used to hold court at The White Hart Inn, debating and discussing national and international social and political topics of the day. I found it somewhat strange that England is so proud of someone who directly helped incite and advocate for American independence. Nobody is politer than the Brits.

Also, nobody is crazier than the Brits under monarchy. Just read this stone's description of protestant Martyrs that died at the hands of the Catholic Queen, (Bloody) Mary Tudor. One guy she even stuffed in a barrel, lit it on fire, and threw down the street! (Death by Donkey Kong?)

We enjoyed a nice lunch here at Bill's, a place of breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I got lemonade with ice-cream in it, and yes its as good as it sounds.

The entrance to Lewes Castle. This place was pretty cool.

You're thinking it too, right?

The remains of Lewes Castle. It was pretty fun to climb around on.

Walking around the walls of Lewes Castle was fun, even if it was cold and windy.

The view from the top of castle keep. The ruins below are the gate and barbican entrance.

A view like this is useful in Medieval times, as you can see enemies approaching from far, far away.

 I had a great time in Lewes and Brighton with my fellow BC students. I'm glad BC has trips like this for us to take advantage of. Our coordinator Helen, who is a London resident, has been phenomenal to work with and all of our activities have been so great.  

Tonight, I hope to watch the Oscars (if I can stay up), catch up on work, and get to bed right after they are over, as I am already pretty tired from a fun filled weekend. Tomorrow is just one class, but it will be back to the grind of school once again.


Til then - Cheers!