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After breakfast we walked along the beach front in the direction of Hove taking in some of the points of interest in another walk from the Rough Guide to Brighton, Sussex and the West Downs. We walked as far as the iconic beach huts before it was time to retrace our steps to the Brighton [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2023

It was our Silver Wedding Anniversary so we opened our cards and prezzies then went downstairs for breakfast. Before heading out for the day we took photos of us posing on the balcony with the sea in the background. We had intended to get a professional photographer to take some photos of the occasion but [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2023

We were greeted at the entrance to the breakfast room and taken to a breakfast table which was in the Cyan restaurant just outside the main breakfast room. It was a lovely quiet location with a sea view. The greeter showed us to our seat and explained how the fully self-service buffet worked. The hot [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 20th 2023

We enjoyed one last breakfast before checking out of the Norfolk Arms ready to travel to our next destination; Brighton.
I succumbed to the temptation and called in at the Wildlife and Wetlands Centre to purchase a pair of binoculars. I tested them out again eventually settling on a pair that I thought would be best [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2023

But for now this is a taster of our Silver Wedding anniversary celebrations.

11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2023

The Royal Pavilion, inextricably linked to Brighton, is the work of John Nash and is a fascinating building of oriental fantasy:

It has provoked controversy, inspired fervent adulation and, throughout its colourful history, become one of the most instantly identifiable architectural images in the world.
It takes its unique character from the man for whom it was [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 26th 2012

Spicy:
1. Having the flavor, aroma, or quality of spice.
2. Piquant; zesty: a spicy tomato sauce.
3. Producing or abounding in spices.
4. High-spirited; lively.
5. Slightly scandalous; risqué: a spicy Hollywood romance.

Definition 4: High-spirited; lively.
Whilst trying to enjoy a little bit of calm in amongst the hustle and bustle of the week this seagull was a little too [...]

26 Comments CherryPie on Mar 23rd 2012

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