Abbey and I took a day trip to Brighton. Some of you may recognize the name from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The city is well-known as the decadent weekend destination of the Prince Regent (George IV).
In fact, the Brighton Museum displays the Prince Regent's "corpulent" trousers.
Brighton is a lovely seaside town. The architecture is very similar to that of Cape May, but it's much more extravagant and the water is significantly bluer than anything at the Jersey shore.
In this video, you can see the destroyed West Pier which was separated from the mainland after a hurricane and burned down in 2003. The Palace Pier (in the distance) boasts amusement rides, an arcade, and a wide assortment of sweets and candyfloss and ice cream.
Eventually, we decided to get lunch. After discovering that the restaurant in the guide book was closed down, we stopped at a local restaurant that served pretty typical British cuisine. I wanted to try fish (as we were at the coast), but the main dishes were a bit pricey. Ultimately, I decided to order a fish starter and a small main dish. I couldn't quite decipher which menu items were actually fish, so I assumed the "Whitebait with tartar sauce and lemon" MUST be fish (based on the presence of tartar sauce and lemon). Well, actually, it was many fish. Whole fish. Deep fried. Eyes, tails, organs, everything. You eat them whole... I wasn't quite expecting it, but it was pretty good, especially drenched in tartar sauce.
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