In planning this trip we found a wonderful pet friendly hotel run by two guys (Brian and Tom) and a son (George). The place was called Avalon it is an old Victorian style Town house turned into a hotel with I think 9 rooms. We got the largest room with a king size bed and full bathroom. (Not shared) Some converted houses to hotels you share bathrooms. We had ready made breakfast every morning made by Brian and Served by Tom. The First Morning we had an English breakfast. What is in an English breakfast?
• The key components of an English breakfast include:
• bacon *
• sausages*
• black pudding
• eggs *
• tomatoes*
• baked beans*
• mushrooms *
• potatoes
• fried bread
We only had the items with the *
What we had plus coffee toast with butter and jam and Orange Juice.
It was wonderful and I could not eat it all. The next day I just had toast fresh fruit and ham and fried egg.
James and I went down separately to Brighton beach . James had a late afternoon Friday meeting so he came down later. So the Boys and I took off for our first train trip. The first leg was short around 10 min ride with 20 min wait for the next train. Then 1 hr ride to the coast. The boys were great they always get a lot of attention here in the UK. They stayed near me or sat on my lap. Because the train was not full Elijah a and Darkstar held their own seat.
I gave the boys a hair cut and Elijah needed a fleece sweater for the trip. The Weather men/women here in the UK are as bad or worst then in the states. They predicted rain and chilly. The weather both on Sat and Sun day was sunny and nice with some breeze. I brought a rain coat but did not need it. Just wore it at night when it got cold and damp.
Friday night we went to the 40th anniversary tour of Jethro Tull. I knew a few songs but James was in pure heaven. The seats were great up close and personal the concert was in an old theater called the Dome. The place was absolutely beautiful.
Before the concert we all went to dinner (James and I and the boys) The place was recommended by Brain as being dog friendly it was called the Wellington. The food was good I had a half chicken dinner and James had wild boar dinner (the boar was in a sausage link) which we have discovered while here in the UK we don’t like very much.
Saturday we walked down the coast line to the marina and harbor. Oooh one thing I forgot to mention about the beaches here no sand just smooth rocks and stones. Hard to walk on especially for the boys (no ball playing on this beach).
We had a great week-end. Saturday night James and I walked down the pier and found a bar with a live music. They were ok, more punk than our tastes. We then went to a local bar which was recommended for a few more drinks. James had to almost carry me home they made very strong drinks, thank goodness the hotel was very close. Sunday was a slow going morning. The boys wanted to play ball so we found a green park and we played and walked around town and slowly made it to the train station to go back home.
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