Brighton & Portsmouth

November 3rd through 5th we went to a town called Brighton about 5-6 hours south of us. It's located on the coast and in the summer time is a huge tourist attraction for the Brits. Brighton is often referred to as the "London-by-the-sea." Thankfully, we went during the off season and it was much more chill and relaxed. We only had the weekend to spend there so we tried to fit in as much as we could. On Sunday we traveled one hour west to the city of Portsmouth. We had enough time to just barely check the place out before we had to hit the road for home. Brandon had a dinner meeting back in Harrogate at 7 pm and we got back with 15 minutes to spare. :) The pictures will tell you what we did in these two great cities. Brighton was worthy enough for Brandon's famous words: "Man, we've GOT to come back here!" (He says that about 70% of the places we go, haha.) So maybe someday we will revisit the town that many people claim to be one of the greatest cities in England.

On a different note, visitor #2 is arriving here in Harrogate TOMORROW! I'm soooo excited; the next 16 hours can't go by fast enough! Visitor #2 just so happens to be my mama! :) We already have lots of fun plans in store for her as you can imagine. She'll be here from Tuesday the 21st through Tuesday the 28th. We hope to show her the best of England and more in only 7 days! (And have some down time for some rest and relaxation of course.) First thing we're going to do when she gets here is head straight to Paris. Just mother and daughter! (Thanks to the funding of the husband.) We're there for 2 days before we fly to London where we'll meet up with Brandon. Let the adventures begin!!!

I'll tell you ALLLL about it in a week or so.

Au revoir!

P.S.- Did anyone become a fan of Sufjan that had never heard of him before because of my last post? Or did anyone listen to the clips and enjoy new music they hadn't heard before? Just wondering.