Weekend in Brighton

Spent two days visiting Brighton with my friend Arrie having (spectacular) coffee, great food, long chats, and taking some nice photos.

Brighton surprised me by being much more alive than I anticipated, and by the number and quality of the speciality coffee shops. We visited Two Pines, down the road from our hotel which took the cake with both an incredibly balanced flat white and a clean pour over. The pier was the highlight for sure, however Brighton gave me the impression there is a lot more to than I initially realised – love this town!

Brighton pier from the road peaks out from a roof in the foreground, the early morning sun casting a bright warm light on the structure
A tall circular staircase leads to a zip line you can take down the beach
A group of swimmers make their way to the sea with the pier to the right, another person in a warm coat is standing looking into the distance
White mussel looking sea creatures cling to the bottom of a large plastic sheet, hanging from it above the pebbles of the beach
Houses and hotels along the beach being struck by a warm morning light, the pebbled beach in the foreground
A women walks her dog on the beach as seagulls dive down for food around them, the mist of the sea waves fog up the view in the distance
A sign reads Brighton Pier bright in the morning sun on the pier structure as a large flock of birds fly above it against a clear sky
A repeated pattern created from the pier support structure, a web of pylons from the pier go into the ocean, with waves crashing underneath, it's really dirty
A couple stands on the pebbled beach photographing the waves as they crash up towards them and withdraw. The pebbles swell with sound as they bump each other, disturbed by the wave.
People walking onto the pier are happy with birds flying overhead and an analog clock stands in the distance
A busy corridor street packed with people and lined with interesting shops on either side of the street
Three houses of the same architecture painted bright colours stand next to each other. Each of them with a different colour door.
The Brighton train station ornate clock against the steel beams of the enclosing structure with blue and white bunting flags strung across the frame
An empty train platform with officials wearing bright orange vests, the ornate roof of the station creates pleasing patterns, two people in the foreground are waiting for their train to arrive