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Moozillion

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Good evening all. I have had a lovely day in Brighton today.

Brighton is an .... ummmm ... eccentric, queer (both in old and modern senses of the word), brash, mad small city on the south coast (the sea is the English Channel and France is the other side)

It has the only Royal Palace not still owned by the Royal Estate ... Brighton Pavillion ... which shows that Brighton has been just the same for over 200 years. It was a farmhouse originally, but George IV embellished it ... and then embellished the embellishments.
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No pictures of the interiors sadly as you’re not allowed to take them, but they are totally over the top. Queen Victoria hated it and sold it to Brighton Council.

...aaaaand ANOTHER site added to my bucket list!!!!! [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]
 

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Then we went up the i360 which is basically a donut shaped elevator that goes up a tall pole. It’s built on the pier head of the West Pier that burned down in 2003.

The views were good, but reflections made photography difficult
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Looking west towards Hove
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Looking East towards the East Pier with the South Downs and the white cliffs at Beachy Head in the distance
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Oh, MY!!!! [emoji33] I’m not at all certain I could take that little lift ride!!!!!
 

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Oh, MY!!!! [emoji33] I’m not at all certain I could take that little lift ride!!!!!

I am terrible with heights, but actually the whole thing is much bigger that it looks (the donut ring floor is probably 20’ wide) and there’s a very secure hand rail that prevents you going anywhere near the glass. It moves very slowly and I was absolutely fine with it.

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And it’s a wibbling goodnight from me. Not see you tomorrow :)
 

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