Summer Days in Brighton #TheBrightonDiaries

Welcome to a new post!

I'm really really sorry that I didn't manage to upload this blog post a few days ago, because the third week has already started and I am yet to share this beautiful post with you about all of my photography from my first week in Brighton. And I've also got a bunch of pictures from a trip to London I did in my second week, so you'll hopefully be spammed with blog posts the next few weeks.

I don't really have much time to do anything after work, so I usually use that to go and meet some friends or go to the beach, so it can be hard to find time to squeeze in writing.

I'll stop finding excuses now and leave you with this. I'll try my best to upload again, as soon as possible. Sorry, if you don't like staring at photography. I've got some other, more fun posts planned, relating to this trip, so get exited for that!

I had a beautiful first week in Brighton, where I did a lot of exploring, especially of the lanes, and I spent almost every day at the beach, because I just couldn't leave it alone. England has literally been blessed with the nicest weather this month, and you just have to try and make the most of it, because you never know what the weather might look like the next day.

There'll probably be a whole post coming about places you definitely have to visit and really good food places that we've been to. Sorry if there are way too many pictures in this post today, but I just couldn't keep myself together. The next few weeks might include a few less pictures...but maybe not, who knows :D

This was my first full day in England. That's actually a place in Fyrle, a town close to Brighton. It was literally the most beautiful day, and you would not believe that this is so close to a big city because it literally felt like you were in the middle of the country. It was absolutely stunning. I would have happily moved in and spend the rest of my life decorating the insides.

Royal Pavillion

Hove

The Bandstand

Okay, to be honest, not every day was sunny, but you can't just not go to the beach. I love the atmosphere at the beach. I find it so calming, even when it's windy and freezing. Just the smell of the salt and the water, the sound of the waves crashing against the shore...so dreamy!

British Airways i360

The pier lit up by night.

The lanes by night.

Yes, we totally went to GBK, only to have a hot chocolate. We do have an excuse though: we had literally had dinner just an hour before that, so we were already full. We really want to go back and have a burger though...and sweet potato fries...I need sweet potato fries.

Cheese Omelette Bagel from Bagelman - yassss! I also love these fresh juices from M&S! I wish German supermarkets wouldn't only sell Smoothies. I just prefer a good old juice!

View from the pier.

It looked like it was going to rain any minute (which it didn't, gladly), and I just feel like this black and white filter makes this picture look at least ten times cooler than in colour.

Beach Huts in Hove. A certain famous British youtuber used to live in one of the houses behind those huts, but you'll hear a lot more about that in a blog post in the next few weeks.

Black and white though.

Doing some writing and editing on the beach ♥

Chocolate ice cream at Boho Gelato is a total yes, Carrot Cake is an okay. I was expecting it to taste a little better to be honest, given how much everyone is raving about it. But oh well, I guess I am just used to different things.

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That's my first week in Brighton summed up in way too many pictures. I hope you enjoyed looking at some of these shots as much as I loved taking them. I am now going to edit this post, and then I am going to try and get onto the next one straight away so you don't have to wait forever to get another one. :)

If you have ever been to Brighton, or you might even live in the area, let me know of any tips that you have! Whether it's food, places or activities. I am up to any ideas.

Have a beautiful day!

Lots of love,

Jacqueline Xx

The Adventure Begins #TheBrightonDiaries

3rd of June 2017

Today's one is probably one of the most exiting blog posts I am ever going to write. I told you things would get more exiting as soon as June approaches,
and they hopefully will!
As I am writing this, I am sitting on a train from London Victoria to Brighton, watching over the buildings on the outsides of London. I can finally tell you what's going on today. I mean, I could have done that before, but I wanted to make sure that everything went the way it was supposed to go first. The whole of June you will probably be spammed with tons of pictures of England, particularly Brighton and London, because I am going to be staying here for four weeks to do an internship in Tourism!

I'm really exited about this, especially because this trip is such a huge learning experience to me, as well as the best opportunity to tick some things off of my bucket list. Like living in England for a little while, visiting Brighton or meeting a certain girl (more about that next week). I don't think I have ever been more exited and nervous at once about a trip. There are so many things that could go wrong, and it has been stressing me out for months.

Yet, I am glad that I decided to do this. I'll finally be able to practice spontaneous talking, get some work experience and explore a whole new area. I'm probably going to be spamming you with quite a few touristy bits throughout the next few weeks. Thanks to school being pretty much over for me, except for reading a book, I will hopefully be able to invest a little more time into these blog posts than I was able to for the past few weeks.

Sorry, that my content has been lacking a bit, but school didn't really give me much time to think about anything else other than exams and essays. From now on, it's hopefully going to be a bit more exiting and fun to read.

I'm actually very surprised that the weather has been so nice so far, but I don't want to jinx it, because it's only just 11.40 in the morning. Bloody hell, how am I supposed to stay awake until after dinner, I have been up since 3. I'll call back later, once I've got something a little more interesting to tell you, other than sitting on a train, staring at East Croydon train station.

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My host family is really nice. We've already spent quite some time chatting politics etc, and it's been really fun. I was also able to explore Brighton on my own for a few hours. It was literally the prettiest day, except for all of the wind maybe. I gladly only have to go down the road to get to the beach, so I managed to see quite a few things in little time, like the new and old pier, the bandstand, the lanes etc. It was really fun to do some exploring, even if I didn't buy

anything apart from food.

I am hoping that maybe some day in the next week I'm going to be able to be sitting at the beach a little bit longer, because I really want to spend some quality time there. The beach is literally one of my favourite places ever, no matter where I am, because the sound of the ocean always calms me down. Today the wind was just way too cold, I was freezing in my jacket, whilst some crazy Brits decided to go swimming in this "heat".

Brighton is such a beautiful city, and I can't wait to see more of it in the next few weeks. I've just unpacked and tried to make it all homely, because I really want to enjoy my time here, not stressing about school or other stuff.

I think I might do a little Zoella/Girl Online Tour around Brighton at one point, maybe next weekend. I also really want to spend at least one day exploring London on my own, just seeing the things that I want to see. And who knows what else I'll do - probably eat at every place any of my favourite youtubers has ever recommended. When I go somewhere new and exiting, I am not one to sit down for long. I want to go out and explore, so that's definitely what I've got planned in my free time. It's so weird that I don't have to stress about exams or anything, and that I can put all of my passion into the things that I love.

If you have any recommendations on places I need to go, activities I need to try or food (places) I need to try, please let me know! I would love to hear your suggestions! I haven't decided yet, how often you are going to get these blog posts, and whether they are all just going to be chatty ones, or whether they will also include some more fancy ones, but if you want to hear more about Brighton and my trip, definitely tune in during the next few weeks.

I'll see you in the new few days! Have a great time!

Lots of love, Jacqueline Xx