When the sun is out...
From Monday through Wednesday, it was pouring almost nonstop. Nevertheless, Eseul and I decided to go to Brighton on Tuesday for lunch. We wanted to go to Thai Spice (the place we saw when we went to the pub crawl) but when we got there, we found out they're closed Mondays and Tuesdays for lunch. (The English have it good; they work short hours!)So we ended up walking several blocks in the rain and wind and finally found this random restaurant...
It actually ended up being pretty good though. I ate the other half of this pizza for dinner.
The next day, we ventured out to the city again. Once again, it was pouring... and we ended up eating at Pret a Manger again (the same place we had at Bath).
So there are two shelves of sandwiches and you just pick whichever one you want. They have salads, sushi, wraps, and baked goods too.
Look at Eseul's cappuccino. They make a star shape at the top of it with the chocolate powder. Cute!!
This was my falafel melt. So interesting, huh?
Erly and I were twins that day. We both wore dark gray v-neck sweaters with black coats.Today, I went again for lunch!!
This is Preston St., a strip with a bunch of hole-in-the-wall, independently-owned restaurants.
Natalia and Sarah.. they are gorgeous!
So happy to eat. =)
This was a Greek/Hungarian place... I still don't know what Hungarian food is because they serve hamburgers, pita sandwiches, and french fries here. Anyways, we got all this for 3.50 (lunch special). That's a good price because it's usually pretty expensive to eat out here.
Afterwards, we shopped around.
...And then at night...
On Tuesday, the school planned a karaoke night at a cute local pub called King & Queen.
You can't see it, but this one grandpa is singing... haha. He was good.Afterwards, I went to a club called Tru with some girls. It was annoying though because they had this "foam party" at midnight where they just started spraying foam. I guess it was fun for everyone else except me... I hate getting wet when I'm wearing clothes and I didn't want to be freezing while waiting at the bus stop. Plus, at British clubs they always play trance/techno music. It's not as fun to dance to.
One of my friends, Darlene, was feeling sick though so I left early with her.
On Thursday, the school had an event where they took us to see the gay nightlife of Brighton. We went to a gay bar and club.
We all met up at school first and boarded the buses together.Here is the bar and club, Charles Street.
We stayed at the bar for 2 hours because the club didn't open until 11PM. I was actually really bored during this time and really tempted to buy my first drink (they were super cheap here, around 1 pound). I looked around and saw everyone drinking.. the more they drank, the more fun they seemed to be having. Now I really understand why it's so hard to NOT drink when you put yourself in those types of drinking/partying environments.Anyways, it was very tempting but in the end, I didn't buy a drink. This is why:
1. I thought of my small group next year. What if one of my girls started drinking... I would feel like a hypocrite if I tried to help her stop knowing that I have done it myself in the past.
2. I want my FRIENDS to buy me my first drink on my 21st birthday!
This is a hair straightener... if you pay 90 pence, you can use it for like 10 minutes or something, I forget. haha... they would have something like this at a gay club.
Here is the club!
One great thing about going to a gay club is that you don't have to worry as much about creepers and heebs.Ladies, by "heebs" I mean those guys who watch you from afar and try to dance up on you at clubs, and make you want to be celibate for the rest of your life... hahaha.
Kidding... but really, if there's one thing I absolutely hate about clubs, it's the shady guys!!
Anyways, I left the club with my two friends after like 30 minutes... we got bored. But it was good to get back early. I got to Skype with Monica and Jamie!
I really miss these gong joos... I hope I get to spend my winter break in Korea with them. =)
