UK Part III

We caught the 8:40am train to Bridlington. After seeing York, Neil wanted to show me a different side of England. It took 1.5 hours to reach Brid. It is a seaside town and from what I gather a small town that's mostly busy during tourist - summer season. Many people will rent campers and go out to one of the seaside towns for the summer. I can see the appeal to children as it reminds me of PNE. There are many rides and arcades. There's even a pirate ship ride! You can actually go on a ship that goes out into the waters, circles around and then comes back to shore. It's got a jolly rancher flag and everything! It was only 1 pound to ride it. If the waters didn't look so rough, I might have gone.

We walked along the promenade and there are fish shops everywhere! We finally settled one that's off the promenade but still close by. It was very yummy. The fish was very moist but I thought the batter from the first night was better. Next we went to play a bit of mini golf in a pirate themed place. I won :D And I kept the score card. We played a couple of arcade games and got tickets to exchange for prizes. Like I said, very much like PNE/Playland. Next, we went to pick up some rocks! By that I mean rock candies or rock sticks. They come in all flavours and sizes (shapes too!). I also picked up a marshmallow sandwich for the road.

On our way back to Sheffield, we stopped at Meadowhall Centre. It was Neil's parent's anniversary party so we picked up a card. It was a very busy mall. Since it was raining I guess more people migrated to the mall as well. Eventually we got back to the house and luckily the rain stopped and we were able to hang out in the backyard for the party. Neil and I had head downtown to meet up with his friend Mark. We stopped at Lloyd's first. I got ID'd! :D After we went to Dev Cat (aka Devonshire Cat) and then to Washington. It's nice that you can go to many different places in one night - unlike the bar scene in Vancouver. At Washington, there's a beer garden which is basically like a covered backyard patio.

Before midnight Neil and I took a bus back to his place. It was a double decker bus and we sat on the top :) By the time we got back, his aunts and uncles were all still drinking. The party wasn't over. The British sure knows how to party!