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I have to cross this abomination to get to downtown Hove, the pedestrian railway bridge. Trundling through there last night, I was immediately reminded of the ferry building in New Orleans<\/a>. Just as decaying and smelly. Augh.<\/p>\n Isn’t it nasty? There is talk of it being refurbished or replaced. That would serve the community well as that bridge is a blight.<\/p>\n Here’s the Hove train station. Both Brighton and Hove have direct connections to London in a commute of about one hour, which isn’t too bad.<\/p>\n First Esso I’ve seen in Europe.<\/p>\n Wolfies of Hove<\/a> had a lunch special of a piece of cod with chips for \u00a33.50. This was a much better deal than I got in Hebden, where I paid over \u00a34 for a portion with half chips that I could finish and I couldn’t finish this portion. It was very good, but the bottom of my fish got mushy and the chips at the bottom stuck to the wrapper. So a good deal and tasty, but not as nice as what I got in Hebden.<\/p>\n I got my lunch as takeaway and ate at a bench by a bus stop to watch the foot traffic.<\/p>\n I continued making my way to the water along this pedestrian street.<\/p>\n I then crossed this busy street to walk the final block or so to the water.<\/p>\n There are some really impressive buildings along the Hove-Brighton Coastline!<\/p>\n Hello, old friend. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Here are the northern and southernmost places I’ve seen the ocean in the UK. Next time I come, I need to do Cornwall, Wales, and Northern Ireland!<\/p>\n Well, there’s my word of the day. A groyne (pronounced groin) is a wooden or stone structure built to prevent erosion.<\/p>\n Aaaaaah. The famous Hove beach huts! The structures\u00a0are privately owned and there is a license fee of over \u00a3300 a year for the spot. It is very difficult to find\u00a0one since all the spots are taken so you have to find one available for private sale. One was recently on the market for \u00a314,000. They can only be owned by residents of Brighton-Hove and you have to keep it for\u00a0at least\u00a0three years before reselling. Many have been owned by families for generations.<\/p>\n There are very strict rules on the colour of the roof and bottom (notice the light green and red), but the doors can\u00a0be any solid colour or stripes of several colours.<\/p>\n Each has an address.<\/p>\n Nice French pun (\u00c0 l’eau — to the water — sounds like allo — hello — and c’est l’heure is “it’s time. So “to the water, it’s time or”or “hello, it’s time.”)<\/p>\n I had a hard time finding images of what the insides look like, but it seems that folks use them mostly as storage sheds with perhaps a table to eat at out of the sun. Many have a gas cooker for making tea and doing basic cooking, I assume. They are meant for day use only.<\/p>\n More magnificent buildings.<\/p>\n More colourful huts.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n