After Brighton pier we have Santa Monica pier. Strangely enough Santa Monica is one of the places in the USA that could pass the European test. Some the 1940-50's style hotels could be Rottingdean, just up the coast. I will keep these USA posts to a minimum since I always seem to be running. And I am not even sure what the time of day is - over here its 8 in the morning and the UK will be well into the afternoon and Australia, goodness knows - do let me know how today went, I could probably go back to bed if its going to pan out bad since you have already lived it (weird to think about). I heard this on the pier as the carousel turned - yay: