Jackie's Bournemouth Birthday Bonanza

This is a photo heavy, text light post about our trip to the South Coast for Jackie's birthday.

Before leaving we went to the food market at Balham, to stock up for the day, it was raining quite hard at times but they were still quite busy

I was allowed to have a Lamb Burger (and sausage roll) to eat straight away

On the train we got stuck into our food, here Jackie is modelling a Moroccan and a Mexican wrap with Apple Juice Box

Followed by feta and pine nut bread

Old favourite the lamington (we shared this)

Pastis de nada (one each)

And to top it all off two chocolate chip cookies sandwiched together with chocolate icing, it was a bit much actually

We were staying at a Premier Inn, which is a budget chain of hotels but we managed to get the penthouse suite which was huge

View from the bed, you can't see it in this photo but out the windows is the sea, great view.

Shower for two (or one pregnant lady!)

There were miles and miles of beach huts, we (Jackie especially) appreciated the effort that had gone into the colour schemes

Blue for boys

More huts

Jackie had to ask for 20p to play this game, the aim of which was to pick up a sweet, Jackie failed. The game made a huge amount of noise when you put the money in, so there is no way you could secretly try and win a sweet with no one knowing

We went to nearby town called Poole, they were making these boats, there were two identical boats being finished off. They are big, you can see a person in the centre of this boat in a fluoro yellow top, tiny compared to the boat. 

As well as boats, Poole is famous for pottery, in one of the shops we found this collection which is one of their discontinued lines. Jackie has a coffee pot, three coffee cups, sugar bowl and milk jug from this collection. To buy the same from here would have cost over £100, Jackie got the lot for £12.

Poole old town. Poole new town was pretty horrid so no photos.

View of Bournemouth Pier from our penthouse suite on Tuesday, it was sunny. 

View along Bournemouth Beach down to Sandbanks from our apartment

View out our window to the ocean

Jackie flexing her belly on Bournemouth Beach

Beach huts with a different colour scheme

We thought when we got to this sign we should turn around

At the train station waiting to go home this old school steam train pulled in

The train had day tripping passengers on board, those in first class were having lunch served, those not in first class were getting stuck in to their packed lunches, which looked pretty good to. 

On the way home we got off at Brockenhurst, which is a village in the New Forrest, to have lunch. It wasn't spectacular so no photos.

All in all a nice trip, we wouldn't really recommend Bournemouth or Poole though as must see places in the UK.