tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945127844477191398.post3122022297616077830..comments2024-03-22T17:40:07.034+00:00Comments on Tales from a Toymaker: Pier pressure......Sandra Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04538875136752456633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945127844477191398.post-73233982287994579772016-04-30T09:45:44.686+00:002016-04-30T09:45:44.686+00:00Thanks Rosanna.... yes, seaside piers seem to be a...Thanks Rosanna.... yes, seaside piers seem to be a British institution. I haven't come across one anywhere else! SxSandra Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607303994667115600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945127844477191398.post-27230269436656432842016-04-29T21:16:40.014+00:002016-04-29T21:16:40.014+00:00I have never been in Hastings even though I have b...I have never been in Hastings even though I have been close to it a few times but I have fond memories of Brighton Palace Pier where I was in far 1982 (ugh, this hurts ...)<br />It was my first time in UK, I was 15 and the pier looked widely exotic to me.<br />It also reminded me of a very old movie starring Alec Guinness as a seasick captain, All at sea was the title, and it made me laugh when I watched it when I was a child. It was difficult for me to imagine a pier since there are not in Italy and seeing one in real was pretty shocking.<br />I'd certainly love to come and admire your work<br />I wish you a good day tomorrow, Rosannarosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760301976359983285noreply@blogger.com