My lovely friend – The Actress – and I spent Sunday afternoon out at Devil’s Dyke, just outside of Brighton. I’ll put up some post-cards over the coming week, but first I wanted to show you the Number 77 bus that we took to get there. I was expecting the usual red and cream Brighton & Hove bus, and along came a happy aqua and pink bus with prints of the local sights. There are short information and story boards inside the bus, on the walls, ceilings and seats. We sat behind the seat with the Tennyson poem, whose first line also runs along the side of the bus.
You came, and looked and loved the view
Long-known and loved by me,
Green Sussex fading into blue
With one gray glimpse of sea.
I’m keen to explore more of the area just so I can get on the happy bus again. You can see in the picture that we were accompanied that day by the characteristic dark clouds of a British summer’s day … although they did take off in another direction after a fashion.
~ Spotted Cow
Wandering Cows 
Such a fun picture. Made even more so, because in it, no one is looking at the view. 🙂
Well spotted. I took the picture when the bus had dropped of its passengers and was waiting to collect others for the journey back to town. So, the ones on the bus had already seen the view.
Every town should have a happy bus!
I agree!
What BRILLIANT advertising for the town – VERY clever!
I know. Isn’t it great ! All buses should be like that.