Утром мы дошли до пирса, и оттуда был виден старый маяк.

In the morning we walked to the pier, and from there an old lighthouse was visible.

Breakdown of Утром мы дошли до пирса, и оттуда был виден старый маяк.

• быть: to be
• и: and
• мы: we
• старый: old

Questions & Answers about Утром мы дошли до пирса, и оттуда был виден старый маяк.

Why is it утром and not утро or в утром?

Утром is the instrumental case of утро and is commonly used as an adverbial expression meaning in the morning.

This is a very common Russian pattern:

• утром = in the morning
• днём = in the daytime / during the day
• вечером = in the evening
• ночью = at night

So Утром мы дошли... means In the morning, we reached...

You do sometimes see в + time word, for example в то утро = that morning, but for the general meaning in the morning, Russian usually just uses утром.

Why is it мы дошли, not just мы шли or мы пришли?