It might be the last time, even, if you travel to London again. It was bad enough in '88, when I lived there. From what I've heard, things are so bad there now that the Germans no longer need to fly V2 rockets into there
Yes on the fish n chips. Also enjoyed Indian, French and clotted cream tea 4 times! I made donairs one evening and the weather warmed up enough that we started and ended our days on the patio. Toast, jam and tea in the mornings and wine and crackers(biscuits) & cheese in the evenings, we ate well. Only gained 4 lbs but I lost 9lbs before we left so I'm still ahead...lol. I will get some pictures posted, promise. I'm now getting ready for the car show which is coming fast, only three weeks away.
At least, you admit it. Most people are probably frightened at the thought of what ingredients are added to their food and beverage, in secret. The following are the travel gifts which would take up the least space in your baggage and are most cherished by the Brits you visit. So cherished that you'll be guaranteed to get Charles and Camilla grins most every time you present someone with a can of this stuff: I suppose if you're talented at arts and crafts, which you seem to be, you could even craft together your own Chippendale Spamman beefcake to go with yout eggs: What to serve to the soon to wed Royals, if invited:
...anyway... I have a few pictures... this is where we stayed, my mom's younger sister's house and barn, which is now used for her she shed (sewing loft), hubby's work shop and storage shed.
We dined here... and enjoyed a beverage here... This wonky building is the result of coal mining. It was heading for demo when it was purchased, beamed up so it won't sink any more and became an ale house. So when you leave feeling a little tipsy, it's not you it's the building. A marble placed on the ledge right of the window, rolls towards the corner. The other side of this pub is perfectly level.
A few things that were most memorable... We rode The Eye and took in the view. We visited the Black Country Museum and went on a canal boat under ground through a net work of tunnels. These tunnels were used to move coal. They moved through the tunnels by "legging it". Men would sit or lie down so their feet were on the wall of the tunnel and walk their feet along to move the boat. The two of us were able to move it quite easily. Once we got it going it became easier...mind you it wasn't full of coal. This is a book shop on a long river boat. I had seen it on a news article months ago. My aunt was able to find it so we checked it out and purchased a couple of books and enjoyed a few yarns.
The cars interested me, a lot I had never seen before. They seem to have a lot more wagon type cars and not very many pick up trucks. I took a few pics of some of the badges and a couple of the cars, the wagon belongs to a 2nd cousin that I met for the first time.
Is that guy real or is it some kind of Madamme Tussaud's wax museum you were paying visit to? Brits generally are overpolite to foreigners and would rather display excrement eating grins, rather than diplay outrage towards intrusive photographing. Northern Europeans built the prettiest castles. Unlike ones the French built, this one at least resembles a castle. Often times, I'd see a sign in France depicting a castle and would then ask, "Where is this castle?", since almost any older building having multiple rooms could qualify for one there. Fake French "castles" are synonymous with fake German "royalty". I'm starting a vacation pictures thread, so that these images don't get forgotten