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Jonnyboy



Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.
PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 08 10:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick, go to the english market on princes street. Apparantly there is a restaurant upstarirs which is amazing.

@Calli



Joined: 03 Jul 2005
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Location: Galway
PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 08 10:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

vegplot wrote:
sean wrote:
Calli wrote:


Its not like Wales you know?


It is exactly like Wales. It's part of Europe and it rains all the time, where's the difference?


It doesn't rain all the time in Wales. Some parts are predominantely dry and sunny, some are very wet. Too varied a climate to generalise.


'Course I can - hell we have the Euro....and Guinness

chez



Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 08 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I've eaten in the English Market restaurant. It's brilliant. You can sit on the balcony and watch everyone buying their meat.

When we were there, our main game was 'how fab a lunch could you get for 10 euro' .

Róisín



Joined: 30 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 08 1:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I *was* near yesterday but have come back home today Have fun. Let me know if you need road directions or anything...

kevin.vinke



Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 1304
Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 08 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Calli wrote:
vegplot wrote:
sean wrote:
Calli wrote:


Its not like Wales you know?


It is exactly like Wales. It's part of Europe and it rains all the time, where's the difference?


It doesn't rain all the time in Wales. Some parts are predominantely dry and sunny, some are very wet. Too varied a climate to generalise.


'Course I can - hell we have the Euro....and Guinness


I thought Beamish being Cork?

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 08 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Drive like a mad dog for 3.5 hours to get to the airport, get to check in with 4 minutes to spare.....flight delayed by an hour and the bar has no Bombay. Did I upset a God, of something somewhere?

So, I'll be in cork, this evening, around 10pm. If they don't have gin, I shall cry. Back in 24 hours, so may not even have time for anything to eat of choice.

Oh, the glamour of international travel.

dougal



Joined: 15 Jan 2005
Posts: 7184
Location: South Kent
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 08 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
...flight delayed by an hour and the bar has no Bombay. Did I upset a God, of something somewhere?
Dunno. Which deity booked you on Ryanair?

Nick wrote:
... If they don't have gin, I shall cry. Back in 24 hours, so may not even have time for anything to eat of choice. ...

But you should be drinking stout... before you get "tired and emotional".
And don't try to pull the jet-lag stunt. Just because you've gone back 50 years in less than an hour...

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 08 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Bah, Ryanair didn't have useful flights. BMI (baby).

And, I am here, in a VERY plush room (huge TV, stereo, two massive beds, minibar, free broadband) with a cold beer. Still only Gordon's in the minibar, but, I guess you can't have everything.

Tapas platter and Greek salad being delivered within 15 minutes!

gil
Downsizer Moderator


Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18409

PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 08 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Which hotel have they put you up in ?
You do know that closing time isn't till midnight (or is that only in summer ?)

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 08 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jury's, room with a massive glass extension/window over the river. Room service turned up within about 6 minutes.

Top hotel, not small and friendly, but perfect for a quick business trip. And only around 109 Euro. For more, I've stayed in much, much worse places.

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 08 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'm too tired to go out. I left home at 7 this morning, have driven to Harrogate, done a day's work and back to Brum. Snuggling up with all your Downsizers is enough for me this evening.

chez



Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 08 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
I'm too tired to go out. I left home at 7 this morning, have driven to Harrogate, done a day's work and back to Brum. Snuggling up with all your Downsizers is enough for me this evening.

Aw, that's so sweet

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 08 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

heh.

English market is great, Jonnyboy is right. But not to eat at, it's more redolent of Oxford covered market. There was an upstairs cafe, which I didn't venture too, because I actually fancied a pint.

dougal



Joined: 15 Jan 2005
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Location: South Kent
PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 08 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
English market is great, Jonnyboy is right. But not to eat at, it's more redolent of Oxford covered market. There was an upstairs cafe, which I didn't venture too, because I actually fancied a pint.

The caf was where Rick Stein chose to eat (and IIRC, drink...)
Sounded as though they used the market for much of their supply (as does the restaurant in the Goods Shed in Canterbury).
Just as well you didn't go on the ferry...

Jonnyboy



Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.
PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 08 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dougal wrote:

The caf was where Rick Stein chose to eat (and IIRC, drink...)


It was, he never listens that boy.

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