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Beer is thicker than water
Aug. 30th, 2006 08:52 pmJust got back, having been away for a few days. Since these days we're scattered across five counties, visiting the whole of my immediate family was a rare achievement :o)
We visited Vick and Ady in their (very) new pub on Sunday, and it's a definite step up from their previous one. For a start, it's actually reachable from Sheffield by train. It's also really nice inside, and the layout is well-designed - i.e. - The big screen telly and the smoking area are right at one end, and the maximum possible distance from the family/eating area. And they're even going to have guest ales on tap. Hurrah!
What was really good was that, since the pub doesn't open until next Monday, we had the whole place to ourselves. It was such a hard afternoon lounging around on leather seats, with a huge private bar that we could hop behind and help ourselves to whenever we wanted, whilst waving to all the puzzled locals outside who were trying to work out if the place was open. *sigh* :o)
On Monday I would've gone along to the Pershore Plum Fair - if only for the marvellous prospect of base-jumping teddies - but sadly the weather was teh crap and the parachuting was cancelled.
We went swimming on Tuesday. The pool I used to go to for swimming lessons has now been demolished and replaced by a high-tech new one. The moving floor was slightly alarming. I kept expecting the computerised water depth display to change to "2.5 miles", and look down to see it had sunk away into blackness with eldritch voices and giant tentacles rising up from the depths. But unfortunately this didn't happen...
It was nice to catch up properly with everyone again. And of course eat and drink lots. I came back up on the train today. Oh, and Birmingham Moor Street station is fab - recently renovated to make it look exactly like it did when it was built in 1910, complete with hand-painted wooden signs and a steam engine on a disused platform. So much more welcoming than the hell that is New Street :o)
We visited Vick and Ady in their (very) new pub on Sunday, and it's a definite step up from their previous one. For a start, it's actually reachable from Sheffield by train. It's also really nice inside, and the layout is well-designed - i.e. - The big screen telly and the smoking area are right at one end, and the maximum possible distance from the family/eating area. And they're even going to have guest ales on tap. Hurrah!
What was really good was that, since the pub doesn't open until next Monday, we had the whole place to ourselves. It was such a hard afternoon lounging around on leather seats, with a huge private bar that we could hop behind and help ourselves to whenever we wanted, whilst waving to all the puzzled locals outside who were trying to work out if the place was open. *sigh* :o)
On Monday I would've gone along to the Pershore Plum Fair - if only for the marvellous prospect of base-jumping teddies - but sadly the weather was teh crap and the parachuting was cancelled.
We went swimming on Tuesday. The pool I used to go to for swimming lessons has now been demolished and replaced by a high-tech new one. The moving floor was slightly alarming. I kept expecting the computerised water depth display to change to "2.5 miles", and look down to see it had sunk away into blackness with eldritch voices and giant tentacles rising up from the depths. But unfortunately this didn't happen...
It was nice to catch up properly with everyone again. And of course eat and drink lots. I came back up on the train today. Oh, and Birmingham Moor Street station is fab - recently renovated to make it look exactly like it did when it was built in 1910, complete with hand-painted wooden signs and a steam engine on a disused platform. So much more welcoming than the hell that is New Street :o)
