Monthly Archives: September 2014

Local

It’s been an emotional few days. My second in command’s Dad has been here for a few days. We’ve introduced him to the Bridge (hotel) and, last night, to the Tuns. And some other stuff.

A really nice bloke who appreciates hills and old stuff. We’ll be using his house as a base for a night out in Stamford soon.

He’s currently en route to Kings Cliffe (via Peterborough) his first train trip in 40 years.

We’re in our local right now, waiting for confirmation of his arrival. And I’ve noticed a minor typo.

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Reinheitsgebot

After a few days with nice, fish and chemical free, beer, it was nice to stop off at a Samuel Smith’s pub (St Mary’s Vaults) in Stamford.

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I only had a couple of pints of extra stout, but it was good to enjoy decent (vegan) beer on our return.

Metro

There’s a definite similarity between these Metro stations.

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I’d like to think that the Berlin decor has been influenced by its Tyne & Wear cousin. Which, since the same company owns both, that might actually be the case.

I is a Berliner

A way too brief visit to Berlin has involved the following …
Westfalischestrasse:
Berliner kindl
Warsteiner x 3
Boddinstrasse:
Krystal wheat beer (unknown – wiestephan?)
Scube park:
Grafenwalder
Georgbrauhause:
Georgbrau pils x 3
Bauhaus Mitte:
Bauhaus Mitte pils
” ” Oktoberfest beer
Wilhelmstrasse:
Erdinger Krystal
Scube park:
Grafenwalder x 2
Potsdam:
Veltins
Wilmersdorferstrasse:
Berliner kindl x 2 (1 + 1 Erdinger hefeweizen for Sooze)
Charlottenburg:
Erdinger Krystal (Hefeweizen for Sooze)
Karlmarxplatz:
Berliner kindle (wodka und cola for Sooze)
Airport:
Franziskaner weizen x 2 (Hasseroder pils for Sooze)

A small selection of phone pictures; real ones may follow.

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One might think that the past few days were spent in metro stations and bars. While that’s partially correct, these were just examples of the kind of pictures taken with my phone.

Bier

I’m sure I’ll say more on the subject, but (with limited data) I have to say that I love Berlin.

Fake cheese

I found pizza made with fake cheese in town this afternoon. Pleased with my discovery, I was looking forward to eating one.

Regrettably, it was vile.