Tag Archives for pubs
Just when we we were getting very bored with Stratford-upon-Avon (at 11am on our second day) we came across this man whose name we may never find out. He built a miniature version of Stratford junction as it would have … Continue reading →
06. March 2007 by Caroline
Categories: Travel |
Tags: airports, architecture, dandelion, hg, job, journey, landscape, leeds, newcastle, nothing like the sun, pride and joy, pubs, restaurants, stratford upon avon, stretches, torture, tour of britain, trains, wheel |
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Pointing my camera upward at the licence on the Lion Tavern a voice from behind says: “Sorry, can I ask ya wha’rre you taking pictures of tha’ pub for?” It’s my first real introduction to the Scouse accent. It’s funny … Continue reading →
12. March 2006 by Caroline
Categories: Travel |
Tags: blokes, funny accent, funny look, hg, high energy, jeans, lion, pubs, scouse accent, time in ireland, union demo, young man |
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{click to enlarge} In summer, Dingle is a beehive of activity. Coach upon coach of tourists arrive, taking over the town and its 52 pubs. The only foreigners in Dingle this time of year were myself, an Italian travelling salesman … Continue reading →
21. December 2004 by Caroline
Categories: Ireland |
Tags: beehive, coach, dingle, fisherman, foreigners, pubs, suits, time of year, tourists, travelling salesman |
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Continuing this year’s trend of ‘going to see bands I don’t know’, last night we travelled to The Hague to see The Gathering play a singer/songwriter festival on ‘Queen’s Day Eve’. It is the night before Dutch national holiday ‘Queen’s … Continue reading →
30. April 2004 by Caroline
Categories: Music |
Tags: bettie serveert, burst, chinese restaurant, clever arrangements, copycats, death metal band, dramatic melodies, facial expressions, gestures, hague, italian fan, loud music, musicianship, national holiday, pubs, punters, singer songwriter festival, st patrick, vocalist, young men |
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