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Bamberg

Michael Blakeley — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:12:13 +0000

“Oh, you like beer and you’ve been to Germany? Did you visit Bamberg?” Fine – it’s only an hour from Würzburg; I’ll go.

It was worth the trip.

RIP PoW

Michael Blakeley — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:02:32 +0000

The Prince of Wales will close on 2007-01-21. So long, Jack – and thanks for all the fish.

The last batch of chili (#971) was excellent, too.

The Smoke, Part II

Michael Blakeley — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:53:57 +0000

I’m not going to complain much about the exchange rate. It’s true that restaurant meals were expensive, but beer wasn’t such a bad deal. In London, less than $6 gets you 20-oz of cask-conditioned ale. In Manhattan or San Francisco, $4-$5 gets you 16-oz of questionable keg beer, and the barman expects a tip. I also find the English attitude toward alcohol quite refreshing.

Their attitude toward conservation, however, sometimes appalls me.

There isn’t a lot to say about my last couple of days in London. I went to some very nice pubs, but all the LondonLand pubs get plenty of business without my advertising.

I did get to the new British Library, near St Pancras station. The architecture is nice, and the exhibit on London maps was stunning.