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Nov12
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Well I say full, full of pubs really. Friday night we stayed in, so as to have more energy for going out on Saturday. We had a trip to Canterbury in the day (and you'll never guess where we had lunch), no actual christmas shopping, but we went in a couple of different pubs for a change, the Cherry Tree and the Buttermarket. Both are nice enough, the Cherry Tree feels a bit dated and rough really for Canterbury, there are plenty of better places to go but it was worth checking out for a change. The Buttermarket is much nicer, no decent beers on unfortunately but we sat and had coffee and read their newspapers until it was time to head off for the bus.
Saturday night we went to Hythe for the first time in a long time, and it turned into a bit of a crawl. We decided to make the most of our Canterbury bus tickets (an "Explorer" ticket is the same price as a return and takes you all over Kent and Sussex, as if you would have time to go very far in one day) and get the bus out to Hythe, the timing of which meant time for one in Folkestone. We tried Keppels, but it was shut for a private do so we tried out The Bay Tree (the bar underThe Burlington) for the first time ever. Deathly quiet, but very nice, and really no quieter than any of the hotel bars nearby (like The Clifton or Keppels in The Grand), I'd go back again.
The bus to Hythe was full of kids, being kids, actually being quite awful kids. They were skaters and of some indeterminate alternative youth cult, and Clare and I would both love to believe that this makes you OK and a better person than if they were more mainstream in appearance, but it's just not true. I suspect that alternative is the new mainstream now, or something. They weren't just annoying and loud and spread over several seats making other people stand (though they were annoying and loud and spread over several seats), I forgave their youthful high spirits until they made racist remarks about another passenger, very poor.
Hythe was quite good, we looked in The Globe which was dated and working-mans-club-like like The Cherry Tree was earlier, but it gave it a feel of traditional pub. Then on to Earl Brownes to meet people, nice to sit around and chat, but that bar closed early, not because of us I'm sure, t seems to have declined in popularity since it first opened. A couple of other pubs along the street also stopped serving when they saw us coming, only The Kings Head was brave enough to stay open, and I think that's where all the pictures are from.
Sunday didn't do much, but did spend a stack of money. Booked a hotel for Brussels where we're off to in December for a christmas market weekender. Thought at first that we could easily get a five star hotel there at a knock down price, but on a second look it seems all these cheap places are in the EU district, half an hour's walk from the town centre, so we've gone for a Novotel right in the centre of town instead. Also booked tickets to see the Magic Numbers at Festival Hall in a couple of weeks. It's a midweeker, but I think I can do it easily leaving right after work, as it's so handy for Waterloo. Will be bleary eyed the next day, but what's new.
Got lots lined up before christmas now, we are busy bees...
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you forgot to mention that most of the people who visit this place are gays that stare at you as soon as you enter the door lol
eno :: 27 Jan :: Comment / reply
Oct10
Had a few beers on Friday night in The Coal Hole on The Strand, a few more more than the one I intended, but great to see people. Was running late (having put the popex redesign mostly live), so had to get a cab there from work. It's stupid but I felt quite the Burlington Bertie getting a cab to the Strand, instead of my usual end of day routine of a head down march to the station. Got the train home quite squiffy and read quite a lot of my book, which means I'll need to read all that again I expect... thought we were stopped at Folkestone West station so started to put my things away ready to get off at the next stop, but NO! We were at Folkestone Central, and I had to leap out of the closing doors so as not to end up in Dover for the night... Went and met Clare and Jenny in La Vue, because I was otherwise LOCKED OUT! Then went home and watched Madagascar and had a few more beers. Beers were good, Madagascar less so, there's a surprise. SHOPPED HARD Saturday, got a wardrobe, a tallboy (chest of drawers) and a couple of massive oak bookcases that we have to wait months to be delivered... Pleased with what we picked out though. Then a couple of pints in Chambers, where it was very nice and very busy, not been going there enough recently. Then we went to the New Delhi.
Yesterday did groceries and housework and seeing of the inlaws and watched all the episodes of LOST that I'd missed recently. Really nice and relaxing. So glad to be back at work today...
Found our new bookcases on the internets, here they are:
bergerac bookcase
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