Babs and I just returned from Italy. We passed through London on our way there. We landed at Heathrow and then had to take a bus to Gatwick to catch our connection to Verona, Italy. I'll be darned - they do drive on the other side of the road in England (but not in Italy)! We stopped at an airport restaurant called Garfunkels. I thought it only right to order a couple of "pints" while on layover in England. Well, I ordered the pints and Babs, being the lightweight, had the smaller servings. I believe that I had a couple of glasses of bitter, while she had the standard Stella. Both were served on draft and were very tasty. The temperature of the brew was perfect at around 45-50 deg F. Babs, of course, thought this was not cold enough. I'm still training her. I had a version of sheperd pie for my meal, and I can't remeber what Babs had. Attribute the lack of detail to the jet lag. Our bill came to 23.35 pounds, because they don't use the euro in England. I thought that was strange. You can use euros at the airports only, but all change is converted to pounds. There is no line on your credit card bill for a tip. They don't tip in Europe. I gave them cash for the tip. That's what my grandfather taught me to do.
A work in progress
Tired but happy
2 comments:
You look a little like George Clooney in that last shot. I'd play that up if I were you...
I wonder if George homebrews?
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