You left me in the second new GBG entry in Inverness at 7pm, pondering how to spend the rest of my evening before LBC becomes listenable. I could have walked up and down the Joker Steps 127 times (not smoking). I could have walked round town taking photos of all the listed buildings. I could… Continue reading INVERNESS PART III – WEE JOCKS AND ALIENS
Month: November 2019
SPECIAL GBG DRAX QUIZ EDITION
According to Dave this blog (or possibly Mrs RM) will explode if I don’t post daily. So here’s something that took my fancy while perusing the pristine GBG in Macgregors in Inverness. Thrillingly, I managed to avoid spilling mayo on it. Simple question. Study the Guide entry and tell me what’s unique about it. Tom… Continue reading SPECIAL GBG DRAX QUIZ EDITION
INVERNESS PART II – AMERICANS GO “WOW”
Last time in Inverness, I’d been impressed with pubs and beer quality. If Edinburgh = Manchester and Glasgow = London, then Inverness = Cambridge. Don’t @ me. But two of those, the Phoenix and Blackfriars, are (temporarily) closed so it’s a good job there’s a Spoons, Brewery Tap and fiddle pub to take up the… Continue reading INVERNESS PART II – AMERICANS GO “WOW”
INVERNESS PART I – BELIEVE
Back in Inverness at dusk, I headed straight for the now iconic Joker Steps. I’ve no idea why those folk are heading for the Bronx to do the iconic dance when they’re in the Highlands. It’s four years since I last visited Inverness, back in the early days of this blog when even 100 words… Continue reading INVERNESS PART I – BELIEVE
OCTOBER ’19 STOCKTAKE + NOVEMBER PREVIEW
“When the leaves come falling down, I’ll be ticking in a Highlands town” Van Morrison, When the leaves come falling down, 1999 Or in the words of Katherine Bush’s Halloween single from 1980 “October will be magic again“.* BLOGGING ACTIVITY 77 posts in October, which gives you a clue to how many pubs I used.… Continue reading OCTOBER ’19 STOCKTAKE + NOVEMBER PREVIEW
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