“What cities do you want to visit ?” asks Word Press, as I start this post. Thanks for asking. Berne, since you ask. Easily pleased. 7th November 2022. Mrs RM has got a local letting agency (1066 holidays) to manage our caravan when we’re not using it, and we popped down to Rye Harbour to… Continue reading A SCUMMY HEAD ON THE BEER NEAR BODIAM CASTLE
BACK IN MANCHESTER; BEER, CURRY AND V.A.R.
Today’s Word Press post idea – “Tell us one thing you hope never say about you“. Tricky one. How about “He’s that bloke who thought he’d completed the Beer Guide but missed one out, never knew there were TWO (2) pubs called the Globe in Marylebone“. 5th November 2022. The obligatory map. Yes, back in… Continue reading BACK IN MANCHESTER; BEER, CURRY AND V.A.R.
Top 10 Schnitzel & Kölsch Pubs – Brauhaus Päffgen
Right, I found my mouse, I may have (temporarily) fixed the boiler, I need to catch up on the posts. Here’s the last one from Cologne. 4th November 2022. “A European Must Visit” said Ron Pattinson in his Guide to Cologne, which sounds like a recommendation to me. Dave loved it too, and so did… Continue reading Top 10 Schnitzel & Kölsch Pubs – Brauhaus Päffgen
COLOGNE SHOPPING SPECIAL
I’ve left my mouse at home so blogging is a sod. Treat this as a “contractual obligation” post for my Patronised readers who expect a post and artisanal beer and food matching recommendation daily. 4th November 2022. Well, that’s tough, as this is a post about Cologne shopping centre as a follow-on to Pauline’s comment… Continue reading COLOGNE SHOPPING SPECIAL
LOMMI’S
4th November 2022. On our last morning in Cologne we left the bags at TRYP and walked over the Hohenzollernbrücke to the east bank. I think we got our money’s worth from this budget Wyndham hotel outside the station, but I took a fistful of sweets to make sure. Mrs RM did some energetic walking… Continue reading LOMMI’S
A blow to the diet in Brauerei zur Malzmühle
I’m guessing some of you are getting a bit bored of these German posts where nothing happens except us eating meat and potatoes and drinking Kolsch in the quiet company of gentlefolk. It’s a bit like blogging about Cheshire Brunning & Price pubs, but at least there you get to observe the farce of English… Continue reading A blow to the diet in Brauerei zur Malzmühle
STOOD BEFORE PETERS (BRAUHAUS)
“What are your favourite physical activities or exercises ?” asks Word Press this morning, somehow imagining me lost for inspiration to write about. The answer, clearly, is walking between pubs or other houses of social or cultural value, whatever they may be. Another 20,000 steps on Day 3 of the Cologne trip. 3rd November 2022.… Continue reading STOOD BEFORE PETERS (BRAUHAUS)
NO ESCAPE FROM CHRIS CROSS IN AACHEN’S GOLDENEN EINHORN
I received my replacement copy of the 2006 Good Beer Guide to Germany at lunchtime. Should never have thrown the old one (after ripping out the brewery section). Imagine if our own GBG was only replaced every couple of decades; it would be a doddle to do, unlike the chaotic reality. The German guide is… Continue reading NO ESCAPE FROM CHRIS CROSS IN AACHEN’S GOLDENEN EINHORN
AN ACHING FOR AACHEN
Yes, I KNOW it’s not’s pronounced like “aching”. 3rd November 2022. Today’s Word Press blogpost prompt is “Who Do You Envy” ? Well, obviously BRAPA. But I imagine it’s an enviable life being a German ticket collector. Not only do you get to wear a smart uniform, always a hit, but I don’t think they… Continue reading AN ACHING FOR AACHEN
“Zwei Kolsch ?”
2nd November 2022. It’s tea time in Cologne. Let’s head to the Eigelstein Viertel (“long street with pub at the end“). Why head north of the hotel, when all the famous pubs are south ? To find a pub with a windmill on the sign, of course (and supermarkets with Milka chocolate afterwards). Yes, it’s… Continue reading “Zwei Kolsch ?”
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