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Another Year On And Its Burns Night ..again

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Got a email from a friend who is in the Bangkok St Andrews society reminding me that they are having their annual Burns supper at The Amari Watergate Hotel on Saturday, January 26th 2008. ...so if anyone going enjoy.......just a mention..

http://www.bangkokscot.com/events.htm

Seems that last years Burns night was a resounding success and will be a difficult act to follow, but they are quietly confident that we will be able to rise to the occasion. :D

I keep saying that i must try and be there for at least one 'Do' but....well maybe next year....... :o

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Great night last nich at the George...if anyone was there...even got interviewed by aunty...roll on next year 250 th. anivers... :o

Tonight I gotta do the Plough in Cuffley......hard work..init....a wee hauf please..... :D

Bit of Info for Pub Buffs...

The George is London's only surviving galleried coaching inn. It stands on the south side of the River Thames near London Bridge, for centuries this was the only bridge across the river.

The George was rebuilt in 1676, after a devastating fire swept Southwark. It was one of many such inns in the area, perhaps the most famous being the Tabard, where Chaucer began his 'Canterbury Tales' in 1388. The Tabard too was rebuilt after the fire, but was demolished in the late 19th century, despite a public outcry.

The George also narrowly avoided total destruction. Coaching inns declined as the railways advanced. The Great Northern Railway used the George as a depot and pulled down two of its fronts to build warehousing, leaving just the south face. It is now in the safe hands of the National Trust.

The George is tucked away in a cobbled courtyard just off Borough High Street. The ground floor is divided into several connecting bars. There's a wealth of pretty lattice windows and oak beams. The Old Bar was the waiting room, for coachmen and passengers. The Middle Bar was the Coffee Room, a haunt of Charles Dickens.

The bedchambers (now the restaurant) were in the galleried part. The gallery design provides both access and light, as the back walls would have been crammed against other buildings. The George Inn is one of London's greatest treasures, how wonderful it would have been if it had survived intact.

http://www.pubs.com/pub_details.cfm?ID=187

My birthday too.

I let him share it.

Often get free beer from Scottish Pubs

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Got yet another one this Saturday night...in Yorkshire....Beverley......Local Mps..the Mayor ...PM maybe .whos says we aint flexible.... :o

Going up however earlier on Friday for a session in Nellys Pub....aka.. the White Horse.... not far from Durham Ox....great wee boozer and the local bitter...OK I ken Fine its English ...But at £1-20 a pint whos complaining.........

Fair fa yer honest Sonsie face great......... :D

Got yet another one this Saturday night...in Yorkshire....Beverley......Local Mps..the Mayor ...PM maybe .whos says we aint flexible.... :o

Going up however earlier on Friday for a session in Nellys Pub....aka.. the White Horse.... not far from Durham Ox....great wee boozer and the local bitter...OK I ken Fine its English ...But at £1-20 a pint whos complaining.........

Fair fa yer honest Sonsie face great......... :D

Hmmmmmmm......... I was told beer in UK, was lots more than that.

₤1.20, that is ruffly $NZ3.00, about same as Returned Services Club I belong to, as an associate.

Pay in bars more like 5 bucks+ for a 500ml glass/pot

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