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    Quote Originally Posted by strigils View Post
    Right where were we, oh yes Parade Gardens.
    Stunning!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by strigils View Post
    The notes say: Possibly the oldest pub in Bath, the Saracen’s Head was built in 1713 on the site of an earlier inn. It was a minor coaching inn: the stables were in what is now the dining area and you can still see some of the original windows. Charles Dickens stayed in the Saracen’s Head during one of his visits to Bath.
    Nice one! That is very very old indeed.
    That is one thing I really miss about England, is the architecture and seeing pubs on almost every corner (and some of the people as well).
    Amazing pics, thanks very much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe 90 View Post
    Shall have to venture down that way and check it out when things open up more.
    There is some lovely countryside and if you like old houses and such the place place is rotten with then, just bring google translate with you for engaging the locals.

    Quote Originally Posted by Joe 90 View Post
    Cheers for taking the time to post up a travel thread.
    That has been a nightmare.

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    Quote Originally Posted by strigils View Post
    just bring google translate with you for engaging the locals.
    ...some of whom, I'm told, may be found on every corner...

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe View Post
    Amazing pics, thanks very much.
    Thanks, i may reduce the number of pics next time i do one as this has been painful.

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    Great thread

    Nice cheese

    Big work and very well done

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    A decent thread and will probably keep you out of the pokey for about a month or two, as mentioned before the pics uploading here is now a major nightmare and part of the reason many don’t bother anymore.

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    Quote Originally Posted by strigils View Post
    Thanks, i may reduce the number of pics next time i do one as this has been painful.
    I put 10 pics in one post today all uploaded from my phone.
    I then had to double click on them from a laptop to make them full size. Took about 10 minutes.
    It is a ballache and really needs sorting even if it's only so we can see a pic of Cyrilles curry.

    5 stars from me, more travel threads needed.
    Even if its members focussing on a local area, it's all interesting to others who live far away.
    Shalom

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe View Post
    Nice one! That is very very old indeed.
    That is one thing I really miss about England, is the architecture and seeing pubs on almost every corner (and some of the people as well).
    Amazing pics, thanks very much.
    1713? Newbie, Nammers! I took these in Scarborough in the summer last year.

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    However, Scarborough Castle (around 1160)...
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    and Whitby Abbey (657) make them both look like newbie newbies!


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    ^ Is that all you've got?

    The Roman Baths were built in AD 60...

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    Meh, I'll give you Newgrange, built 3,200 BC

    Last edited by Saint Willy; 18-04-2021 at 09:53 AM. Reason: Brain fart

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    ^ I guess you mean BC

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    Quote Originally Posted by lom View Post
    ^ I guess you mean BC

    ooops, I do indeed.

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    well this has got all ageist, actually the whole area has loads of ancient monuments, you'll probably heard of:

    Stonehenge c3000 years old and about 18 miles away

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    no my pic but chose it for two reasons, firstly you can see how big the stones are and secondly there's traffic, you used to be able to drive right past it but they have now diverted the road

    But Stonehenge is a youngster, Avebury (not my pics again) is much older and about 14 miles away, I'm told camping in the stone circle on magic mushrooms is a freaky experience.

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    Yeah. Newgrange is still 400-500 years older than Avebury. Just saying.

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    Its not a competition, i was just pointing out the local bronze aged attractions but carry on.

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    How many people were wearing a mask that day, striglis?

    From what I could see, only the people working in the shops and one guy (cop?) at the door where the wedding was taking place. Nobody outside seemed to be wearing a mask.
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    Generally nobody wears a mask outside Nev, people side step and give wide berths to each other and its not crowded. Indoors is a different matter and masks are compulsory. It feels like even when everyone is jabbed and things return to some semblance of normality we will still be wearing masks indoors. Just can't see an end to it at the moment.

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    Righto, unwraped

    Main course;

    Top -Ragstone Goats cheese - goaty and firmer
    Middle - Valencay Goats cheese - Troy's recommendation and very good, not too goaty
    Bottom - Baronet Brie
    Top right - Colston Bassett Shropshire Blue
    Bottom right - Westcombe Cheddar

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    and a side salad

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    all unpasteurised

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    Looks fantastic. Finally, two nicks later you post some decent food pics. Did you get a new phone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by strigils View Post
    Middle - Valencay Goats cheese - Troy's recommendation and very good, not too goaty
    Good man! Pleased you enjoyed it.

    I love Bath as well, I used to have a flat there years ago and one of my nephews is at Bath Uni.

    Green Owed...

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    ^^ A new nick

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy View Post
    I love Bath as well, I used to have a flat there years ago and one of my nephews is at Bath Uni.
    Its quite good for engineering, couple of mates kids have gone through.

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    ^ You've made me homesick with your pics and now you've destroyed me with that cheese platter.

    You cannot imagine how much I miss that.

    I buy half decent Cheddar in Makro in Korat for an extortionate price so mix it with the cheaper and tasteless Aro 'Cheddar' for cooking.

    Here is my cheese board...



    I see your fancy figs... bet ya can't get custard apple in Bath?

    Edit: At least I can get 3 litres of Mont Clair for less than 1000 Baht (just). You have to have red wine with cheese.

    Next you'll be telling me you can get all sorts of wine for a fraction of the price in the West Country, no doubt?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    At least I can get 3 litres of Mont Clair for less than 1000 Baht (just).
    Make your own wine. It's easy and cheap.

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