Pub crawl

Everyone had finally arrived today, so tonight we went out in search of some good food and drink. So I finally got my first taste of English pubs... which includes English beer.

So far, not that impressed over its Canadian counterpart, but I'll keep searching for some good ones.

Of course - there was some more culture shock tonight. First was the washroom situation. Apparently the standard in pubs here (I saw it in two of them) is the trough. I haven't seen one of these since the old Maple Leaf Gardens. But it appears to be everywhere, so if you're shy about peeing in front of others, don't go to England.


Secondly, never order a Brakspear Bitter Beer. It didn't taste bad, but it stank horribly. I had to hold my nose while drinking it.



















But on the better side, we did get to check out the Eagle and Child Pub. This is where C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien got together to have drinks weekly. We didn't come up with anything quite so literary tonight, but still a good place to hang out right down the block.