Whilst in Oxford, I also took quite a lot of photos of various grotesques that lurk on the buildings (no gargoyles, though, 'cos I didn't see any I liked the look of as much — it seems as though the artistic endeavour was most often ploughed into the grotesques rather than the gargoyles). Of course, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘notlondon’
Return to NotLondon
On Saturday I made another trip to NotLondon, in Kent this time, where I discovered many things, to wit: On the train, I discovered that "Britain's best architecture was inspired by beer"1, and also that there is a random and unexpected obelisk sitting next to the railway near Swanley station. (Later googling turns up the [...]
It's all too much but I'd do it all over again
After our Chocolate Wine Slush, we were invited to try the cheese board, to which some of us hesitantly said "yes", and "perhaps", but Nikki just came out and firmly said, "today is not a day for saying no" and went ahead and ordered. Spurred on by her enthusiasm, I decided to have one too. [...]
this one's going to haunt me for the rest of my life
It's time for pudding! I love pudding. The dessert section of the menu was rather good, as you'd expect. My favourite dessert was the first one, which was actually two on the same plate; a Bavarois of Lychee and Mango, and a Blackcurrant Sorbet topped with a wafer. The bavarois was deliciously sweet and fruity, [...]
Mad Scientist Cookery
It's almost a shame that the opening dish of the Fat Duck tasting menu is already so famous, because the familiarity of the idea almost made it disappointing. I think it would have been more exciting if I hadn't been expecting to see it at the start, but it was still a lot of fun [...]
Taking Holy Communion at the Altar of St Heston
In case any of you were wondering about that thing I tweeted on Sunday, no, I haven't suddenly converted to Catholicism. I'm still hampered by a personal lack of faith as far as mystical entities with omnipotent powers are concerned, so that's not likely to be happening any time soon. As a matter of fact, [...]
Visiting NotLondon
I think I need to have a few days out of London. I realised about a month ago that — aside from weekends to comics-related events in other cities, where I end up in a bar not seeing anything else of the city — I haven't had a proper trip outside of London since I [...]
BICS (Birmingham Is Cool Sometimes)
So, watcha bin doon? Me, I've been quite social lately. I went up to Birmingham, using a last minute decision to attend BICS as an excuse to catch up with old friends who live in the city. It was fantastic to see them, but I must confess that BICS was disappointing this year. I don't [...]
