Tudor Lodge Hotel
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Day 10
... holds court at one of the tables near the entrance. I'm the only patron. Maybe that explains the special treatment I get, with a chat about vegetarianism (she's never eaten any meat) and various recommendations. Her husband/employee serves her food at table and at one point, he even brings in a large container of flavoured rice for her to taste and approve. The food is average but it's worth a visit just to see the "queen" presiding over ...
Day 9
... The menu includes classics such as drip toast (i.e. toast and dripping, with dripping usually consisting of beef fat), chips and gravy, pie and mushy peas, and treacle tart. All traditional staples in other words, and at prices half those in London. What with that and the flashing Xmas bling, I feel right at home. I want to take a picture but think it would be a bit much to whip out my iPad in the midst of it all (i.e. I ...
Days 7 and 8
... 80s. And I suppose also that since tuition fees were introduced, they have to appeal to an even more middle-class student population. Leaves me feeling like it's all a pretty facade with little substance.
Rant over. We walk up the hill to Broomhill, an area familiar to both of us, as we both lived in student halls and other accommodation nearby. We continue the trek up to Crookes, where the music department building is ...
Day 6
... me a pitying glance and showed me directly to my room. This morning, I made my way to the city centre and I have to admit, it was all a blank. I haven't actually recognised anything here yet apart from the Arts Tower, which even I can't forget (guess the trauma of the paternoster lift runs deep). Even the station has changed completely. I'm now wondering how much of Sheffield I actually saw when I was here for three years. Not much apart from the inside of a wide ...
Katie and Dave's Wedding
... I went and said hello to her outside and I started crying and she started crying and she said it was the first time she had that day! We had so much fun at the reception. They played proud Mary and the Cha Cha slide. Their wedding song was New York and they played it at the end for the final song and then the do announced that the bride had a request and ...