Who still drinks with breakfast
May 22, 2014 | 6:31 pm
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May 22, 2014 | 6:49 pm
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On occasion:
What was that first step again?
- When travelling on holidays, the holiday starts at the airport
- On Sundays, a bloody Mary or a pint (depending on how late I roll out of bed)
- If the day looks especially bad, a shot to calm the nerves.
What was that first step again?
May 23, 2014 | 9:48 am
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May 25, 2014 | 4:31 am
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One of my holiday time student jobs was at a very smart wine merchants in London. It still sold Champagne in pint bottles - apparently this was very common in the earlier part of the 20th Century but, by the time I was there in the 70s, it was down to just Bollinger (IIRC) who bottled in this way.
The legend went that a husband and wife found a bottle too much for breakfast and a half bottle too little. A pint was perfect!
The legend went that a husband and wife found a bottle too much for breakfast and a half bottle too little. A pint was perfect!
May 25, 2014 | 7:57 am
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Found these pics in my trip report for a trip I took last year to Nicaragua 
A little screwdriver with my tasteless pastry at 6 AM
A little screwdriver with my tasteless pastry at 6 AM
May 27, 2014 | 3:19 pm
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A couple times a year. Champagne, mimosa or bloody mary are all acceptable. I couldn't get used to a beer with breakfast although on vacation I seldom wait until noon.
A couple years ago, I spotted a sign at a Pensacola restaurant advertising "bottomless champagne". Imagine my disappointment when I discovered they were just referring to the glass. They paid for it in champagne, I tell you! I bet we sat there getting refilled every 15 minutes for 3 hours.
A couple years ago, I spotted a sign at a Pensacola restaurant advertising "bottomless champagne". Imagine my disappointment when I discovered they were just referring to the glass. They paid for it in champagne, I tell you! I bet we sat there getting refilled every 15 minutes for 3 hours.
May 29, 2014 | 12:18 am
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A couple times a year. Champagne, mimosa or bloody mary are all acceptable. I couldn't get used to a beer with breakfast although on vacation I seldom wait until noon.
A couple years ago, I spotted a sign at a Pensacola restaurant advertising "bottomless champagne". Imagine my disappointment when I discovered they were just referring to the glass. They paid for it in champagne, I tell you! I bet we sat there getting refilled every 15 minutes for 3 hours.
A couple years ago, I spotted a sign at a Pensacola restaurant advertising "bottomless champagne". Imagine my disappointment when I discovered they were just referring to the glass. They paid for it in champagne, I tell you! I bet we sat there getting refilled every 15 minutes for 3 hours.
But now for something completely different, my half-empty glass of Taittinger need some help before getting refilled