[Leica] Oysters again, amended. - Frank D
Douglas Barry
imra at iol.ie
Mon Dec 14 06:36:38 PST 2015
The oysters are wonderful here in Ireland and a pint of Guinness goes
perfectly with a plate of them. Here on the western periphery of Europe,
surrounded by clean water - especially on the west coast, the seafood is
pretty good and in truth better than everywhere else I've eaten it, imho.
YOMV
Douglas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Oysters again, amended. - Frank D
> Well Jay I was brought up in Lancashire not far from a fishing port. The
> fish and chips was good and cheap, about 11d in old money which is about
> £0.045 in the new…
> They were fried in beef dripping.
> When I moved to Yorkshire for my apprenticeship they were just as good.
> Then I moved to London to University and I never found a good F&C shop
> anywhere near where I lived for the 3 years I was there.
> Now, living in Oxfordshire, the F&C is very variable. There is a van which
> visits weekly which has good fish, but he cooks in vegetable oil so the
> flavour is not there.
> Some pubs are not too bad but none near what I got as a kid.
> So when we go to Kirsty’s on Anglesey I am extremely tempted to go to
> Conwy for lunch every day.
> cheers,
> Frank D.
>
>> On 14 Dec 2015, at 04:29, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Frank!
>> The church wasn't open for us either, and it is hard for us Yanks to tell
>> chippies apart. ;-)
>>
>> Jay
>>
>> On 12/13/2015 1:32 AM, Frank Dernie wrote:
>>> These bring back memories Jay!
>>> Bodnant Gardens and Conwy are staples of our visits to our daughter’s.
>>> The church in Conwy with the clock plonked on top of the tower is
>>> fascinating but I have never been there when it is open. Conwy has the
>>> best fish and chips restaurant I have eaten at in recent years. Bodnant
>>> gardens were given to the National Trust a generation ago but the house
>>> is still privately owned.
>>> cheers,
>>> Frank D.
>>>> On 13 Dec 2015, at 03:13, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Wales is magnificent, Gerry, especially the area around Anglesey &
>>>> Snowdonia.
>>>>
>>>> 79 images from my 2013 trip are here:
>>>> http://gallery.jayburleson.com/index.php/w_2013, and I didn't see
>>>> anywhere near as much as I wanted to.
>>>>
>>>> Jay
>>
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