Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information