tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post5767156387466966527..comments2023-10-07T11:45:27.473-04:00Comments on Facing the Street: What I love--and loathe--about the U.K.Laura Byrne Paquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17936843947318780260noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-21475408490284302792010-04-29T09:45:10.476-04:002010-04-29T09:45:10.476-04:00Traveljunkies: Fair enough about the windy roads! ...Traveljunkies: Fair enough about the windy roads! I agree, they're prettier and they do keep one from falling asleep. I was once so hypnotized by a long straight road in Saskatchewan that I buzzed right through a four-way stop--didn't even see the sign.<br /><br />And I did know that many British hotels have been added onto in bits, so I understand the stairs. After lugging my bag up and Laura Byrne Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936843947318780260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-24536795095192030782010-04-29T06:49:06.623-04:002010-04-29T06:49:06.623-04:00A comment about some of your comments, but first a...A comment about some of your comments, but first about those showers.<br />Why can't all countries have them like this, it's so much easier to shower those bits you can't reach.<br />And about windy roads. We Brits don't like them either but when you're limited for space and some farmer owns the straight bits, we've not a lot of choice.<br />But at least it makes life traveljunkieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899793548513236422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-51709910254285676182010-04-22T19:55:00.134-04:002010-04-22T19:55:00.134-04:00Thanks for sharing your fun memories, Ellen!
Som...Thanks for sharing your fun memories, Ellen! <br /><br />Some made me realize how British-influenced Canada still was when I was a child. I remember people here saying "pinched" in the sense you remember it being used in Britain. My grandmother (born and raised in Canada) used "mind" the way they do in the U.K.--as in the ubiquitous "mind the gap" in Underground Laura Byrne Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936843947318780260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-41544411409232356452010-04-22T19:11:32.229-04:002010-04-22T19:11:32.229-04:00I so agree with with this post, having lived in Ex...I so agree with with this post, having lived in Exeter for a year of university. <br />So many great expressions...so confusing at first. <br />In a psych class we were given 3-D glasses and were told not to pinch them. Why would I pinch the my paper glasses? Oh, he meant don't steal them.<br />My fellow student Fiona told me I looked "smart." She meant I dressed well, not that I Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168411254396150083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-22582372648933488182010-04-16T09:16:48.369-04:002010-04-16T09:16:48.369-04:00Yeah, Lori, this thing with me and tea in hotel ro...Yeah, Lori, this thing with me and tea in hotel rooms is pretty much a lifelong obsession! :-)<br /><br />Thanks so much for adding me to your blogroll, too!Laura Byrne Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936843947318780260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-64748449963454762822010-04-15T00:08:42.311-04:002010-04-15T00:08:42.311-04:00PS. I finally added a blog roll to my website, so ...PS. I <i>finally</i> added a blog roll to my website, so you're on it :) Thanks for having me on yours.Lori Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688472002336315329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-73541496215057333372010-04-15T00:04:06.334-04:002010-04-15T00:04:06.334-04:00I remember the kettle thing from a past trip with ...I remember the kettle thing from a past trip with you and thought of you as I travelled through the UK this spring and saw them in all my hotel rooms!!!Lori Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688472002336315329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-52896979914214042892010-03-28T14:35:47.169-04:002010-03-28T14:35:47.169-04:00Thanks for the comment, Chris! I was lucky in that...Thanks for the comment, Chris! I was lucky in that all the places I stayed on my recent UK visit provided ample tea (four to five bags a day) and milk. In one place, they even had a special fridge in the hall just for tea milk!Laura Byrne Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936843947318780260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-5459599326011298092010-03-18T06:53:06.451-04:002010-03-18T06:53:06.451-04:00Tea Lovers Unite!
I wish that hotel and B&B...Tea Lovers Unite!<br />I wish that hotel and B&B's would provide more than just one or two teabags and proper milk. I think we should start a campaign for the Proper 'English Tea lovers'<br />Chris<br /><a href="http://www.top-page.co.uk/" name="seo" rel="nofollow">SEO</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484273528788152618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-77069353468817309552010-03-18T06:46:24.606-04:002010-03-18T06:46:24.606-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484273528788152618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-40154164501108687322010-03-13T15:03:01.388-05:002010-03-13T15:03:01.388-05:00Oh, I didn't realize that about the costs of i...Oh, I didn't realize that about the costs of installing separate pipes, Gloria! The hose apparatus makes sense now.<br /><br />And I sympathize with you on the winding roads, Yvonne. I didn't have problems on this trip, but I did get queasy on a trip to Italy a few years ago.Laura Byrne Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936843947318780260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-32318953841886949342010-03-08T16:25:02.599-05:002010-03-08T16:25:02.599-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15561587684569716019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-37772254354173301252010-03-08T16:24:49.374-05:002010-03-08T16:24:49.374-05:00Most showers are like that in Italy too.
It was ...Most showers are like that in Italy too. <br /><br />It was not long ago that having two separate pipes (one for the taps and one for the shower head) was more expensive than just having pipes stop in one spot. <br />Now I guess it's just a habit.<br /> <br />I am used to having the "mobile" shower head, so I prefer that. It also makes it easier to clean the shower... I know, I'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15561587684569716019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-59846352724366377552010-03-08T12:48:34.107-05:002010-03-08T12:48:34.107-05:00I know what you mean about the hot and cold water,...I know what you mean about the hot and cold water, Kerry--I scalded myself this morning!Laura Byrne Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936843947318780260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-15318117368148408902010-03-08T10:05:23.755-05:002010-03-08T10:05:23.755-05:00getting the hot to cold water ratio in a liveable ...getting the hot to cold water ratio in a liveable range is what's interesting to me about those showers -- each one seems to differ on that, and extra cups of tea do not help. really with you on the tea thing, too- in US hotels everything tastes of coffee.Kerry Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024934410964947306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-82646443368960599742010-03-08T01:05:05.164-05:002010-03-08T01:05:05.164-05:00This was great! Wish I were there, but can't w...This was great! Wish I were there, but can't wait until you're back here in Ottawa.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471303241229229841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-60189704829976241212010-03-07T21:19:07.008-05:002010-03-07T21:19:07.008-05:00personally I became quite car sick on their countr...personally I became quite car sick on their country roads...why cant they build a straight road?<br />`YvonneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788210216436013952noreply@blogger.com