We are currently sitting in a rented flat in Penge (thank you Airbnb), watching Top Gear, and trying to schedule our tomorrow. We will be waiting around for complementary tickets to Liverpool v Newcastle (thank you Charlie and thank you Kris at XL)... and then catching a train to Wembley for a stadium tour (thank you Katie). And if we are ultra lucky we will be getting a Michael Jackson mini-tour of Craven Cottage. Being a Fulham fan -- this could be the perfect end to a wonderful day.
In retrospect it is obvious to both Shawn and I that our luck turned as soon as we found a local pub - The Moon and Stars - and had a pint. First stop we covered Rudder's Best and Abbott. I took Shawn's Abbott because it tasted more like 'Hen and he took my Rudder's because it had a stronger bitter aftertaste. And first fish & chips in London -- done. And delicious. Plenty of malt vinegar all over my portion. Our next stop was - Pawleyne Arms...good price and a nice barkeep. We had John Smith's Extra Smooth in the comfy pub that felt more like a coffee shop, meant for sitting back at small tables talking to friends.
This all came as a refreshing calm after I had forgot a piece of our luggage three floors up from the Heathrow Express train -- no worries it was still there when we went back -- and then I failed to have any sufficient memory on how the owner of the flat we are renting told us how to actually get to the flat. I remembered one street name. But we made it. All is well. After some food and beer... a lovely email that said we got Liverpool tickets...complements of a cousin's boyfriend's connections and some kind folks at XL Travel. It's all in the name of soccer. Cheers.
Our schedule so far? Thursday = Wembley and Craven Cottage. Friday = Liverpool v Newcastle. Saturday = Brentford v MK Dons. Sunday = West Brom v Everton. Monday = Fulham v Arsenal. Yea you can hate us. But we guaranteed good pics and stories ;)
~beth
In retrospect it is obvious to both Shawn and I that our luck turned as soon as we found a local pub - The Moon and Stars - and had a pint. First stop we covered Rudder's Best and Abbott. I took Shawn's Abbott because it tasted more like 'Hen and he took my Rudder's because it had a stronger bitter aftertaste. And first fish & chips in London -- done. And delicious. Plenty of malt vinegar all over my portion. Our next stop was - Pawleyne Arms...good price and a nice barkeep. We had John Smith's Extra Smooth in the comfy pub that felt more like a coffee shop, meant for sitting back at small tables talking to friends.
This all came as a refreshing calm after I had forgot a piece of our luggage three floors up from the Heathrow Express train -- no worries it was still there when we went back -- and then I failed to have any sufficient memory on how the owner of the flat we are renting told us how to actually get to the flat. I remembered one street name. But we made it. All is well. After some food and beer... a lovely email that said we got Liverpool tickets...complements of a cousin's boyfriend's connections and some kind folks at XL Travel. It's all in the name of soccer. Cheers.
Our schedule so far? Thursday = Wembley and Craven Cottage. Friday = Liverpool v Newcastle. Saturday = Brentford v MK Dons. Sunday = West Brom v Everton. Monday = Fulham v Arsenal. Yea you can hate us. But we guaranteed good pics and stories ;)
~beth
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