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The Medieval table  
   

The Medieval table

In addition to unlimited drink we were also given unlimited bread in an effort to fill our bellies before the main course arrived. Each time the master of ceremonies spoke and toasted the king we were supposed to lift our glasses and cheer then bang the table. After about 10 ales I was smashing the table without needing to hear any toasts to the king.
Day Fourteen (London)

July 26th 2006
"Ay, marry, now my soul hath elbow-room; It would not out at windows, nor at doors. There is so hot a summer in my bosom That all my bowels crumble up to dust" It be-ith hotter than Hades in yon Londontowne. Hark, I doth require better conditioning of the air than the mere spinning of tri blades of plastique in my tiny window. Methinks I shall perish in this Stygian cave forlorn. Not onl ... read more
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