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Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield October 11th 2005

We headed into Sheffield to sus out the Internet again, but this time we found the Frog and Parrot pub. It is yet again another authentic pub, Mick had yet another local beer. There was an interesting thing though, there was a vending machine in the ladies toilets that sold vibrators! We noticed an open mike night for the following Monday night, and made a note to remember that! Then we set out to discover the Internet Bar; called Bar Matrix, it opens about midday, and you can use your own laptop or they have a wall of their own computers. The toilets were interesting. Luckily it was very quiet, I went to the men’s by mistake! They have a shared area, then toilets are off towards the back (you were supposed to remember what side ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield October 9th 2005

Sunday is the day Alison and Peter go grocery shopping, so we tagged along to get some supplies we cant do without. Alison was to prepare a traditional English breakfast (brunch time) for Mick complete with black pudding. While we were shopping, Alison said she had ran in to Michael, one of the old farmhands we used to know when Grandad had the farm. Unfortunately Mick and I weren't with her then, we'd walked off on our own to do some investigating... We had completed the shopping and were relaxing back at home when who should come to the door but Michael's brother Stewart! Alison said she hadn't seen either of them for ages, and both on one day was very unusual. Stewart had a family matter to discuss with Alison and Peter, so Mick and ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield August 28th 2005

Evenin'. Panic is starting to set in. Its now 10pm on Sunday night. Bit gutted cos we must usual Sunday night TV progs Songs of Praise and Antiques Roadshow! So far we have packed nothing......Sarah is struggling to decide which bag to take. The rucksack or the case? Hairdryer or straightners? Mmmm...I think I'll leave her to it. We should be setting off at around 7am tomorrow....so probably up about 5am to pack then instead. Unlike the wedding planning, the honeymoon plan seems to be faltering....I'm sure all we be well after a nice nip or 2 on the plane. Will write more we when we get to where we are going....I know how you all enjoy the email banter....speak soon Dave & Sarah.... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield March 19th 2005

We set off for Sheffield so that I could experience the VAST Meadowhall Shopping Centre. One of the first places we entered was the Marks & Spencer shop. Marks & Spencer is an institution in England. It was a pretty cool shop with lots of sales going on and seemed a lot like one of its large American counterparts like Belk, or Hecht's, or JCP. Helen told me that just about everyone in the country wears M&S underpants...just a bit of trivia for you. :-) After we had shopped a bit, we went to the Oasis (food court) for lunch. I had traditional English fish and chips at Harry Ramsden's and it was beautiful. It didn't come wrapped in newspaper, but that's okay, it still tasted yummy. Li'l Sis, you should be SOOO jealous, there are ... read more
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