At Home with John and Debbie

Friday and Saturday comprised Mr Michael Scott’s stag weekend, and I went to Birmingham to lend my support.

Executive highlights:

• Train to Birmingham 6ish on Friday
• “Scenic route” walk to Travelodge Broad Street; Mike, Marcel, Chris are in reception
• All Bar One, Brindleyplace for a start on the drinking, and some food
• More people turn up, move on to Walkabout
• Stay in Walkabout until asked to leave. All but Mike taxi to Stratford Road for a curry at the Royal Naim.
• Taxi back to hotel, sleep
• Friday morning, breakfast at the Figure of Eight. Marcel’s revolting looking “muddy puddle” provokes comment from all (it’s orange juice mixed with Coke).
• A stroll around Birmingham so those who used to live there can “ooh” and “aah” at the remarkable changes
• Go-Karting at the really rather good TeamWorks track. Who would have thought electric cars would have so much poke?
• The Black Horse, Sacks of Potatoes (incorporating food from the Coffee and Cream), The Gostna Green, some rough place on Corporation Street, a very nice place by the cathedral, The Stage on Centenery Square
• Back to hotel, so we can change into evening attire
• The Springbok, Broad Street — no longer serves Castle. So what’s its point?
• Waxy O’Connor’s — virtually a simulacrum of the London one; but Saturday is “funky house” night…
• Breeze into Flares, skipping the queue and the pay booth, thanks to Darren and his brewery contacts. Cheers Daz!
• Directly to bed, nowhere else on the way.

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