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Enough of Köln, we need a trip to Düsseldorf

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Hector

By the time Hector had made his pilgrimage to the Indien Curry Basmati House, the Chaps had signalled that they were leaving the Gluhwein stands in Heumarkt and were heading to Mühlen. Hector was well late. Actually I was ensuring … Continue reading →

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A Day at the Köln Weinachtsmarkt

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Hector

 The Curry-Heute at Restaurant Bombay was a perfect start to the day.  Arriving bang on the rendezvous time of 13.00 at the Alter Markt, Steve and Juliet were already enjoying their first  Glühwein of the day at the stall opposite … Continue reading →

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Three Nights in Köln, The Arrival

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Hector

Hector is on vacation The Köln Weinachtsmarkt has become a ritual way to end the longest of terms.  A dash to Edinburgh Airport was required to catch the 17.10 flight to Köln-Bonn Flughafen.  For reasons best know to Mr Stelios, … Continue reading →

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The Bradford Weekend – Day 2

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Hector

Robin was my designated Travel Partner for the day, £9.50 to roam West Yorkshire, great value.  This is by all buses and trains, even better.  After Hector’s  superb Curry-Heute at The International we headed east to join the others at … Continue reading →

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The Bradford Weekend – Day 1

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Hector

You must come down to Bradford on the last Friday of the month to visit The Saltaire Brewery.’ so Ricky told me in the summer when I was last down. And it was arranged that The Friends of Hector booked … Continue reading →

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The Staggs – Making Plans with Nigel

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Hector

We enjoyed ourselves so much at The Staggs aka The Volunteer Arms on our last visit we promised ourselves a return. Nigel, Mein Host, evidently appreciates all that is currently splendid about British Ale. ‘Tell me when you are next … Continue reading →

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On the second day in München…

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Hector

Marg and Hector went down to breakfast in the Hotel Royal and found the ladies.  The Chaps had, and would not, surface this morning.  There was an announcement that the Englischer Garten would be a good place to go for … Continue reading →

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On the first day in München…

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Hector

Day 2 – München at last A 05.00 taxi took us back to Gatwick.  I felt as if my head had just touched the pillow when the alarm went off for the early morning rise.  Whose idea was this?  I watched … Continue reading →

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München via Crawley, a November Weekend

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Hector

Day 1 –  a night with ‘Danny’.  At the start of this year Emma approached Hector in the staffroom and said: ‘We need another staff trip.’ We compared diaries and the St Andrew’s Day holiday Monday weekend was free.  I … Continue reading →

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The Bon Accord winds up Hector

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Hector

Hector’s Ale Being a Professional, Hector does not consume Ale midweek. This did not prevent the biggest wind up in the history of the Bon Accord. Thanks, Paul. This is the photo that was posted on Facebook/Twitter today. My own … Continue reading →

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