tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post7845757478558285500..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: Sorry, But That's Not A BreakfastDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-66466737112859454772009-10-08T10:44:12.486+01:002009-10-08T10:44:12.486+01:00Interestingly, in the pictures of the rooms in Dic...Interestingly, in the pictures of the rooms in Dick's link, the third would appear to have a magazine of some description conveniently open on the bed..BTSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-40489449197144718052009-10-07T21:57:15.829+01:002009-10-07T21:57:15.829+01:00The cheap B&B Hotel chain in France has a grea...The cheap B&B Hotel chain in France has a great buffet style breakfast with some interesting English touches:<br /><br />Coffee/Tea<br />Croissants<br />Cereal<br />Yoghurt<br />Fruit Compote<br />Choice of many breads<br />Jam/honey/marmalade<br />Streaky bacon<br />Scrambled eggs<br /><br />If there's only French staying, they tend to avoid the eggs and bacon, leaving plenty that you can make bacon baguettes from.<br /><br />Maybe not the full English, but if you're crafty then you can nick enough for a reasonable en route lunch.SteveSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778300237472768226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-15678189256710820542009-10-07T20:21:41.903+01:002009-10-07T20:21:41.903+01:00Isn't Holiday Inn intrinsically American, thou...Isn't Holiday Inn intrinsically American, though?<br /><br />Too pissed off this week to check.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-25087660043272174602009-10-07T20:06:54.593+01:002009-10-07T20:06:54.593+01:00Bad example.... Many European hotels serve blutwur...Bad example.... Many European hotels serve blutwurst at breakfast :-p<br /><br />I can but recommend the Holiday Inn in Lyon...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.holidayinn-lyon-villeurbanne.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.holidayinn-lyon-villeurbanne.com/</a><br /><br />;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-77616970106404706692009-10-07T18:20:05.132+01:002009-10-07T18:20:05.132+01:00Christ! Broadband down for 24 hours is a bastard, ...Christ! Broadband down for 24 hours is a bastard, I had to watch that TV shit!<br /><br />AJ: Good point about Ibis being French. I'd like to see how the frogs would react to an English hotel opening in Lyon and serving black pud, though.<br /><br />Cooking Lager: Personally, I can be in the mood for toms, or not. Still infinitely better than an apple and fromage bloody frais, though.<br /><br />Banned: I tend to avoid Premier Travel Inns - smoking in their non-smoking rooms isn't relaxing.<br /><br />TFE: That made me hungry.<br /><br />And as for the Aussie link, Dick the Prick, while I'm against bans of any sort, 24 cans seems very fair. Can you imagine the limit if such a thing were to be imposed over here? Probably a four pack and a demi-bottle of LambruscoDick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-47298688060889235202009-10-07T17:19:14.242+01:002009-10-07T17:19:14.242+01:00the Ibis buffet is also complemented by local spec...<i>the Ibis buffet is also complemented by local specialties—exotic fruits in Brazil, crêpes in France, <b>uncooked meats in Spain</b></i><br /><br />Oh GOOD!! Botulism as well!!!<br /><br />Or do the fuckers expect ypou to cook your own?Von Spreuthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-59043949695918621242009-10-07T13:55:22.048+01:002009-10-07T13:55:22.048+01:00Breakfast is 37.5% and best served chilled..Breakfast is 37.5% and best served chilled..BTSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-73083998653549645612009-10-06T16:32:08.248+01:002009-10-06T16:32:08.248+01:00What about this then?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/...What about this then?<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/theweekinpictures/6255758/The-week-in-pictures-2-October-2009.html?image=15<br /><br />You'd have to climb it first.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-30646029631325282502009-10-06T14:30:27.167+01:002009-10-06T14:30:27.167+01:00http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8292...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8292264.stm<br /><br />Thought you might like the above - Ozzie police have limited fans to just 24 cans of booze a day - the swine!!Dick the Pricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-45504493813167229372009-10-06T13:45:41.040+01:002009-10-06T13:45:41.040+01:00Premier Travel Inns for me, £7.50 eat as nuch as y...Premier Travel Inns for me, £7.50 eat as nuch as you want breakfast: buffet style fruit juices, coffee, toaster and Fresh fruit salad. Waiter delivered proper breakfast ( cooked to order in a kitchen you can see ) incl. porridge ( if required ) sausages ( x X ), bacons ( x X ), beans, toms, mushrooms and variously cooked eggs.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-69144625306755163772009-10-06T13:31:09.015+01:002009-10-06T13:31:09.015+01:00Tomato optional? The Toms make the brekkie. Black ...Tomato optional? The Toms make the brekkie. Black Pud too. You can keep the beans but brekkie is 2 egss, 3 rashers, 2 sausages, blackpud, mushrooms, tomato. Fried bread or toast is personal choice, but toms are a must.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-25906061707994212472009-10-06T13:09:52.146+01:002009-10-06T13:09:52.146+01:00Point of order, Sir.
Ibis are a French chain, so ...Point of order, Sir.<br /><br />Ibis <i>are</i> a French chain, so what do you expect.<br /><br />More generally though, breakfasts have long been one of the scams of British hoteliers.<br /><br />Holiday Inn Edinburgh: £13 to get into the restaurant for breakfast buffet. Even if all you want is some weetabix and a cup of sodding tea. The temptation to fill a bag with bagels, croissants and pastries, as a sop to one's colleagues is irresistable.<br /><br />All this is as well, because as a business traveller, hotel breakfasts are a very bad habit to get into.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-91876516167164353512009-10-06T11:13:24.042+01:002009-10-06T11:13:24.042+01:00Couldn’t agree more! A nice little hotel a couple ...Couldn’t agree more! A nice little hotel a couple of miles from me in Edwinstowe, about ½ mile from the Major Oak, charges £17 per night (it's a nice room too) for BB. What’s the breakfast like…wait for it…choice of cereal, tea or coffee, toast, bacon, sausage, egg fried, poached or scrambled, fresh tomato, beans and a slice of fried bread.<br /><br />I’m going to spend a couple of nights there soon, why? What a dumb question. No not the bloody breakfast. The landlady has an hour-glass figure and wears tight jeans…those tight, tight jeans…for Christ’s sake.<br /><br />In the meantime I keep waking up in the middle of the night shouting…”I want that breakfast!”<br /><br />Just why do you suppose that is?Chris:https://www.blogger.com/profile/16788771701805696946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-43277929013225028712009-10-06T10:19:01.659+01:002009-10-06T10:19:01.659+01:00Well said sir, I've had a cooked breakfast in ...Well said sir, I've had a cooked breakfast in hotels from Tangiers to Tokyo , from Dahab to Daintree. <br /><br />Yet only in England have I been in hotels where this is not an option ( or if it is, they fly the chef in specially and try to charge you £22.50)Pavlov's Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162563403722211352noreply@blogger.com