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([personal profile] akicif Oct. 17th, 2005 02:08 pm)
[This should've gone up at the weekend, if not before]

Tomorrow, Tuesday, I am having a not-completely unexpected attack of being 46 and plan to deal with this in the traditional manner by dragging a bunch of unsuspecting victims (that's you folks who're reading this and not otherwise occupied) out to the pub.

The original plan was to try and do another chunk of the "Ou sont les auberges d'antan?" crawl round those few pubs that were good in Edinburgh when I was first here, and have stayed so. However, I seem to have tidied away my 1970s EUSPB pub guides, so I'm having to reconstruct from memory.

The start will be from the Grosvenor on Shandwick place (more or less our local while living in Stafford Street) from after work (they do food), and then spiralling out via Mathers (maybe), Berts, up to Haymarket (Caledonian), Morrison Street (which ones to miss is the question here) and then either Bread St / Spital St (Blue Blazer) and up to the High Street - um, there's a bit missing between those last two....

Anyway, suggestions for different/better pubs and routes between them welcome!
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From: [personal profile] zotz


Presumably you will be drinking in each and every one of them all evening, so there's no need to mention any times?
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From: [identity profile] akicif.livejournal.com

Oops, and aaarghh....


Sorry - it's more that I don't know the times as yet. I think we'll be in the Grosvenor for quite a while, as it does food - so back of sevenish sounds about right for leaving there....

I guess I was over-relying on the use oftelephonic communication devices.
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From: [personal profile] wolfette


I'll have to take a raincheck, I don't do mid-week drinking.

From: [identity profile] yonmei.livejournal.com


I'm not really up for pub crawls, but would be glad to meet you at the Grosvenor for food/drink/birthday wishes, and then, um, not-crawl home. :-)

From: [identity profile] cat-herder.livejournal.com


I didn't think we were that close in age. Well welcome to the post-45 demographic!
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From: [personal profile] digitalraven


I'll sling you a text when we're done with the tech walkthrough. And possibly show up in the Grovesnor beforehand.
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From: [identity profile] nickys.livejournal.com


I'll see if I can get a pass to come out tomorrow, but I'm not sure.

Have fun, anyhow.

From: [identity profile] niddrie-edge.livejournal.com


is it the Fiddlers thats missing? now sadly gone...
also..is this "Caledonian" the Caledonian Samples Room in lieu of having a decent Diggers to go to these days or is it The Caledonian Hotel???...and why no Ryries?..anyway
i shall try and get out to imbibe..a bit post dental here...i picked up a late 60s edition of said tidied away pub guide from Capability Morningside..Andym is doing night shifts 6pm starts..

From: [identity profile] edinbear.livejournal.com


Sorry not to have made it - had to bike to Airdrie to visit a relative in Monklands...

Hope the night is going well, and I hope that you don't remember the Last Few Pubs!

EB
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