The pub culture is so much different here than bar culture in America. Some friends and I have been to a few, and what still strikes me as strange is how many families are there. Kids and babies. People playing board games. Business people relaxing on their way home from work. Everyone is friendly and controlled.
Last night, Arcadia took about twenty of us out to Ye Olde Chesire Cheese, a pub originally built in 1593. It was rebuilt shortly after the Great Fire of 1666 (but still. That's old!). Charles Dickens spend a lot of time in this pub, and apparently it is alluded to in "A Tale of Two Cities". The building itself was fascinating too, but I couldn't take many pictures because the hallways were narrow and it was pretty crowded.
Left: Outside of building, Middle: Professor Morgan giving us a history lesson, Right: Lennon in the cellar
After several staircases and rooms, we made it to the cellar where the tour finished and Arcadia staff opened a tab for us to help ourselves. (Definitely something that would not have happened in America!):
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| #whenyourschoolpaysforyourdrinks (Me, Amanda, Kat, Lennon) |
And then we stayed a bit and ended up ordering very expensive food.
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| Fried goat cheese = amazing taste |
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