You want to go where, when???

[JessicaTam]

Do I dare put something in the grammar thread...?

I don’t know what you’re talking about.

DYAC!

 

[JohnM]

Praise be! A miracle! The errant DYAC has been smitten by the Lord .

 

[TomVexille]

They have those shower heads at Bunnings. I first experincede one at an Air B&B in Milawa

 

[JessicaTam]

They have those shower heads at Bunnings. I first experincede one at an Air B&B in Milawa

Well that saves me ordering one online.

 

[JessicaTam]

Praise be! A miracle! The errant DYAC has been smitten by the Lord .

*Sheepishly hides moderator hat behind back*

 

[craven morehead]

Sorry, I should have specified. We stayed at the Ibis in Manchester, and Ibis Styles in Glasgow.

ibis Princess St or Portland St ?

 

[Anna]

Wot no cakes?

 

[JessicaTam]

Wot no cakes?

Gratuitous cake photos taken just for @Anna whilst I was in Japan just before this trip.

 

[JessicaTam]

ibis Princess St or Portland St ?

It was the Manchester Portland St. Service was a bit too casual for our liking. Checkin was done in the foyer area leading to lifts so created a bottleneck of people.

 

[craven morehead]

It was the Manchester Portland St. Service was a bit too casual for our liking. Checkin was done in the foyer area leading to lifts so created a bottleneck of people.

I stayed there in 2013 when attending the Ashes. Very casual staff with barely a clue about hospitality. I had a stand up row with the manager when I had to teach his bar staff how to poor a beer and then he chatted me for going behind the bar. End result the strongest post stay survey I've ever filled out. Couldn't bag the staff enough they were borderline hopeless. Location was ok the brekky was fine but just poorly managed.

 

[JessicaTam]

I stayed there in 2013 when attending the Ashes. Very casual staff with barely a clue about hospitality. I had a stand up row with the manager when I had to teach his bar staff how to poor a beer and then he chatted me for going behind the bar. End result the strongest post stay survey I've ever filled out. Couldn't bag the staff enough they were borderline hopeless. Location was ok the brekky was fine but just poorly managed.

We didn’t bother paying the £10 they wanted for breakfast. Glasgow on the other hand was a complete contrast. But I am getting ahead of myself!

 

[dxwell]

Glasgow on the other hand

Hi Jessica, can you please let us know about your Edinburgh accommodation? I'm about to book

 

[Flashback]

Hi Jessica, can you please let us know about your Edinburgh accommodation? I'm about to book

The Hilton Carlton Edinburgh is a decent option - modern rooms and sits on the bridge right on the royal mile. The Radisson Blu is also is a really nice option (on the mile).

 

[JessicaTam]

Hi Jessica, can you please let us know about your Edinburgh accommodation? I'm about to book

Internet has been woeful recently, but do not despair I will get the TR back on track ASAP.

 

[JessicaTam]

The next morning I went for a walk to get some shots of the library I had not grabbed the night before.



While I was walking around I spotted this chap playing his guitar ...

... with a bow.

Back to the hotel and a walk to the station with a slight detour took us to a park with a memorial to Alan Turing.


And the background to the plaque's last statement "Victim of prejudice"


At the station and it was quite apparent that this is a busy interchange.

 

[kermatu]

Is it different there compared to the rest of the UK? 0.08 I thought... higher than Aus.

0.0022 I think (breath test). I think rest of UK is 0.0035? Plenty of warnings that even one drink could put you over. Was enough to ward me off driving to even one distillery, so no bad thing.

 

[Flashback]

0.0022 I think (breath test). I think rest of UK is 0.0035? Plenty of warnings that even one drink could put you over. Was enough to ward me off driving to even one distillery, so no bad thing.

Drink driving and the legal alcohol limit

In England and Wales, the alcohol limit for drivers is 80 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath or 107 milligrammes per 100 millilitres of urine.

The alcohol limit for drivers in Scotland is different than in the rest of the UK. In December 2014 the limit was reduced to 50 milligrammes of alcohol in every 100 millilitres of blood4. The breath alcohol equivalent reduced to 22 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath5.

So reading that I take it to be 0.08 for England & Wales and 0.05 for Scotland (same as Australia)? I guess it depends if you take the 'breath' or 'blood' reading. The blood reading is the 0.08 and 0.05 in the UK so would always opt for that, the breathalyser seems to be lower (0.035 and 0.022) but you could then always go down the blood option to prove you're in fact below the limit.

Blood alcohol limits - Alcohol and driving - Alcohol and other drugs - Staying safe - NSW Centre for Road Safety

Your BAC measures the amount of alcohol you have in your system in grams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. A BAC of 0.05 means you have 0.05 grams (50 milligrams) of alcohol in every 100 millilitres of blood.

 

[Anna]

As I will be in Edinburgh fairly soon, I am keenly awaiting details of the best cake shops

 

[JessicaTam]

As I will be in Edinburgh fairly soon, I am keenly awaiting details of the best cake shops

Funnily enough I didn't see many. Sorry.

 

[Anna]

Funnily enough I didn't see many. Sorry.