A Neat Cup-Holder On Chiltern Railways
The picture shows a cup-holder on a Chiltern Railways’ train.
It is neat and well-designed.
It probably didn’t cost a fortune too!
The Lucky Seven
Why the Lucky Seven?
Because i’m drinking them! Does that make us the Lucky Eight?
The seven were the last on display in Marks and Spencer on Finsbury Pavement.
The City is a good hunting ground for this excellent beer!
Luton – An Unwelcoming Town For Coeliacs
On my visit to Luton station, I decided to take a walk to the town centre for some lunch.
I took these pictures.
Except for the town hall, I saw nothing of any architectural merit.
Gluten-Free Food In Luton Town Centre
If like me, you need gluten-free food, then I suggest you don’t go near Luton.
All I saw was two ageing sandwiches in the Marks and Spencer, which is closing on May the fourth.
If there’s a worse town in the UK, for gluten-free food, I haven’t found it.
Blackburn, Bardford, Crewe, Middlesbrough and Sunderland are all several times better.
Bean About Town
I liked this name when I saw it on a coffee stall outside Kentish Town station.
I also noted that the stall was selling the mandarin and chocolate chip gluten-free cake.
I’d have had some, but I had just had breakfast.
When I’m in the area I’ll check them out properly.
My First Fast Food Burger In Twenty Years
As a coeliac, I do eat burgers, but only from the upmarket chains and proper restaurants, who say everything is gluten free.
I also trust McDonalds chips, which with an orange juice make a stomach filler.
Today I got an e-mail, which said that Leon now do gluten-free buns with their burgers.
The char-grilled chicken burger was very nice.
I certainly didn’t have any adverse reaction.
Bremen
I took a detour from Bremen Hauptbahnhof, when I changed trains to walk to the centre.
If there’s a convenient hotel, it looks like it could be a place for a pit-stop or overnight stay.
By the way, the sausage appeared to be gluten-free, as I certainly had no reaction and German sausages usually are.
Changing Trains At Scarborough – March 13th, 2019
I took these pictures, whilst changing from the York to Scarborough train to one going to Hull.
There used to be a cafe in the Stephen Joseph Theatre, but they pointed me to the Eat Me Cafe in the road behind.
I visited the cafe at the wrong time of day. Otherwise, I would have had lunch, as they had gluten-free options.
The Orchestra Pit At Waterloo Station – 14th March 2019
These pictures show the area nicknamed the orchestra pit at Waterloo station.
It looks like it could be open soon!
Although Network Rail and their pandering to the terrible tastes of the average rail traveller, this are will probably filled with gluten-rich junk food.
I’d like to see a Leon added to Waterloo, as they already have two Marks and Spencers and a Carluccio’s.
Stalybridge Station – 22nd February 2019
I took these pictures, when I visited Stalybridge station earlier this year.
Note that there appears to be no electrification.
But there is an extremely good real ale hostelry.
Alternative Uses For Socks
I always carry a spare pair of socks in my man-bag.
Take today, I needed to bring home two bottles of beer safely from Sainsbury’s.
So each went in its own sock.
And they fitted snugly in my man-bag.
As you can see, they came home safely.
The Anonymous Widower 