I'm dizzy already with the schedule! Mayor Philip must be a human dynamo - let's hope we can match his energy! Vi from MN The Thill Group, Inc. wrote: > On Gary's note and also something Mayor Phillip expressed they do have > sandwiches snacks etc at the little grocery next to Ashgrove.. food > for thought! > As to the other times... sounds like Mayor Phillip has us set up to > eat the lunch and dinner meals, if you read his quips I put in the > other e-mails. But he has made a big deal about knowing we eat in > restaurants earlier than they do, in fact on the phone he said, "In > Caerwys if your going to eat out, then you go at 7:00 to eat or 8:00 > to eat...or you eat at home and the normal home meal is between 5-6. > ... So it is the restaurants... and also said that was so people who > come from work can clean up before going to eat. He says we have a > habit of going straight from place to place and not going home and > then to a restaurant. He said they always go home for a bit and clean > up/shower change clothes etc before leaving for the restaurant. > On Friday, we are going to the Archives in the morning 8:30 ish, then > we will go to Mold for the Reception at 1:00, which will have > "refreshments" so we wont need lunch he says.. [so does that mean it > is a meal?], then we are going to do something on the way back to > Caerwys, then we will have a rest break to change clothes do what > ever, then we will meet up around 5:30 to eat, he has had the > restaurant open and ready for a private sitting for us to eat as they > don't usually open till 7 pm. Then we leave and go to the Concert in > Mold which starts at 7:30 [I think]. > Hugs Cuz B > ttg-inc@comcast.net > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ > "Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we > might > as well dance !" > ----- Original Message ----- From: <Glhughes59@aol.com> > To: <WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 10:06 PM > Subject: Re: [WGS] Wales - Mayor Phillip and touring, breakfast, > exchanging money, etc. > > >> >> In a message dated 4/9/2006 2:13:18 PM Central Standard Time, >> maryalice@frontiernet.net writes: >> >> Again on meals he says: "Lunch and dinner - I was going to actually >> >>> mention this when we would be returning to Wales from the airport. >>> Having >>> been to America many times I am aware that there are different >>> rules and >>> situations that apply. Being a country area many of the restaurants >>> only >>> open during lunchtimes and then close at 2.00pm then open at say >>> 7.00pm. >>> At dinner people tend to only eat after 7.00pm to 10.00pm. ( If you >>> eat in >>> >> >> >> Since you mention food, let me comment on that! >> >> On my first trip over there, they nearly drove me up a wall trying to >> adapt >> to their times for eating. As he says above, the pubs and restaurants >> close >> after lunch and do not reopen until 7:00 PM, so if you are busy and >> miss the >> lunch time slot, you are going to be starved before you can get >> something after >> 7:00. >> >> If they take a dinner group out to one of the better country >> restaurants, >> they will pick you up at 7:00 PM. You arrive at the restaurant and >> don't order >> until 8 or 8:30. Then the meals are served in courses. So you may >> start #1 >> about 9, #2 about 10, #3 at 11, and then about 11:45 everyone is in >> alarm >> because you have to order drinks quickly because it is illegal for >> them to sell >> drinks after midnight. So they all order a bunch of drinks and then >> become >> soused and you don't get back to the hotel until 3 or 4. You are >> too sleepy >> to make breakfast, and it starts all over again and you better not miss >> lunch!! >> >> The good restaurants have excellent food. The pubs and others are >> up for >> grabs. They don't have "bad" food, it is just "different" than we >> are used >> to in USA, and sometimes you just can't eat it, but you don't want >> to upset >> the host, so you let it pass. They cook a lot, with no seasonings. >> "Fish >> and Chips" are the mainstay, but they are just deep fried fish and >> potato >> chunks, with no seasoning. I had been up north for about a week, >> and was back in >> London, and I thought I had found heaven, when I ran across a >> McDonald's >> there near Macy's. I actually took a big bag of burgers with me >> for a bus >> trip the next day to Stonehenge and Winchester. >> >> The best way to get by is on the first day there, go to a grocery >> store and >> buy you a "stash" to keep in your room. Carry a couple of granola >> bars in >> your pocket. >> >> And watchout for Sundays. Everything is closed, all day! They stay >> up late >> on Saturday night, and then sleep late on Sunday AM, so there is no >> need for >> breakfast restaurants. The few hardy church goers eat at home. >> >> Cuz Gary >> >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. 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