Yesterday we went out to have breakfast with Pat at Charlie’s, which is our favourite restaurant in Worcester for a proper English breakfast. Part of the air of it is that the building that houses the restaurant was built 72 years BEFORE Columbus sailed and discovered the Americas. Thinking that the building was that old by the time Columbus sailed really puts it into perspective!
The date on the front of the building.
Proper English Breakfast includes beans, toast, tomatoes,mushrooms, hash browns, bacon, sausage, eggs, and black pudding (made with pig’s blood).
Charlie’s is good, and we have never been disappointed. But today brought us a treat that I will get to in a bit.
Today’s Road Trip with Pat was thought up over breakfast yesterday, and was meant to be a trip to Abbergavanny. We also invited Katrina’s sister, Tasha, along with. On the way we stopped off at Raglin Castle.
We left Raglin Castle and carried on over to Abbergavanny, and there we had a full English breakfast again, but this time in a 14th Century Tithe Barn, and I have to say, the sausage in particular, but the whole breakfast, surprisingly, was much better than Charlie’s! Tash and I were both wild over the sausage!
This was one YUMMY breakfast, though it could have done with the Black Pudding, to my liking. We walked through the town centre, then along the river.
After the river walk we went to the top of a hill, then off to another castle via a craft centre. Beyond that, we went home.
The great part was of course going on a last Road Trip with Pat in England..!! We have done so many of these over the years, and to happen to have Pat in England for work just at the time we are flying out to live in America has been the best luck..!! The next time we Road Trip like this will be in the USA..!!
Can’t say enough how fun the day was, and how glad to have had Pat with us at this time!
It also has been great not to just sit around waiting and watching the pot boil today. Tomorrow the boys and I have got packing to do! Katrina is going to see her grandparents with her brother and sister. Hard to believe, but the next day is devoted mostly to taking it easy for the flight day!
Will update again before we go, I am sure..!! 🙂
Kelsey, I am sad to think you are finally going to leave the UK. Not that we have exactly been in close contact. I think your photos are wonderful, so clear and true to colour. Don’t think much of the first breakfast – far too much grease! – At least the 2nd one looked better. I think the black-pudding is a middle-to-north England dish. Never seen it down here in the East.
Best wishes for the journey, hope it goes smoothly for you all. Hope you will be back to the UK at some stage in the future. Wendy