Our first pub experience. What an evening!
Pubs are a very important part of British life. People go there to have a beer, to have a meal, to see friends and to hear the local gossip. Pubs are open from 11 in the morning to about 11 at night. (Ask Jean about closing time!)
Who were responsible for the first pubs? Monks! They were the first publicans.
The oldest pubs have religious origins. Monks offered food and shelter in hospices to the pilgrims who were travelling to local shrines. Today, many pubs are owned by breweries.
Pub food is simple but delicious. You can eat soups, salads, sandwiches, tarts, fish and chips, and sometimes roasts with vegetables or jacket potatoes. You can ask for ketchup (!) to put on your chips, but the English usually put salt and vinegar on them. Beer is the most typical pub drink. But you can get other drinks too, of course. Except for one: most pubs do not serve tea...(This is what I read; I learned something new!)
People do not just eat and drink in pubs. Many people play darts and snooker. Snooker is similar to billiards: it is played with 21 coloured balls on a large table. Pubs often organize tournaments. Many pubs propose different activities too: quiz nights, karaoke nights, DJ nights and live music nights.
PUB NAMES AND SIGNS: LONDONERS, WHAT CAN YOU TELL OUR READERS ABOUT THE NAMES AND THE SIGNS YOU SAW???
WHAT CAN YOU WRITE ABOUT OUR EVENING AT THE SILVER CROSS??
WHAT DID WE EAT?
WHAT DID WE DRINK?
WHAT DID WE DO???
AND THE JOURNEY BACK TO THE HOTEL??
Can you share more photos?
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gossip = commérage
monks = moines
publican = aubergiste / tenancier de bar
shelter = abri
shrines = lieux de pèlerinage
own (verb) = posséder
breweries = brasseries
roasts = rôtis
jacket potatoes.....who can explain this one???
darts = fléchettes
karaoke nights and live music nights????
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I'm looking forward to your comments.
Jane
Jane
