Spent time in Europe last week. Rather a lot of fun actually! Had dinner in Hotel Sonnenhof in Liechtenstein - fearfully expensive (Williams helped the price) and very good food. Have to recommend the Schlossle (on the hill below Sonnenhof). Landed up there on the way back down the mountain from Sonnenhof. Sitting outside in the fresh mountain air sipping fine Swiss beer. The picture on the left is Hotel Schlossle.
On the way back through Zurich we stopped for a beer at the Baroulac. Reputed to be one of the finest hotels in the world, it nestles on the shores of Lake Zurich. Very up-market, and no doubt the rooms are priced as such. Food and drink seem to be fearfully expensive everywhere in Switzerland, probably because of the strength of the Swiss Franc. Sipping a beer on La Terasse, it all seems worthwhile.
While I'm here I have to mention Scruffy Murphy's again. I did make a note in a previous column about this pub, but I think I called it erroneously Messy Murphy's! A small Irish pub in Fleet Street, it serves (of course) fine Guiness and Murphys, and is extremely well decorated. I had a Guiness and Beef Hot Pot there last week, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I have to add a very strong vote of support to Grey Fox's cry for recognition for London's cyclists. I too ride a bike to work, and couldn't agree more with his sentiments. Surely it is time for the council and government to implement the most obvious solution to London's traffic jams and pollution - put in place some decent cycle ways. I break the law on a daily basis by riding along the Thames tow path on a 3 metre wide pavement where bikes are not allowed. This is because I dont believe that I am a problem to the pedestrians, and I am not prepared to risk my life on the adjoining stretch of road. It's time for change!
Take a look at the Pub Guide while you're in the neighbourhood!
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