Birmingham – Page 4 – Walking. Gossip. Travel.

Birmingham – Barber Institute of Fine Arts (The Loggetta, Venice by Canaletto)

I thought that this was a bemusing painting by Canaletto as he’s one of my favourite artists and this looks

Birmingham Library replaced the former Central Library which was on a nearby site and which closed in 2013. I actually

An abolition teapot produced in around the 1770s by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons in Stoke-on-Trent, with the text reading: “Health

I’m not entirely sure that I like seeing items I used just a few years ago (well, twenty years ago)

There are occasions where I don’t look for exquisite craft beers and want a more simple drink. And Hooch, now

This relatively small Indian restaurant was the dining choice for our first evening in Birmingham. As the name suggests, there’s

The first pub of the evening which was another recommendation from the Good Beer Guide. The interior of the cellar

Excuse the poor quality photo, it was raining when I left the pub…. One thought about this bar is that

Before walking the Birmingham Canal Canter, it was necessary to visit a few pubs mentioned in the Good Beer Guide.

After a weekend in Birmingham, it was time for three of us (glamorous Susanna, Bev and myself) to take part