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A Few More Oddities

        Every restaurant or pub we have encountered has majorly advertised that it is dog-friendly.  And yes, we’ve seen so many Brits accompanied by dogs on their walks, in the hotels, and in restaurants.  This is the house-restaurant dog that haunted us at last night’s dinner.  I think his name was something like Boba.

 


        And here are the canine offerings at The Mason Arms Pub (that we visited twice in one night) in Warkwortth.

 


        Another thing: there is a dearth of salads here in the UK. Most restaurants have maybe a side salad of sad greens, or a so-called Caesar salad (tourist salad) that is nothing like a real Caesar salad.  However, the fish and chips just about anywhere are awesome. And they do chips (fries) well.  The Hubs ordered lasagna and it came with a hefty side of chips.

 
my fish and chips with a side of smashed peas
 

        Another weird thing.  We stopped at a petrol station with a welcome, American style convenience mart attached.  Out back, they had coin-op laundry facilities. It’s not like this was on a major thoroughfare, so I pity the souls who have to use this to get their laundry done. 


 

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