Honeymoon ideas for next July?

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06-26-2019, 02:34 PM
Monty92

Honeymoon ideas for next July?

Brief: somewhere foreign that you can get to on Eurostar via Ashford in quick enough time to make a 3-night stay worthwhile.

Current front runners are:

Bruges
Switzerland

Have I missed anywhere obvious?
06-26-2019, 02:36 PM
Burney

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monty92

Brief: somewhere foreign that you can get to on Eurostar via Ashford in quick enough time to make a 3-night stay worthwhile.

Current front runners are:

Bruges
Switzerland

Have I missed anywhere obvious?

Is this an oblique way of announcing your forthcoming nuptials, m? Congratulations.

I shall await my invitation.

And why not just get on an aeroplane you unutterable nancy boy?
06-26-2019, 02:40 PM
PSRB

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monty92

Brief: somewhere foreign that you can get to on Eurostar via Ashford in quick enough time to make a 3-night stay worthwhile.

Current front runners are:

Bruges
Switzerland

Have I missed anywhere obvious?

3 day honeymoon? Tight arse
06-26-2019, 02:41 PM
Monty92

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Originally Posted by PSRB

3 day honeymoon? Tight arse

Wanna look after my kids for any longer than that?

Stupid question - you won't even look after your own.
06-26-2019, 02:42 PM
Burney

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Originally Posted by PSRB

3 day honeymoon? Tight arse

Might I suggest, psrb, that in the context of a chap's honeymoon, using the phrase 'tight arse' could be considered ambiguous - to say the least?
06-26-2019, 02:42 PM
PSRB

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Originally Posted by Monty92

Wanna look after my kids for any longer than that?

Stupid question - you won't even look after your own.

Had them for 3 days last week whilst glw swanned off to Portugal. Was a doddle
06-26-2019, 02:43 PM
Monty92

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burney

Is this an oblique way of announcing your forthcoming nuptials, m? Congratulations.

I shall await my invitation.

And why not just get on an aeroplane you unutterable nancy boy?

Thanks! We are having it at the country's oldest brewery, with a tour thrown in for all guests.

They are definitely gonna be disappointed with the drinking power of the Jewish contingent :-(
06-26-2019, 02:46 PM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Monty92

Thanks! We are having it at the country's oldest brewery, with a tour thrown in for all guests.

They are definitely gonna be disappointed with the drinking power of the Jewish contingent :-(

Shepherd Neame, eh? Filthy stuff, but there you are. :-(

Still, I'm sure Sir C and I will find a way to enjoy ourselves.
06-26-2019, 02:48 PM
Sir C

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Originally Posted by Burney

Shepherd Neame, eh? Filthy stuff, but there you are. :-(

Still, I'm sure Sir C and I will find a way to enjoy ourselves.

One assumes there is to be a free bar? I put it to you that we are big enough men to neck some filthy ale if it's on Bignose's tab.
06-26-2019, 02:49 PM
Monty92

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Originally Posted by Burney

Shepherd Neame, eh? Filthy stuff, but there you are. :-(

Still, I'm sure Sir C and I will find a way to enjoy ourselves.

Their Master Brew is pretty rank, but I'm a big fan of Whitstable Bay Blonde and even the Pale Ale isn't too bad. Spitfire perfectly acceptable, too.
06-26-2019, 02:51 PM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Sir C

One assumes there is to be a free bar? I put it to you that we are big enough men to neck some filthy ale if it's on Bignose's tab.

You can't call a chap bignose at his wedding! Apart from anything else, if you did, half the congregation would probably think you were referring to them!

That's a point. Is it a church wedding? Or do his lot catch fire if they enter hallowed ground?
06-26-2019, 02:52 PM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Monty92

Their Master Brew is pretty rank, but I'm a big fan of Whitstable Bay Blonde and even the Pale Ale isn't too bad. Spitfire perfectly acceptable, too.

I'll drink Spitfire if there's literally nothing else in the ale line, but I wouldn't call it acceptable on any level.
06-26-2019, 02:52 PM
Tony C

I work in Basel.

Extremely pleasant but extremely expensive.

Stay here...

https://www.lestroisrois.com/en/hotel

Weather in July will be like Dubai. If you fancy it take a swim in the Rhine. Perfectly normally for the locals.

Short train journey to other cities or something like the Black Forest. Maybe a watch tour of one of the big companies.

My mate support Young Boys (lol) and it’s him 25 minutes after work to get to there.

Tried all sorts of flight combinations...BA from Heathrow works best.

Side note...considering FC Basel as my 2nd club. At least they have their own burger at McDonald’s. Not having this Young Boys thing.
06-26-2019, 02:57 PM
Monty92

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony C

I work in Basel.

Extremely pleasant but extremely expensive.

Stay here...

https://www.lestroisrois.com/en/hotel

Weather in July will be like Dubai. If you fancy it take a swim in the Rhine. Perfectly normally for the locals.

Short train journey to other cities or something like the Black Forest. Maybe a watch tour of one of the big companies.

My mate support Young Boys (lol) and it’s him 25 minutes after work to get to there.

Tried all sorts of flight combinations...BA from Heathrow works best.

Side note...considering FC Basel as my 2nd club. At least they have their own burger at McDonald’s. Not having this Young Boys thing.

A few years ago I got dragged to the BaselWorld watch fair by a massive Asian bloke who ran a sh*tty start-up lifestyle magazine. He said he'd booked us an Airbnb, but when we got there it was a rancid bedsit with only a single sofa bed for us to sleep on, together.

That was a really, really horrible two nights' sleep. No bum stuff, but given the extent of the physical contact between us during the night he may as well have :-(
06-26-2019, 02:58 PM
Sir C

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burney

You can't call a chap bignose at his wedding! Apart from anything else, if you did, half the congregation would probably think you were referring to them!

That's a point. Is it a church wedding? Or do his lot catch fire if they enter hallowed ground?

They do it under a canopy, you know. And then they stamp on their glasses.

Savages, the lot of 'em.
06-26-2019, 03:00 PM
PSRB

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Originally Posted by Sir C

They do it under a canopy, you know. And then they stamp on their glasses.

Savages, the lot of 'em.

There is a chair also involved, if I remember correctly.
06-26-2019, 03:02 PM
Monty92

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Originally Posted by PSRB

There is a chair also involved, if I remember correctly.

Yes, the bride and groom get lifted high up in the air on chairs while everyone dances around them. What larks.
06-26-2019, 03:03 PM
Burney

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monty92

A few years ago I got dragged to the BaselWorld watch fair by a massive Asian bloke who ran a sh*tty start-up lifestyle magazine. He said he'd booked us an Airbnb, but when we got there it was a rancid bedsit with only a single sofa bed for us to sleep on, together.

That was a really, really horrible two nights' sleep. No bum stuff, but given the extent of the physical contact between us during the night he may as well have :-(

Tight arse?
06-26-2019, 03:04 PM
Burney

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir C

They do it under a canopy, you know. And then they stamp on their glasses.

Savages, the lot of 'em.

I heard they do it through a sheet. And then the woman has to shave her head or something.

As you say, savages.
06-26-2019, 03:07 PM
PSRB

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monty92

Yes, the bride and groom get lifted high up in the air on chairs while everyone dances around them. What larks.

Very vague memories of that wedding, a lot of Columbia's national product was going around and then nearly killed myself driving home as fell asleep and somehow managed not to go under a lorry. Fun times
06-26-2019, 03:08 PM
Monty92

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Originally Posted by PSRB

Very vague memories of that wedding, a lot of Columbia's national product was going around and then nearly killed myself driving home as fell asleep and somehow managed not to go under a lorry. Fun times

You went to a Jewish wedding where cocaine was going around? :frown:

Was it Harvey Weinstein's?
06-26-2019, 03:09 PM
Burney

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Originally Posted by PSRB

Very vague memories of that wedding, a lot of Columbia's national product was going around and then nearly killed myself driving home as fell asleep and somehow managed not to go under a lorry. Fun times

Crude petroleum is Columbia's biggest export, psrb.
06-26-2019, 03:10 PM
Luis Anaconda

They do that in Hindu weddings too

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Originally Posted by Monty92

Yes, the bride and groom get lifted high up in the air on chairs while everyone dances around them. What larks.

We almost dropped Ian Harvey I recall (PBUH)
06-26-2019, 03:12 PM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Monty92

You went to a Jewish wedding where cocaine was going around? :frown:

Was it Harvey Weinstein's?

It's an excellent way of saving on the catering. :shrug:

I'm more concerned by the naive African notion of driving back from a wedding while under the influence. I went to my sister's on Saturday and there was no fúcking way I was driving back before at least 24 hours had passed.
06-26-2019, 03:12 PM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

We almost dropped Ian Harvey I recall (PBUH)

What? Since when has he been a Jew?
06-26-2019, 03:12 PM
Tony C

I usually stay here when I’m in Basel

https://www.schweizerhof-basel.ch/

Nice option with the main tram and train station outside

And they do take a lot of honeymooners. Been there long enough to know.

I did look at AirBnB option but too many variables to consider.

If you want something more homely then try:

Apartmenthaus Zum Trillen Basel

If I’m spending a long time over I go with this as the hotel scene can get boring.
06-26-2019, 03:14 PM
Monty92

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burney

You can't call a chap bignose at his wedding! Apart from anything else, if you did, half the congregation would probably think you were referring to them!

That's a point. Is it a church wedding? Or do his lot catch fire if they enter hallowed ground?

I bet you both go all coy when you finally meet my mother :rolleyes:
06-26-2019, 03:15 PM
PSRB

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Originally Posted by Burney

Crude petroleum is Columbia's biggest export, psrb.

:pedant: :-)
06-26-2019, 03:17 PM
Burney

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSRB

:pedant: :-)

It's actually quite a good pub quiz question. Idiots answer cocaine and the smarter ones think you're trying to trick them into answering cocaine and usually answer 'coffee'.
06-26-2019, 03:18 PM
Sir C

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

We almost dropped Ian Harvey I recall (PBUH)

I missed that. I must have been being culturally offensive in the smoking area. :-(
06-26-2019, 03:19 PM
Ash

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burney

It's actually quite a good pub quiz question. Idiots answer cocaine and the smarter ones think you're trying to trick them into answering cocaine and usually answer 'coffee'.

Their coffee is good though imo.
06-26-2019, 03:21 PM
Ash

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Originally Posted by Sir C

I missed that. I must have been being culturally offensive in the smoking area. :-(

It was too early for that. During the three-hour ceremony, if you recall. By the end of that we were all gasping for a drink.
06-26-2019, 03:25 PM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Ash

It was too early for that. During the three-hour ceremony, if you recall. By the end of that we were all gasping for a drink.

Three-hour ceremony! :yikes: Fúck that ragged!

I thought a nuptial mass was bad.
06-26-2019, 04:27 PM
Viva Prat Vegas

PSRB "3 day honeymoon? Tight arse"

Accounts for the purse string tightening Season Ticket share scheme request
06-26-2019, 04:27 PM
Ash

It might have been nearer two, tbf, but we were allowed to nip out for fag-breaks at least.
06-26-2019, 05:19 PM
The Insider

As a alternative idea - Isle de Re

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monty92

Brief: somewhere foreign that you can get to on Eurostar via Ashford in quick enough time to make a 3-night stay worthwhile.

Current front runners are:

Bruges
Switzerland

Have I missed anywhere obvious?

https://www.hotel-lajetee.com/

Quick flight to LA Rochelle and then a taxi to the Isle!

beats the off Bruges or Basel.
06-27-2019, 06:38 AM
Pokster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monty92

Brief: somewhere foreign that you can get to on Eurostar via Ashford in quick enough time to make a 3-night stay worthwhile.

Current front runners are:

Bruges
Switzerland

Have I missed anywhere obvious?

Up the Arse imo

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