The hotel that fell into the sea

[Comet]

My home town is most famous for hitting the headlines when its only four star hotel fell down the cliff to the beach below. Thankfully no one was hurt, and it turned our town into something of a joke for a while.

Here is my YouTube video about our ex four star hotel

[regi]

Don't worry Comet, we probably know Scarborough better from the Simon & Garfunkel song "Scarborough Fair "
( I don't know the details but I assume it is about another (USA) Scarborough instead of the original Brittish one )

[jan_olieslagers]

Don't worry Comet, we probably know Scarborough better from the Simon & Garfunkel song "Scarborough Fair "
( I don't know the details but I assume it is about another (USA) Scarborough instead of the original Brittish one )

[[ world-record for off-topicity? ]]
No, Simon and Garfunkel took inspiration (I believe from Martin Carthy) during a visit to England. Without ever mentioning any names but their own. The song is basically English.

[Comet]

You mean this version of "Scarborough Fair"?



The song is an old English folk song (nothing at all to do with anything in America) and is about the old Scarborough Fair of the Middle Ages. Simon and Garfunkel did the best version of it I think.

[regi]

My goodness Comet, I didn't check first where Scarborough is at all. Neither did I check the background of the song.
But now I see it, I am surprised. I will probably be in the neighbourhood within some weeks when I visit a company near Saltburn, near Redcar as well.
Very old traditional , real Brittish tourism places ( well, not Redcar, I know...)
I will be coming from Scunthorpe , crossing the Humber bridge and drive up north to Saltburn. ( to give myself a good seldom treat as a tourist driving along the coast )
No airplane this time, I have many spreaded visits to do.

Your YouTube find of the fair is also great work, thank you. I am craving for fish & chips.

[Comet]

Thanks regi. That YouTube "Scarborough Fair" video is one I made myself back in 1993 - I've been converting them into digital format to post them up on YouTube.

I've never been to Redcar or Saltburn (I wouldn't mind a trip to Redcar races though) but I've been over the Humber Bridge a few times, a great ride I think. I like sailing between Zeebrugge and Hull (though not as much as flying) the only thing I hate about it is the bus from Brugge to Zeebrugge - a big rush!

There's certainly some great places for fish and chips up here - in Scarborough there is Winking Willie's and Bamfords on the seafront (avoid Harry Ramsden's like the plague, believe me you don't want to eat in there). In Whitby the Magpie Cafe is very good, as is Trenchers and Quayside (that on recommendation from a friend).

[regi]

Comet,
there is also a good train connection Zeebrugge-Brugge.
20 minutes or what.

[jan_olieslagers]

Comet,
there is also a good train connection Zeebrugge-Brugge.
20 minutes or what.

Plus about one hour on foot from the ferry terminal to the train station, I reckon. Especially with some luggage, as travellers often carry. I'm afraid the coach is the least unfortunate option.

[Comet]

Comet,
there is also a good train connection Zeebrugge-Brugge.
20 minutes or what.

I know of the Brugge-Zeebrugge train (Dorp Monday-Friday and Strand on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday) but it's just unfortunate that neither Dorp or Strand seem to be within easy reach of the ferry terminal. I would be more than happy to go to Zeebrugge by train as I love the place (we never see such big boats where I live ). If there was an easy way to walk to the ferry from either station it would be good, we have cases with wheels so we don't need to carry any luggage.

When we caught the bus we had to rush into the check in building and then onto the boat, as those boats always leave before their published time.

[regi]

Sorry Comet, I won't travel that much up north during my next trip in the UK. I stay at this side of the Humber.

[Comet]

Sorry Comet, I won't travel that much up north during my next trip in the UK. I stay at this side of the Humber.

OK. Sorry for taking a few days to answer your post, I've had problems logging onto the site and they have only just cleared up.

If ever you're in Hull I can recommend a great Thai restaurant - it's very good value - great prices and tea and coffee topped up for you. It's a very popular place and if you like Thai food and are ever in Hull it's the place to go.

http://www.ayutthayathai.co.uk/

[regi]

Correct tip: friends who have Thai relatives living in Hull told me that it is a good Thai restaurant indeed.
What a small world it is...

My trip to the UK was less chearfull: I had an evening diner at the Harvester , a chain of restaurants. ( a bit similar to the Beefeater but worse )
http://www.harvester.co.uk/

Cheap: yes.
Service: friendly and quick. ( I think that the personnel is recruited on how much disbehaviour they can take from customers )
Quality: eatable, but that is the same of food at the army barracks.
Public: shouting, boozing low class "Onslows" who come before 18h30 to take advantage of the so called early bird low prices.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onslow_(Ke ... pearances)

But the end of the trip was great: driving south of Scunthorpe, I could enjoy for 45 minutes driving on the A15 a free airshow by the Red Arrows above Scampton.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Scampton

I saw them do 4 complete loops and several other excercises. Sometimes with smoke as well. Just at the AFB itself they did a very low pass over. It was remarkable how little noise there was.

So this is how I can reply again back in line with aviation .

[Comet]

Correct tip: friends who have Thai relatives living in Hull told me that it is a good Thai restaurant indeed.
What a small world it is...

My trip to the UK was less chearfull: I had an evening diner at the Harvester , a chain of restaurants. ( a bit similar to the Beefeater but worse )
http://www.harvester.co.uk/

Cheap: yes.
Service: friendly and quick. ( I think that the personnel is recruited on how much disbehaviour they can take from customers )
Quality: eatable, but that is the same of food at the army barracks.
Public: shouting, boozing low class "Onslows" who come before 18h30 to take advantage of the so called early bird low prices.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onslow_(Ke ... pearances)

But the end of the trip was great: driving south of Scunthorpe, I could enjoy for 45 minutes driving on the A15 a free airshow by the Red Arrows above Scampton.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Scampton

I saw them do 4 complete loops and several other excercises. Sometimes with smoke as well. Just at the AFB itself they did a very low pass over. It was remarkable how little noise there was.

So this is how I can reply again back in line with aviation .

I think the Thai restaurant has won Restaurant of the Year for Hull once. We have been twice and on each occasion we got there just as they opened (12:00) and very soon it got full. The prices are fantastic and I recommend the mixed platter, I had that both times but will try something new next time. My Mum says the green curry is very good, and the banana fritters are to die for!

I always avoid "restaurant" chains if I can - they often charge too much and the "food" is often vile. I like a nice fish and chop shop, a nice Italian or something like that.

You can sometimes get lucky with the Arrows - we went to Lincoln for a day a couple of years ago and we saw them very briefly then. I used to love seeing them at air shows.

[DarrellBray]

Love Thai, I'll have to try that when I'm next in the area.

Darrell,

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[Comet]

We went to the Thai again a few weeks ago - the Pad Thai is very pleasant but I think next time I will try a curry (green) with Singha beer. The curries look quite creamy and I haven't had a Singha for years.

The banana fritters are very good, but better without ice cream.