I have had so much fun hanging out with my British cousins that I haven’t posted since I have been here in the beautiful West Midlands of the U.K. I appreciate the hospitality of my cousin Linda and her husband David. They have been generous and courteous hosts and have introduced us to many extended family members, as well as shown us places our ancestors lived, worked and married! We also got to see castles and museums and sheep just roaming around! There is even a statue and museum display honoring my great-great uncle who was a world famous Spring jumper in the late 1800’s!
On the first night we had a dinner with several of Linda’s extended family at a quaint and delicious pub called The Barnt Green Inn. Meeting everyone was lovely, the food was amazing and our server was so much fun! He was from Portugal and getting ready to return there next week.
Seth got a ginger carrot soup as a starter then finished with lamb shops over a pea and potato mash. I had pork belly with scallops over a squash purée. Some of the party got a cool chocolate dessert called a Chocolate Bomb where there is ice cream inside a chocolate ball. The server pours hot chocolate syrup over the chocolate ball and it melts dramatically! It was fun to watch!
Well, we are getting ready to leave for the airport for our flight to Dublin. I will add more Midlands later then try to catch up on London. It is hard to believe we are starting the last leg of our journey! Thanks for coming along!!