Archive for December, 2005

Could be a great hotel

Friday, December 23rd, 2005

The Palace Hotel in Manchester could be a great hotel if it were not let down by its management. This is the conclusion I have come to having stayed there four or five times in the last couple of months. I am, oddly, rather fond of this hotel despite its failings.
The building is the […]

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Glasgow to Edinburgh

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

A belated posting from a journey last month from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Using the GPS on the train is a hit and miss affair; depending on the electrical properties of the train windows, the number of tunnels, cuttings etc and the position of the satellites. Makes me wonder how they will ever get […]

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