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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Cheers

Brooklyn Ale House
Photo by myself in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

One of the many bars in Williamsburg. There's an old-timey feel to this place.

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My Dad has a fantasy of traveling to China and eating at a different restaurant for every meal. He could travel from town to town and could go on forever.

So I bought him the Lonely Planet guide to China a couple Christmases ago. It's enormous, about two inches thick. Of course he hasn't gone yet, and when (and if) he ever goes, the book will be out of date. But it's the thought that counts, right?

In the same way, you could have a drink each night in a different bar in New York and Brooklyn and not run out of places until your liver gave out.

There are sports bars and old timey bars and very, very trendy bars. There are hotel bars and tacky theme bars (airplane interiors, beauty parlors, thatched tiki huts, old railway cars).

There are underground bars without signs. There are wine bars and champagne bars. And on and on.

Related posts: Pub Crawl.

16 comments:

Patrizia said...

Nice place. I would enter for a berr in a hot summer afternoon!

Patrizia said...

I meant BEER obviously!

Kitty said...

lol, Patrizia.
my thinking as well!

Carolyn said...

What a cool old place. I drink a beer there too!

Carolyn

sonia a. mascaro said...

Williamsburg looks a nice place. Loved that photo, so charming!

Mab said...

Looks a great place for an afternoon drink,do they serve wine and spirits and snacks or just beers.So it's a no-brainer then that you could get drunk on a pub crawl in NY :-)

JAMJARSUPERSTAR said...

Looks great I would love to have a drink there it's really rustic - NY always looks great I hope I can get there sometime
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Gudl said...

That really looks 'old-timey' - very nice.

Mom Knows Everything said...

That looks like one of the places you see in the old cops shows. I didn't think they still had those around.

Eva said...

Hi kitty,

I love the idea of having a drink each night in a different bar in New York and Brooklyn. I think it would suit me perfectly (while my pocket book might object... ;-)

I love the red house on the corner. It makes me feel welcome. It has an inviting look, if you know what I mean.

Eva - finally back on her feet and cooking :-D

Dana said...

I love those guide books! I have always wanted to go to London and a few weeks ago I came across one on clearance for $1.00. It was of course out of date from a few years ago. But, I figured that Buckingham Palace and Parliament aren't going anywhere-so when I get there one day..look what a deal I made? That sounds very wacky actually now that I write it down :)

Grand Life said...

Great photo--makes me want to find it on my next trip. Great Blog.
Judy

Anonymous said...

I love visiting different pubs.

I love the photo. So inviting.

Mo said...

Great photo Kitty.

Ming the Merciless said...

Cheerful looking place. Love the colors.

Kitty said...

Thanks everyone!
I somehow neglected this thread. Eek!

Welcome Jamjar, btw, I look forward to visiting your blog.