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Galahad    
"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde


Real Name: Don Barton
Lives In: Shrawley, UK
Member Since: Jul 16, 2000
VT Rank: 1738

 

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Birmingham

by Galahad - last update: Apr 22, 2009

St Philip's Cathedral
The 2nd largest city (after London) in the UK.
This is the city where I went to university in the middle 1970's.
See also the following VT sites -Stourport-on-Severn ( my home town for over 34 years), Malvern, Worcester, and Upton-on-Severn all to the west and south-west of Birmingham.

Quality place to be - particularly for shopping

May 2005 According to one of the leading commercial property consultancies Birmingham is now the UK's second largest retail centres by the amount the shoppers spend.

Forget London - Think Big and Go It Alone

After the disappointment of NOT being chosen to host the Nation's Millenium Dome and celebrations that went with that; of NOT being chosen for the National Football Stadium to replace Wembley; of NOT being chosen for the National Atheletics Stadium and now NOT being chosen for the European Capital of Culture 2008 there are suggestions to think big in the way that the 19th century Mayor, Joseph Chamberlain, did in the middle of that century. Then the City embarked on really huge Capital expenditure - building reservoirs in Wales and huge mains for 100 miles to the city and then throughout the city for running water for it's inhabitants; it provided electricity, gas and trams (these were later scrapped and but it is now planned for them to make a comeback into the streets of the city centre)

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Pros:"Brum is pouring money into making itself one of the smartest cities in Europe"
Cons:"Still an aweful lot of poverty and dereliction."
Galahad's Birmingham Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 12 - Photos: 15
 
Restaurants
Tips: 8 - Photos: 3
Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
 
Nightlife
Tips: 7
Off The Beaten Path
Tips: 1
 
Tourist TrapsWarnings Or Dangers
Tips: 1
 
Transportation
Tips: 13 - Photos: 6
Local Customs
 
Packing ListsShopping
Tips: 6
 
Sports TravelGeneral Tips
Tips: 9 - Photos: 7

Galahad's Birmingham Travelogues
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Faggot recipesMarch, 2003 

Comments for Galahad about Birmingham
suvanki Wed Feb 18, 2009 15:37 UTC
 I've thoroughly enjoyed reading your tips on Birmingham - I've downloaded them to my travel guide, so plenty to see and do when I visit soon. Best Wishes, Sue
Nemorino Tue Nov 20, 2007 07:43 UTC
 Happy Birthday, Don! I've just been having a look at the new tips and updates that you have added since my last visit to your Birmingham page, which turns out to have been on June 16, 2004.
jol1y Thu Nov 24, 2005 20:16 UTC
 Coming down for weekend and will lookout for yor food tips, thanks. nec on sun
mazzap Sun Apr 17, 2005 01:35 UTC
 Lovely restaurant tips - thanks for sharing! Hudson's Coffee House sounds lovely - I'll remember that one for my next visit! Marion.
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