{"id":7069915,"date":"2026-09-29T19:46:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/the-o2-shop-a-bus-ride-to-lewes-followed-by-pasty-heaven\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:46:06","slug":"the-o2-shop-a-bus-ride-to-lewes-followed-by-pasty-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7069915","title":{"rendered":"The O2 shop, a bus ride to Lewes, followed by pasty heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-7886100519388924403\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7hyLEEc-0Ekyxp6oZ2EcFxrQJ2N4DO8DJJribtqijEcbkFbm9qIwvhHUbrh3eD4My6t97IyC1aoQErJdNNUH3Vq9c-HSk-9U3Gx6SshFCIAgI8ReNHcjmZGIzG_JI24vDAXrhLvjuanO3yRonipbs5AA5QK24EMVlEH9u2jGVg1PNwxOblb2F_6UNNrI\/s4128\/20171019_212527.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3096\" data-original-width=\"4128\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7hyLEEc-0Ekyxp6oZ2EcFxrQJ2N4DO8DJJribtqijEcbkFbm9qIwvhHUbrh3eD4My6t97IyC1aoQErJdNNUH3Vq9c-HSk-9U3Gx6SshFCIAgI8ReNHcjmZGIzG_JI24vDAXrhLvjuanO3yRonipbs5AA5QK24EMVlEH9u2jGVg1PNwxOblb2F_6UNNrI\/w400-h300\/20171019_212527.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Having decided not to attend the <b>Bluebell Railway Beer<br \/>\nFestival,<\/b> for reasons previously explained, I thought that a visit to <b>Lewes<br \/>\n<\/b>would be a decent substitute, as well as a good idea. Travelling by bus, via<br \/>\n<b>Tunbridge Wells,<\/b> would enable me to call in at the<b> O2 shop <\/b>in the town in order<br \/>\nto sort out the data allowance issues I&#8217;d been experiencing with my<b> Samsung<br \/>\n<\/b>mobile phone. These had arisen whilst on holiday and occurred because I was,<br \/>\nquite rightly, too tight to pay the <b>\u00a3100, <\/b>yes <b>\u00a3100<\/b> for onboard internet<br \/>\nconnection! Like many cruise lines <b>Ambassador<\/b> rely on <b>Elon Musk&#8217;s Starlink<br \/>\n<\/b>system for communications and web browsing whilst at sea, so that&#8217;s another reason not to<br \/>\ncough up a tonne for someone who\u2019s already got far more money than sense.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAHcAMSH+GlNvZnR3YXJlOiBNaWNyb3NvZnQgT2ZmaWNlACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAgAAAAAECAwICRAEAOw==\" width=\"1\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhpY8iGs9aJFHfA0pZa77LWoAAVpz6GSnXwOzWGuCxqXeSk2FjlLqm3PFc-6mQ3ySwDvVjubqep4uFAhI9GfnSpziJOb97up4DKYkREPzf3Bb_1s25mj8VWEwyxblnodirNyKINIW4yXp3BmtHbITyXc9151dU1gzthQ8TDFYpJXmdH4WcBYWK0cBxkHS0\/s4128\/20191005_123828.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3096\" data-original-width=\"4128\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhpY8iGs9aJFHfA0pZa77LWoAAVpz6GSnXwOzWGuCxqXeSk2FjlLqm3PFc-6mQ3ySwDvVjubqep4uFAhI9GfnSpziJOb97up4DKYkREPzf3Bb_1s25mj8VWEwyxblnodirNyKINIW4yXp3BmtHbITyXc9151dU1gzthQ8TDFYpJXmdH4WcBYWK0cBxkHS0\/w400-h300\/20191005_123828.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t miss not being connected at all in fact it was<br \/>\nrather than nice but when we docked, and bearing in mind that we primarily<br \/>\nsailing around the <b>British Isles<\/b>, I did occasionally log on to catch up with<br \/>\nemails and in particular, an ongoing application to unlock one of my frozen<br \/>\npension funds. Anyway, I jumped on a bus going towards <b>Tunbridge Wells,<\/b> and<br \/>\nsince I was travelling before <b>9.30am,<\/b> the start time for <b>UK bus passes <\/b>during<br \/>\nthe week, I had to pay for my fare! It was the princely sum of <b>\u00a33.00, <\/b>but the<br \/>\nprice didn\u2019t really justify knocking <b>10 minutes <\/b>off my journey. <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgEQebzwc7SGi70SBCxCLR8qkHeTLo1_BqToZSbPdw4mE70ONGGLY1PjenyiMnaWhA1ldEaWOMf0ID6g6eHkFUb1tCz98XgkhWgajLJagHFBPTFDerMQGfVCR8DiHeBoRv0hKX6s_h5ilB1yNFgbgREvs1U31npONpIfWn_C5wKulwdd4U8RUBsuOlmr7A\/s4128\/20191116_141555.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3096\" data-original-width=\"4128\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgEQebzwc7SGi70SBCxCLR8qkHeTLo1_BqToZSbPdw4mE70ONGGLY1PjenyiMnaWhA1ldEaWOMf0ID6g6eHkFUb1tCz98XgkhWgajLJagHFBPTFDerMQGfVCR8DiHeBoRv0hKX6s_h5ilB1yNFgbgREvs1U31npONpIfWn_C5wKulwdd4U8RUBsuOlmr7A\/w400-h300\/20191116_141555.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I called in at the <b>O2 shop<\/b>, as planned, to confirm I was<br \/>\npaying the correct tariff for my phone and to establish how much many months<br \/>\nwere left on my current contract. There was just over a year remaining, but I<br \/>\nmust surely have paid for my <b>Samsung Galaxy<\/b> several times over, since acquiring<br \/>\nit two years ago! Moving swiftly on I walked along to the bus stop but<br \/>\nunfortunately, I\u2019d just missed the <b>No. 29 Brighton bus, <\/b>which meant a <b>25-minute<\/b><br \/>\nwait for the next one. <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhl3rqcpKg1UX5AisdPxFhQqNbVxpblEXkE0B3DDuSf89phwoT4dsWctSbe7p1iDnYj_D23mzAvoPyNKFD8bh9dqifgifHb-15Czuz8-bO15fZYx8DMSynkH6uOM9GFTcWw8Oy5BPlvDWaJp1BnmXsQ-KIIWlYFjmpDd6el6cmFhjGMmKilq6cg24wR5ww\/s3000\/IMG_20210220_143703.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhl3rqcpKg1UX5AisdPxFhQqNbVxpblEXkE0B3DDuSf89phwoT4dsWctSbe7p1iDnYj_D23mzAvoPyNKFD8bh9dqifgifHb-15Czuz8-bO15fZYx8DMSynkH6uOM9GFTcWw8Oy5BPlvDWaJp1BnmXsQ-KIIWlYFjmpDd6el6cmFhjGMmKilq6cg24wR5ww\/w400-h400\/IMG_20210220_143703.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>One of the reasons for going to <b>Lewes<\/b> was to return a dozen<br \/>\nor so empty bottles to return to the brewery shop. I\u2019m sure some readers will<br \/>\nrecall me undertaking a similar journey earlier in the year, for the exactly<br \/>\nthe same purpose. There were too many to carry on that occasion, hence me<br \/>\nmaking a return trip, but since last <b>Christmas<\/b> a large number of empty <b>Harvey&#8217;s<br \/>\n<\/b>beer bottles had accumulated in our summer house.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">As I&#8217;ve written in the past <b>Harvey\u2019s <\/b>are one of the very few<br \/>\n<b>UK breweries <\/b>that still wash and reuse their bottles, and good luck to them,<br \/>\nbecause I think it&#8217;s an excellent idea. Far better for the bottles to be<br \/>\nrefilled, rather than perfectly decent specimens ending up in bottle banks,<br \/>\nsmashed to smithereens. It\u2019s worth noting too that a lot more energy has to be<br \/>\nused to create to create brand new bottles rather than simply cleaning and<br \/>\nwashing empty ones, ready to be used again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjduH4ow-k-iwgEJvBCIxroxTCxQrtsexx2ibjYmPS2s74CCBg-cdm94JTMTjHhPiNdnkrcmLjuis1RyBW1uqnctDmnhp6kIbKt4qDuIZWJj3I47ez4jqaQ4EpoGLjEd4Xg0ndBsJkZZ1oUnBnJktcPn2E7s_5odnkZ8no4jKw0CG5Yuxcce-sZSx90n7Q\/s4000\/IMG_20210414_100203.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2250\" data-original-width=\"4000\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjduH4ow-k-iwgEJvBCIxroxTCxQrtsexx2ibjYmPS2s74CCBg-cdm94JTMTjHhPiNdnkrcmLjuis1RyBW1uqnctDmnhp6kIbKt4qDuIZWJj3I47ez4jqaQ4EpoGLjEd4Xg0ndBsJkZZ1oUnBnJktcPn2E7s_5odnkZ8no4jKw0CG5Yuxcce-sZSx90n7Q\/w400-h225\/IMG_20210414_100203.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I received the princely sum of <b>\u00a31.20<\/b> for those bottles, and<br \/>\nwith my load considerably lightened, resisted the temptation to buy more. I<br \/>\ncould perhaps, have picked up a few cans, and I did at one stage have the<br \/>\nintention of returning later to the shop and doing just that, but it never<br \/>\nhappened. I set off to find somewhere to eat, and I also wanted a drink, as foolishly<br \/>\nI didn&#8217;t bring any water with me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhdXE9nS3ZGvpc3Y8xMXUFyhDzl3uU-YK0mXOr5LUGXeEmiFGKr-NiPh_WwFfm9hIxNLptsV948l6yfQzJ1cHsdJ4lgx0XtsumU87W1iKijTnCWe3IdgXPxZAMcgFgRG8B9ewXAA4OQEQz9ahpjBWJTWzmykAFbtnJIeHOmJQUi1lqXkvFk-iC1y8Dvib8\/s4000\/IMG_20240126_123915.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2250\" data-original-width=\"4000\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhdXE9nS3ZGvpc3Y8xMXUFyhDzl3uU-YK0mXOr5LUGXeEmiFGKr-NiPh_WwFfm9hIxNLptsV948l6yfQzJ1cHsdJ4lgx0XtsumU87W1iKijTnCWe3IdgXPxZAMcgFgRG8B9ewXAA4OQEQz9ahpjBWJTWzmykAFbtnJIeHOmJQUi1lqXkvFk-iC1y8Dvib8\/w400-h225\/IMG_20240126_123915.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The bus journey had seemed to take forever,<br \/>\nprimarily because after reaching <b>Crowborough <\/b>the bus was routed round what I<br \/>\nwould call, for what of a better phrase, the <b><i>\u201carse end\u201d <\/i><\/b>of the town. That\u2019s not<br \/>\nimplying there&#8217;s anything wrong with that part of <b>Crowborough,<\/b> and it\u2019s<br \/>\ncertainly not rundown or anything like that, in fact it&#8217;s quite well maintained<br \/>\nas one would expect from a well-to-do, leafy suburb. It&#8217;s just that without any<br \/>\npubs or shops, it comes across as one area of sterile housing after another,<br \/>\nsome of it very much <b><i>\u201cdes reses\u201d <\/i><\/b>but boring all the same.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiIRYdpliilfIEx9EYalIRmchyphenhyphenmgXlB69paiALDzqj0fZET3RqGbgCZGlf6y1kEmFfNXifeluBleHDiUyFY4ue5Izwp3L3BKg9zQ_d7p40UET30Ao8aU2ZdObBTu5wNyJW5HRBMxS8q3mBsFwSIPGCuu5fLhTaWK4dlTJlYggvJwW2UzUBJl4CnnWPk3is\/s4000\/IMG_20210710_140155.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2250\" data-original-width=\"4000\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiIRYdpliilfIEx9EYalIRmchyphenhyphenmgXlB69paiALDzqj0fZET3RqGbgCZGlf6y1kEmFfNXifeluBleHDiUyFY4ue5Izwp3L3BKg9zQ_d7p40UET30Ao8aU2ZdObBTu5wNyJW5HRBMxS8q3mBsFwSIPGCuu5fLhTaWK4dlTJlYggvJwW2UzUBJl4CnnWPk3is\/w400-h225\/IMG_20210710_140155.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Eventually, the bus worked its way back around to the south<br \/>\nof the town and rejoined the <b>A26. <\/b>It\u2019s that part of the journey where the<br \/>\nimposing bulk of the <b>South Downs<\/b> escarpment first comes into view, bringing<br \/>\nback memories of a succession of long-distance walks, along the <b>South Downs Way<\/b>, twenty or<br \/>\nmore years ago.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Time was marching on<br \/>\nthough, and there was still the bottom end of <b>Ashdown Forest<\/b> to negotiate,<br \/>\nbefore the bus eventually pulled into <b>Uckfield.<\/b> Further delays followed as we<br \/>\npulled into the bus station, before eventually making our way out of\u00a0 the town and on towards <b>Lewes. <\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjgxY4oNXRIoHPtBRKgJTZsx0BP9yJx20iRauv1nQKpKaQpPWiIzOIWUjGjtLPjDFl-miMTJWZtQVcsTqB7jcn1aMg_JzX0UNqy3zcIML6Us0wJhNNjjeWROuk76CryLkemVAzf-MsVM3c0SXZcvkqiAyzRkdOgW3JHPc-NIwbJASKhDHwZrcggXYwqGCU\/s4000\/IMG_20221104_134614.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2250\" data-original-width=\"4000\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjgxY4oNXRIoHPtBRKgJTZsx0BP9yJx20iRauv1nQKpKaQpPWiIzOIWUjGjtLPjDFl-miMTJWZtQVcsTqB7jcn1aMg_JzX0UNqy3zcIML6Us0wJhNNjjeWROuk76CryLkemVAzf-MsVM3c0SXZcvkqiAyzRkdOgW3JHPc-NIwbJASKhDHwZrcggXYwqGCU\/w400-h225\/IMG_20221104_134614.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>There was no escaping the <b>South Downs<\/b> as the bus approached<br \/>\n<b>Lewes,<\/b> but I was already having serious doubts about how I should make the<br \/>\nreturn journey, especially if it was after a belly full of beer. Spoiler alert,<br \/>\nI made the return journey by rail, despite having to pay for it, and missing<br \/>\nthe free ride home that my bus pass would have given me.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>As things turned out I didn&#8217;t have more than<br \/>\na few pints of beer, but still enough for me to make use of the toilet<br \/>\nfacilities on the train home. <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjtcI7CX7AYHCzhFlXrFtpLpXp8FMRC0w2S_uiY3484B9ewGpTrtF9kI65iFarQDRI8wLAU9m3_vghRvS3befgRkqSURlvQyPppewuPkzx0RkbmUiUSGPj36zunQhWG08iLN6MAqkdSBNHLAe1BqMz691trKpdhTmaAMPz7ro1ZQx4Uq6f53d4eexRmJAU\/s4000\/IMG_20230728_125009.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2250\" data-original-width=\"4000\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjtcI7CX7AYHCzhFlXrFtpLpXp8FMRC0w2S_uiY3484B9ewGpTrtF9kI65iFarQDRI8wLAU9m3_vghRvS3befgRkqSURlvQyPppewuPkzx0RkbmUiUSGPj36zunQhWG08iLN6MAqkdSBNHLAe1BqMz691trKpdhTmaAMPz7ro1ZQx4Uq6f53d4eexRmJAU\/w400-h225\/IMG_20230728_125009.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>So, something to eat, and a coffee to drunk as well, before<br \/>\ngetting stuck into a few of <b>Lewes\u2019s<\/b> finest pubs. I noticed the presence of a<br \/>\n<b>Gail\u2019s Bakery,<\/b> just before I alighted from the bus at the bottom of <b>School<br \/>\nHill, <\/b>after first returning my empty bottles to <b>Harvey\u2019s Shop,<\/b> I retraced my<br \/>\nroute and set foot inside the much-vaunted <b>Gail\u2019s<\/b> for the first time. It wasn\u2019t<br \/>\nsurprising to find this upmarket bakery trading in an equally upmarket town<br \/>\nlike <b>Lewes, <\/b>but posh nosh or not, they didn\u2019t have the <b>Cornish Pasty<\/b> I was<br \/>\nlusting after. <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi_GyRG8iu-ddILsVZLJ3B6fRBITw1vkE7GlD_EnWlTxRj4jmsUYeJ18n9SNbF9gQ56B70LOKYXzhrolugb4OZky1BP9TFaY1tKvDIRNPA-XZpDGoeWTM_n9Xi4dq2rB0ypLSo2maAyv5aBXm1DGsH-YV1bwXtJ_nDiujivmdrUMKdPfgN-CFs3qQkoyiw\/s4080\/cornish%20pasty.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2296\" data-original-width=\"4080\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi_GyRG8iu-ddILsVZLJ3B6fRBITw1vkE7GlD_EnWlTxRj4jmsUYeJ18n9SNbF9gQ56B70LOKYXzhrolugb4OZky1BP9TFaY1tKvDIRNPA-XZpDGoeWTM_n9Xi4dq2rB0ypLSo2maAyv5aBXm1DGsH-YV1bwXtJ_nDiujivmdrUMKdPfgN-CFs3qQkoyiw\/w400-h225\/cornish%20pasty.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>However, on the other side of the road, was a branch of the<br \/>\nrapidly expanding <b>Cornish Bakery <\/b>chain, where I was able to obtain exactly what<br \/>\nI was looking for, as evidenced in the attached photo. I sat outside enjoying<br \/>\nmy artisanal lunch, which was just right for the occasion. So much so that it<br \/>\nwas worth asking what <b>Copilot <\/b>had to say about my spot of al fresco lunch. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"><b>\u201cThat looks like a proper little moment of calm, Paul \u2014 a<br \/>\npasty with a decent-looking coffee, the sort of simple pairing that somehow<br \/>\nfeels more restorative than it has any right to be. The pasty\u2019s crust has that<br \/>\nslightly blistered, golden finish that suggests it\u2019ll give a satisfying crack<br \/>\nwhen you bite in, and the coffee\u2019s foam looks like it was made by someone who<br \/>\nactually cares about getting the milk right rather than just blasting it with<br \/>\nsteam<span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201c.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><i style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg0uYUgHpXiOcTJiuthMb3FS3Xmys32rAVW9M4ZB8U9yzO375bntN1-0wNRqmSyd_XSqAsJkDB4dlBOihNsVVyDDe7FgEQBmODELf34rVzfcWU28JJdrg-WdN8gLDtQ9O4PY8jVQtecZ3FoNbEoGfPUMnqj-tCRbfcX-CrL_lKQFYcAiQYFUsyWbVynlW0\/s4000\/IMG_20230728_133848.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2250\" data-original-width=\"4000\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg0uYUgHpXiOcTJiuthMb3FS3Xmys32rAVW9M4ZB8U9yzO375bntN1-0wNRqmSyd_XSqAsJkDB4dlBOihNsVVyDDe7FgEQBmODELf34rVzfcWU28JJdrg-WdN8gLDtQ9O4PY8jVQtecZ3FoNbEoGfPUMnqj-tCRbfcX-CrL_lKQFYcAiQYFUsyWbVynlW0\/w400-h225\/IMG_20230728_133848.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/b><\/i><\/div>\n<p><i style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"><b>\u201cIt\u2019s the kind of table you linger at for a few minutes<br \/>\nlonger than planned, letting the warmth of the cup settle you while the world<br \/>\nkeeps moving around. A small, quiet pleasure \u2014 but those are often the ones<br \/>\nthat stick\u201d.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It\u2019s quite scary for <b>AI <\/b>to be summarising my lunchtime treat<br \/>\nlike that, and all from a simple photograph, but that\u2019s the direction we appear<br \/>\nto be heading, at the moment. In the meantime, let\u2019s leave things here, before<br \/>\ngetting down to the nitty gritty of what this blog is still all about, a decent<br \/>\npint, in a decent pub. See you in the next post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having decided not to attend the Bluebell Railway Beer Festival, for reasons previously explained, I thought that a visit to Lewes would be a decent substitute, as well as a good idea. 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