Walked into Nottingham via the university campus again. This time I've stopped at Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem for a pint of Monkey Brewery Infinity IPA.
A few minutes before I arrived I received a message from Tesla with yet another cost estimate, I've lost count of how many I've had so far. The mechanic discovered that the foot brake wasn't as responsive as it should be and recommended changing the brake fluid. That's reasonable, it's been a while since the brakes were checked.
And he claims it will all be finished by 17:00 today.
In some ways I'm glad that Tesla kept my care for three days because it meant that I had no choice but to explore the area and go for long walks, between ten and twenty thousand steps each day since Wednesday, averaging thirteen thousand a day for the last week.
Yesterday as i walked back from Nottingham I took a slightly different route through Highfields Park and found yet more delights
At the far end is the Serenity Park with memorials to those who were stillborn or died soon after birth
@SatyrService I get out of my car all the time. My point was simply that I would have visited more places, each for a shorter time, rather than repeatedly visiting the same park and seeing more of it.
@ninalanyon city design here in the states id all about cars and parking. makes it hard to just wal ones neighborhood, shop local eat local and the like
@SatyrService Yes, walkability was always a major problem when I visited the US. Just walking from my rented apartment to the nearest supermarket could be a dangerous exercise. But it' not just that walking is difficult it is also often the case that because it is assumed that everyone will drive then it is often a long way from home to supermarket. US zoning regulations that forbid mixed use make it worse.
But there are some walkable places in the US. I stayed in Cary and Raleigh, NC and both have walkable centres and Cary's suburbs are quite good too.
I think that the difficulty of walking has conditioned American's to drive even when it is not necessary. I remember a few occasions when we had conferences in Jefferson City, Missouri, and Athens, Georgia and us Europeans walked from our hotel to the restaurant or bar and left at exactly the same time as the Americans. We walked, they drove, we arrived first with enough time to spare to actually be sitting down with a beer before they arrived. The centre of Athens is just as walkable as most European towns in the sense of there being sidewalks and being quite safe.
@turbineman40 I have to keep a close eye on my shopping or I'll have to cut my holiday short, either my car will be too full to get into or I'll run out of money!
More pictures of Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. It's built into the side of the hill so some of the walls are just undressed stone. This is where I had a my pint
The lighting made for a different style of selfie
Further up the hill towards the castle entrance we find Robin Hood
I took a slightly different route through the campus and as I passed the Law and Social Sciences building I saw a statue which turned out to be of D. H. Lawrence
@SatyrService They vary. Traditional mild or bitter might be 3.5%, IPA typically 4.5% or more (should really be much stronger to qualify as IPA), lagers between 4% and 6%, barley wine and royal stout 9% and often more, etc.
The flavours of English (British really) beers are often stronger than in the US.
