We had an American friend who married a Scottish woman and they lived maybe an hour north of London. One of their neighbors was worked at their equivalent of DMV. He took Michae out for a little test drive to see how much he would need to learn to get his license. After just a few minutes he had him pull over, declaring that he was a long, LONG way from being ready 
Vehicle of choice for the native-born 
Yeah, from what we read, itâs sort of the UK equivalent of the Hamptons. Thankfully, aside from simply encountering other tourists, we didnât bump into any celebrities (that we know of) or their motorcades. 
@paranoidgarliclover did you check out this spot in Stow-on-the-Wold?
https://www.catholiccompany.com/getfed/medieval-church-door-lord-of-the-rings/
What a great article!!! Iâm glad I havenât been there in about 30 years Iâm reminded of a little candy/soap dish I gave a friend decades ago. It read âNouveau is better than no riche at all.â
No, I didnât! Drat. Well, it gives me another reason to visit one day.
two reports on my blog on indian meals in edinburgh in june:
mother indiaâs cafe. this is a trendy, allegedly âindian tapasâ place (in reality, just regular stuff in small portions).
khushiâs. the most recent incarnation of edinburghâs oldest indian restaurant, founded in 1947.
both are better than their analogues in the u.s but neither is anything very special.
So sad (about the US Indian dining scene) that Mother Indiaâs Cafe doensât rank as more than pleasant compared to other places in the UK. I now totally get meant when you said in a previous conversation that these places are simply curry houses, and theyâve totally ruined me for Indian food in the US. ::sigh::
BTW, my phone showed 2 Mother Indiaâs in Edinburgh. The restaurantâs website is very confusing; do you know if there actually 2 and, if so, if theyâre related?
the website is bloody confusing indeed. as far as i know there is only the one mother india cafe in edinburgh. there seem to be multiple locations in glasgow.