Birmingham

We just finished two weeks in the Birmingham UK area pet sitting Zac and Winnie.

Zac

Winnie

Both are Staffordshire Terriers. Zac is 8 years old and Winnie is an 11 month old puppy. Winnie was the loving, always needed to be near you puppy. She was definitely a character! Zac is a bruiser, reserved but with obsessive passion for an orange ball.

When not taking care of Zac and Winnie, we would head down to The Hornet for a pint.

The Hornet

We went quite often and would see the same faces there. Not a pub I had pictured when I thought of English pubs, there were no seats at the bar. You walked up, ordered a drink and sat at one of the many tables. Interestingly, The Hornet opened at 8AM and served breakfast. We never got there quite that early.

"So very nice to see you here"

As we had written about before, Purbobagh was the highlight of our time in Birmingham. After our initial visit, we went back just about every night. Every night Mou, the owner, was always there to greet us and provide outstanding service, always making sure we enjoyed what we ordered and providing extras to try. We will never forget our experiences there.

THE Curry House

We did venture into downtown Birmingham. We stayed at a great Airbnb when we first arrived by train from Bakewell. The next morning we had a wonderful tradition English breakfast before taking off for our sit. During our time, we took the bus into downtown to see some of the sites.

Water feature with poem by PolarBear and Simon Turner.

Open Market

Selfridges Building

We have now finished our stay and are looking forward to our next sit in Edinburgh with Phillip the cat!

Cheers from the UK!
Barb