Well, it’s not much of a tale, as today it was time to travel home again, which would take most of the day… And yet I still managed to squeeze in a brewery visit: Werewolf Beer.
Return day means bag packing, and bag packing means I have breakfast in the hotel. It was the least inspired breakfast of the week, unsurprisingly, but it did the trick, and I could quickly return to my room to pack up the last bits.
A five minute walk through the 3°C cold brought me to Glasgow Central, where my Avanti West Coast to London Euston was already waiting at the platform. I was travelling Standard Premium today, because the price difference with First class was ridiculous, and I was able to book a solo seat anyway.
While I had a free coffee on the train—a Club Avanti perk—it wasn’t quite up to my standards, so my first stop after arrival was The Coffee Jar in Camden, for a cortado and a cookie. Well, that was the plan, but all cookies were sold out already, and the coffee was only to-go, since they were about to close… Luckily I had my KeepCup handy, so I did have my proper coffee after all!
Elsewhere in Camden I visited the taproom of Werewolf Beer, an American brewery in London. Nice beer, awesome staff, and a great atmosphere overall! I can see this becoming my new pre-Eurostar beer spot.
For my last beers of the trip, I had planned to go to Beer + Burger. Tough luck, because when I showed up there, they were closed for a private event… The original plan was even to have a burger there as well, so luckily, a couple of days earlier, Eurostar had informed me my—quite low—bid on an upgrade had won. And since an actual three course meal is included in a Premier ticket, dinner was sorted!
The main reason I actually bid on an upgrade, is the waiting space in St. Pancras International: it’s always overcrowded, and Premier passengers have access to a lounge!
As soon as we had boarded the Eurostar to Brussels, they started handing out the champagne, and soon after the amuse-bouche followed.
My main was West Country beef short rib, with black bean rice, mustard-braised peppers, baby spinach and savoy cabbage.
With all the dining, champagne, and tea, the trip was over in no time, and soon it was time to dig out my Mobib to travel the last kilometers home…
