We arrived in Birmingham after a long flight from Philly, didn't get much sleep on the plane and it was the beginning of our first day of work....
So we took the train to the University of Birmingham and set out to find Frank or Stephen in the Metallurgy and Materials Dept. After a while of searching we contacted Simon, our landlord and met him just outside campus. He gave us a quick tour of Selly Oak, the area of Birmingham in which we are living. Driving on the left side of the road is pretty terrifying to say the least.
Once we got to our house on Tiverton rd. we took a nap for a few hours and went to find some dinner. We chose a pub at the end of the street, which was named the "Goose at the O.V.T." Nearly every combination of meal that you can get comes with a pint of either cider or lager. Some interesting things to note:
baked potatoes are called jackets,
fries are called chips,
chips are called crisps.
Baked beans and coleslaw are served with almost everything.
Subway serves bowls of meatballs and they have a Chicken Tikka Masala Sub.
Every restaurant has several curries, including my favorite food of all time, Chicken Tikka.
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