Away days are back! Cambridge kicked off their away campaign at Bromley, somewhere we had been just a few months prior at the tail end of the previous season. A tough, physical and yet winnable game awaited us just outside of the capital. I met up with John and DJ at Kings Cross and we headed straight to London Victoria via the Victoria line. Here we had lunch and some pints at The Willow Walk, which I initially thought was a new spoons tick for me! Turns out I’d been there before. A pint of Oakham Sun City and a curry was just the job We spoke to some fellow U’s fans before heading to Bromley and there was excitement amongst the fan base. Bromley’s stadium is a short walk from Bromley South station but you must get there early. Bromley have learned nothing from last season and the whole operation is chaotic and slow. We always aim to arrive at grounds in good time but several fans missed kick off due to queues to get in. This was apparently caused by faulty ticket sc...
Hello and welcome to part two of my 30th birthday celebrations in Vienna, in this part I’ll go through where we drank and who knows you might even get some recommendations. Also I know that photo makes it look like I don’t have any arms, which would made drinking beer rather difficult. We kick things off next to our hotel. Whilst waiting for some of the others to be ready, Nathan and I headed to Weissgerberstube and enjoyed a Puntigamer Panther, a macro Helles. It was just the job! Crisp and refreshing. We then walked to Prater and straight into the Schweizerhaus beer garden where we were treated to an excellent pour of Budvar. Once I’d drank that I noticed a Marzen from Austrian micro brewery Murauer: Really tasty! We made it to another beer garden, called Gösser Eck, which featured a good range of beers. I started with a lovely and slightly chocolatey Dunkel from Wieselburg and followed this up with a Zwickl, obviously I did these the wrong way round! I do love the f...