Beer Garden

What a roller coaster of a weekend! The whole week had been incredibly busy and I was looking foward to going out, unwinding and forgetting the pressure of work for a couple of days.

There was a leaving do for one of the people at work, so it was off down to the pub on Friday evening. I haven't been drinking much at all during the past year, so after two Stellas - or was that half way through the first? - I was merry and having a good time.

We went to a German beer garden for dinner. I've never experienced anything quite like it. The place was absolutely packed. The noise was deafening with the sound of drunk people screaming at the top of the their voices and pounding huge beer glasses on the tables.

After waiting an hour to order (and nearly losing our sense of hearing), we placed our food orders. I chose a pork escalope with a creamy mushroom sauce and fries. I wasn't all that impressed with my food but I was so ravenous I just scoffed it down anyway. Somewhat more impressive was the huge pig's trotter that somebody else ordered...

I was so glad to get out of that place it's untrue. I'd lost any sense of enjoyment and getting to bed after a long week was my only priority. Ah, the weekend to rest...