Standing in the Titanic Quarter at Belfast, a Titanic themed hotel is a good idea. As of today November 25th 2017, this new hotel has been opened only a few weeks. The hotel stands literally next door to the Belfast Titanic museum. Belfast is the birthplace of Titanic.
The hotel is beautiful inside and contains many ideas and tributes to the doomed ship. It was our first stop when we flew in to Belfast. The hotel has been redeveloped from the old Drawing Offices of Titanic ship builder Harland and Wolff at the docks.
We were shown around by a wonderful doorman named William who is a credit to the hotel and a real Irish gentleman. He was dressed in traditional dock workers outer wear of cap and coat.
The links to the Titanic were quite moving and we felt very privileged to be there.
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Ty. That is very interesting and helpful information.
No offence to our lovely American friends on here, but I could not drink those coffees you detail.
Thanks, Veronica.
It's looking like internet sources agree to disagree but predominantly agree on 1.5 ounces (44 milliliters) as the liquid measurement of a shot.
Chai latte is a Starbucks product that makes black concentrated tea in milk boiled with spices such as cinnamon and cloves and with a shot of espresso coffee added.
It seems to be quite popular here so I thought I might try to make it myself and, if it turns out ;-D then I'll know why it has its appeal. If it doesn't turn out -- since I have on hand coffee grounds, milk, spices and tea -- then I won't have bought something that I'll wish I hadn't.
Espresso coffee may be made with a special coffeemaker. Starbucks sells espresso grounds among its other bagged products that you measure into the filter basket for the water to pour into and through to the beaker of the coffeemaker.
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I am sorry to come late to this but I had not seen it and I do apologise.
Unfortunately, I do not drink any coffee. I do not actually know what an espresso is at all or a chai latte. Therefore I cannot help. I would rather have plain water than a coffee of any variety.
Revisiting this wizzley and the wizzley A Nice Cup of Tea by your brother calls to mind something that I'm considering concerning tea and that I have some questions for you and your brother (I already asked him in the comments section of the above-mentioned wizzley).
Starbucks has a chai latte with a shot of espresso. I'd like to try a homemade version of boiled milk with chai (black, green or some other tea?) and a shot of espresso.
How much would you interpret a shot as in liquid measurement? And what would you use for spices (Starbucks uses cinnamon, cloves and unspecified "other" spices)?
The tiles in the bar have been locked away in boxes for over 00 years and hadn't seen the light. The only others like these are at the bottom of the Atlantic. It was very moving emotionally .
Veronica, As always, thank you for sharing you and your family's tour of the Belfast Titanic Hotel. The choice of tiles for the bar on the ship is interesting since I'd expect the paleness over time -- if there'd been more time -- to be compromised by foot traffic, furniture movement and ship equipment. Where were the ship servants located and lodged?
Yes, she opposed the corn laws.
Good grief yes it certainly is. Please note that Queen Victoria gave generously to the appeal for money to help the Irish.
The famine is worth a separate article.
Frank
Yes indeed. But the third class passengers were locked in down below and had to fight to get out. I think the shock element was there too.
In a family such as ours, down to earth, practical, fast thinking...we would have done what you say... but not everyone is like we are. We'd have got tables and all sorts because we are that sort of family.
To make a sideways move....similarly the Irish famine... Ireland is teaming with wild fruit along the lanes.....pears, apples, .blackberries hanging by the roadside ,plus wild garlic.. wild salmon, eels.... But many people starved to death because the potato crop failed and that is what they ate. We would have foraged.