This week we have been mainly listening to Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island! This witty book had Bev (and us bears) chuckling all the way to and from work. The book is Bill Bryson's description of his 7-week journey round Britain on public transport before he departs for the US. His descriptions of the places he visits and the people he meets are funny and, if you know the places, wickedly accurate though Bev was disappointed by his description of John O'Groats - it wasn't cruel enough for such a foul and tacky tourist trap!
The thing that makes this book charming is that Bill Bryson, even when he is rubbishing a town or the strange behaviour of British people, is genuinely fond of Britain and its inhabitants.
As Bev starts yet another Bill Bryson book - A Walk in the Woods - we highly recommend Notes from A Small Island, especially for the hilarious description of his visit to a Glasgow pub where he struggles to understand the rather inebriated locals - this made Bev go misty-eyed with memories of similar incidents, either when she failed to understand the inebriated locals or when she was an inebriated local herself. Enjoy!
P.S. Talking of inebriation, Glagow probably has as many words for inebriation as the Eskimos have for snow. We love the Glaswegians - they know how to party!
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