Portsmouth IV

Old North Church

the Press Room

where newspapermen used to quaff

great pints. warm people. bands upstairs

portsmouth III

oops, dark in this corner of the State Street Saloon

time for dinner @ Fat Belly's

ah, back to the pool & hot tub after a fine jaunt about town

Macro-Polo's fine shopping

ah, the Rusty Hammer...a fine establishment. It's nice being the youngest people in a pub!

Portsmouth II

tattoo you

remember when they were illegal in MA?

you went to places like this if lucky, trailers outside Hampton Beach if you were desperate

in the barber shop window

-not meant as hip or ironic-

I think they still only give crew-cuts!

happy Hanukah Portsmouth!

Portsmouth I

the bridge over the mighty Piscataqua

downtown

ploughman's lunch

Portsmouth Brewery

This past weekend, Skye & I went on our annual pre-Christmas trip up to Portsmouth, NH with Mike & Dawn. I made a map to guide our pub-crawl, which is mostly local dive bars full of flannel-back townies, old folks & young fishermen. Upon our arrival at the luxury of the Hilton (! crazy cheap compared with Boston, NYC &c), we hit the local packie for local beers & sampled some great Shipyard winter ales before heading out for lunch at the Portsmouth Brewery. Skye & I shared a fantastic ploughman's lunch and couple pints before considering our 'battle-plan.'

Thursday. The Cellar. 9-ish. Dinner & drinks.

Well, Jenni had wanted to get a drink last week with us & they missed the Abbey, so she checked in with Skye to meet up. It was agreed slap-dash to meet at the Cellar. As I left work late, I was told to go to Plough & Stars instead, as the Cellar was packed. So I did & met up with Skye, Pete, Jenni, Lane, Amy & the soon to depart southerly Moo & Carolyn. Home by 11. Quiet night out but great klezmer-punk band had just started up as we left, the Klezwoods. We shall return.

Haik-owski

So, after some confusion regarding free beer at home, Haik and I met up at Bukowski to sample fine draughts and discuss "apps"....my mug was sadly downstairs, so I drank from a non-"God"-stencilled replacement. Oh well...At least it was a good time: not too loud, Clash tunes, great beer (Cambridge Brewery Porter for me & Anderson IPA for Haik)....