Fleur-de-Lys; Worst Customer Service

As I wrote, I've just been away for a few days on our narrowboat on a trip to Stratford-upon-Avon and back. Although the trip didn't quite go to plan, we managed to get back in one piece! We had an unscheduled visit to the Fleur-de-Lys pub in Lowsonford on Good Friday evening as our passage through one of the locks was blocked!

After an average (for the price of £9+) Steak and Kidney pie the pub closed at 10:30 pm WITH NO WARNING. As I tried to ascertain from the bar staff as to the reasons for closing early I was talked down to and generally treated as though I had no right to even ask a question. Needless to say, we did not stop there on the way back and it is doubtful that I'll ever visit there while the current management are in charge.

Enough ranting, here are your Wednesday posers: -

1. In which Italian town was Leonardo da Vinci born today in 1452?

   
   
2. Actress Emma Watson (right) was born today in 1990 and plays which character in the "Harry Potter" series of films?
   
   
3. What medal was awarded to the island of Malta today in 1942?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Hailstorm; 2. "Darling" 1; 3. Volvo

Turnaround & Back to Base at Lapworth

After lunch in Stratford we start the journey back up towards Lapworth. This evening we'll be in the Navigation Inn (below) at Wootton Wawen.

Easter Sunday is here and so are your posers: -

1. Which US President died in office today in 1945?

   
   
2. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (right) was the first man to orbit the Earth today in 1961 in which spacecraft?
   
   
3. Today in 1988, Harvard University was awarded the first patent for a life form. What type of animal was it?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Adolph Eichmann; 2. "Cabaret"; 3. Marcello Lippi

Destination Stratford-upon-Avon

Following a hearty lunch at Wilmcote (below) it is onward (and downward) to Stratford for an evening pub crawl around Shakespeare's home town.

Saturday is here and so are your questions: -

1. The trial of which Nazi war criminal began in Jerusalem today in 1961?

   
   
2. Actor Joel Grey (right), who was born today in 1932, won a Tony Award in 1967 and an Oscar in 1973 for the same role in which musical?
   
   
3. Who was born today in 1948 and coached Italy to victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. F Scott Fitzgerald; 2. Casey Ryback; 3. RMS Titanic

Setting Off for Stratford

By the time you read this I'll be on the way to Stratford-upon-Avon on board the good ship (narrowboat) Emma Jane! We will have had our lunch in the Navigation Inn (below) and be heading towards Preston Bagot.Good Friday's posers for you: -

1. Who wrote the novel "The Great Gatsby" that was first published today in 1925?

   
   
2. Actor Steven Seagal (right), who was born today in 1951, played which character in the "Under Siege" movies?
   
   
3. Which ship left Southampton on its first and final voyage today in 1912?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Kamikaze; 2. Canadian; 3. Isambard Kingdom Brunel