Birmingham in General

Now this is not something you hear people say often but me I am proud to say that I love working and living near the UK’s second city which is the wonderful Birmingham. I have to tell you though that I did not always like Birmingham and when I was younger I used to avoid it like a plague. I used to think it was too busy and very dirty and up until when I was 22 I had actually only being into the city three times. Considering I live fifteen minutes away everyone thought it was pretty strange. So when I turned 22 and needed a full time job I began to work in the city and ever since then I have loved it and here in this review I will attempt to tell you ...

I know Birmingham probably better than any other city even though I'm from down south, and have a certain loyalty to the city that has given me so many of the things that I love: Cadbury's chocolate, Duran Duran and Baltis. Ha. You think I'm joking. I first went to Brum in 1994, not really knowing what to expect but having a vague recollection that it was supposed to be the UK's largest city after London and that it was supposed to be less-than-desirable. When I first saw Victoria Square, my jaw hit the floor and I stood gawping at the spectacle in semi-shock - not what I was expecting at all. I was an instant convert. Birmingham ...

Last weekend I was in Birmingham for my 40th Birthday treat off my husband. He had booked a hotel in the city centre so that we could see the musical Grease (op to follow ). I must admit I have only been to Birmingham once before when I went to see Kiss at the N.E.C. I didn't look round the place so I couldn't comment at the time. This time when we arrived at the city centre we struggled to find our hotel, which was The Comfort Inn on Station Rd. We ended up going round and round until I had to phone the hotel for help. As we toured round in the car, I saw the sign for The Famous Bull Ring, something told me to keep away from there, I had got ...