title The Norfolk and Norwich CAMRA Beer Festival, and Apple Picking, Norfolk and Suffolk - 26th October 2009 intro It's a return to the Norfolk and Norwich CAMRA Beer Festival, missed last year because of sprognation. As a change from the organised coach, we get the train from Diss to Norwich, which means a bit of an early start and an early return, and less of a chance to catch the Cawston Band doing their thing. However, there is more room to move around. Elsewhere, a random dead insect is spotted, which requires the hauling out of the extension bellows for a bit of a macro session. Finally, Fred's Grandad comes over for the weekend, and helps out with the anual apple picking harvest. imgp0908 Random dead insect, macro style imgp0909 A Commodore LCD watch imgp0926 A close-up of a Commodore 1976 LED watch face imgp0933 Alan gets the tickets in at Diss station imgp0934 The beer gang cross the bridge imgp0936 Diss railway station imgp0939 Crowds pile off the train at Norwich imgp0940 Gloria and Benny hang around at Norwich station imgp0941 Suey and Pippa pile through the barriers imgp0943 We regroup on the station foyer imgp0945 Norwich Station imgp0947 Random news-style sign in an empty art gallery imgp0949 Outside St. Andrew's Hall imgp0950 The final stretch to St. Andrew's Hall imgp0951 Gerry and Carol imgp0959 Benny's "brother" Gerry dons a fake beard imgp0961 Beer-drinking throngs in Blackfriar's Hall imgp0964 Suey does Tombola imgp0969 Suey flings bottle caps at a barrel imgp0971 Another shot of Blackfriar's Hall imgp0974 Lofty rafters and flags imgp0975 The beer festival bar imgp0980 A glass engraver does his thing imgp0981 Crowds at the bar imgp0989 The Cawston Silver Band imgp0991 Alan, Sue and Apple in the crowd imgp0992 Back outside the hall imgp0995 Wandering back through Tombland imgp1002 The River Wensum and the Nelson Hotel imgp1003 Apple comes through the ticket barriers imgp1004 On the train back to Diss imgp1008 The lights on the train cut out imgp1016 On platform 1 at Diss imgp1019 Over at Taptu, Matt pops in to say goodbye imgp1025 Isobel picks apples imgp1027 The Old Man gets stuck in imgp1029 Isobel and Grandad picks more apples imgp1039 Isobel walks up the garden with a bucket of apples imgp1042 Isobel washes out th buckets imgp1043 Isobel's got another bucket of apples imgp1046 Fred helps out a bit imgp1048 Our apple harvest imgp1055 A cross-section of green tomato