tourist Birmingham

A friend came to see me today and we spend a lovely day in the centre of Birmingham, hence the title.

We started off in the jewellery quarter

by the Clock Tower



where I noticed this rather quaint old piece of ironwork

the temple of relief


and then we headed to Brindley Place and there was rather an attractive

floating restaurant

but I finally chose this shot of the roof of the International Convention Centre which not only has our marvellous Symphony Hall but also the facilities to host a range of conferences including all the major political parties from time to time.

It was great to see the city again from a tourist point of view - and yes, I was proud.