Today it is a popular restaurant on the edge of Birmingham’s entertainment district. It was probably originally built as a warehouse on the famous Gas Street Basin, the main canal in Birmingham city center.
I was once again traveling on business, this time as a speaker at the SAP User Congress of Great Britain and Ireland (UKISUG). The congress actually lasted three days, but as a speaker I only had access on the day of my presentation. In addition, the travel times were not exactly ideal and so I was able to enjoy the blue hour at Gas Street Basin on the morning of my departure. It was only a 5‑minute walk from the hotel and just as far to the congress center, which is also located directly on the old canal bank.
The restaurant was also brightly lit in the early hours of the morning, giving the whole picture that warm tone. There was no wind in the morning, so the water lay smooth as a mirror in front of me. Unfortunately, downtown Birmingham is full of skyscrapers, so it’s almost impossible to capture the old architecture on its own. Only in the centered view in the picture above was it possible to hide the skyscrapers. An equally beautiful side view shows the surroundings all the more:
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