Lots of walking in Lisbon

Was up early and off to the Museum of contemporary art. T'was ok. Some pieces I enjoyed and lotsa portraits too. Due to works on one of the exhibitions, we had to go to a separate building for another exhibition and it was neat as it encouraged you to touch things. Wasn't my favourite of … Continue reading Lots of walking in Lisbon →

San Sebastian fooding

We went to: Bar Txepetxa. photo of the mini baguette bites with fish : multiple award winner and super delicious fish with a creamy roe topping! Totally fantastic and I can see why it's the signature dish!Bar Mejillonera. photo with the mussels and calamari: excellent with the tomato sauce! Very creamy and had lotsa flavour. … Continue reading San Sebastian fooding →

Wine, wine, wine (part 2)

We went to Chateau St. Georges first. Our winery guide was lovely, friendly and had some good jokes. Very engaging fellow. Very knowledgable too (as you'd expect); Many takeaways such as: Porous soil there; good as that prevents water stagnation.Old 50+ year old vines of merlot. You can tell by the thickness of the roots, … Continue reading Wine, wine, wine (part 2) →

An afternoon in Bordeaux

After arriving via train, we walked the short 5 mins to our hostel. Good thing it was very close as it was much hotter than Paris. We got to our room and it was very small and hot already in there. We dumped our stuff and set off via Uber to the Cite du Vin, … Continue reading An afternoon in Bordeaux →

Fantastic fooding in Bretagne! :d

Oh gosh... where do I start?! First of all, the Marché des Lices was EPIC. Open 1 day a week - Saturday - DO NOT MISS THIS if you're a foodie!! Ridiculous array of fresh produce and great cheese, bucheries, boulangeries and cooked food!! It was like the size of all of Queen Vic market … Continue reading Fantastic fooding in Bretagne! :d →

Fooding in Dijon & Beaune

The hostel I stayed at didn't have kitchen access so I had to go out and buy food for every meal instead of cooking... how terrible 🙂 I insisted to not cave and get something I can get anywhere else so I popped into this boulangerie and pointed to an almond croissant thing. Then she … Continue reading Fooding in Dijon & Beaune →

Fooding so far in Suresnes, Avignon, Uzes and Nimes :9

Well well well, this will be a long post as I've squirrelled away lots of photos and comments about food over the last 2.6 weeks so feel free to just look at the photos lol. TL, DR: food is delicious. eating is great. 😀 SURESNES Sampled my first galette in France. It's like a crepe … Continue reading Fooding so far in Suresnes, Avignon, Uzes and Nimes :9 →