Sunday 18 August 2019
Fete Pastoral: beautiful setting slightly tainted by bad organisation. Thanks to jolly friends made it through! 
Tuesday 16 July 2019
Anniversary lunch at one of our favourite spots... with special family guest visiting from Aus. Amazing as always 
Sunday 14 July 2019
Dinner in Ainsa. See we're sat by the specials board & yes that's what we're eating. 15E/person for this. Nom, nom!
Saturday 6 July 2019
Love a bit of roast duck! Nom, nom, nom! 
Sunday 30 June 2019
More pintxos & sangria for the girls, beer & steak for me! Luuurve Basque food! PS. this is smallest cut on the menu!
Sunday 30 June 2019
San Sebastian old town is packed with pintxos bars like this. This one seems as good as any, so in we go...
Friday 28 June 2019
Sunset dinner at friends. Curried meat & veg from their garden with refreshing homebrew beer. Yum! Thank you guys!
Tuesday 25 June 2019
When in Paris: have Korean food for dinner OMG, the most succulent chicken here! Nice beer too. Yum, top marks!
Sunday 23 June 2019
Dinner in Yaai Thai. Nom, nom, nom!
Saturday 22 June 2019
Arrive in Paris. Go directly to chinatown. Find restaurant in rather dodgy concourse below high-rise block. Enjoy!
Monday 1 May 2017
Everyone here is so generous. New friends invited us to wonderful lunch. Amazing food & so entertaining! #SoLucky
Sunday 30 April 2017
Time to move on tomorrow. Evening meal with landlady, family & guests was a wonderfully hospitable send off. Thx!
Thursday 13 April 2017
Living like a king! Another wonderful dinner with some overly generous friends. Nom, nom, nom, nom! Thankyou!
Sunday 2 April 2017
Mixed entrée, Indonesian main & French desert. Another tough Sunday afternoon! Nom, nom, nom!
Thursday 9 February 2017
Post skiing treats: Vin chaud & blueberry tart. Nom, nom, nom! Oh, and coffee for someone else for some reason
Friday 6 January 2017
Bike club dinner. No-one behind because us newbie pommies sat at the last table. Don't worry, we weren't alone!
Tuesday 3 January 2017
Post-ride refuel. Pratiwi was worried this was too much. LOL... Bless!
Monday 19 December 2016
Lunch by Lac de Gaube. What a spectacular spot. And warm too... glad I brought that refreshing beverage!
Saturday 17 December 2016
Lunch at Payolle. I guess there are perks to having to do this tourist thing after all! Nom, nom, nom, nom!
Thursday 17 November 2016
Dinner in Paris. Rather nice Coq au vin for me, something odd for her Sitting watching the world go by. Cheers!
Friday 11 November 2016
Lunch with friends after a damp walk. Advantage of chilly conditions: the restaurant is serving vin chaud. Cheers!
Wednesday 19 October 2016
Wonderful & entertaining dinner out with some lovely new - & very generous, thankyou! - friends. Nom, nom, nom!
Saturday 15 October 2016
Bagneres-de-Bigorre 'Twinning day' celebration. Great dinner & small display of classic cars - British, naturally!
Sunday 18 September 2016
Gathering for a birthday celebration in Toulouse. Lots of Indonesian food & french gateaux. Oh yes! Nom, nom, nom!
Thursday 15 September 2016
Eating figs straight off the tree. Yum! And... erm... nom, nom, nom, nom!
Friday 9 September 2016
Quick lunch stop. Tried Parisienne Bruschetta to discover it's cheese on toast with ham! Very nice though. Nom!
Wednesday 7 September 2016
Glass of rosé with lunch. In a beer glass. Because that's just how classy I am Cheers!
Saturday 3 September 2016
Pot of 'industrial' desert with a few added Brambles picked straight from our hedge. Nom, nom! #SimplePleasures
Saturday 20 August 2016
Early dinner/late lunch. Kale & rice &... not quite sure what my chef has presented here but it was really good!
Sunday 14 August 2016
Spanish Sunday lunch. Pratiwi had a big octopus leg that just melted in the mouth. Unbelievable how good that was!
Friday 12 August 2016
Andorran pizza. It might be the middle of summer, but in the shade it's still a bit chilly up here so went down well!
Friday 5 August 2016
Family dinner in Quillan. I'm not easily impressed by salad, but... that's not bad! Prefer my choice mind!
Thursday 28 July 2016
Outrageously good dinner tonight. Soooo good & so much too. Had to take a doggy bag which was our lunch the next day!
Saturday 16 July 2016
Lunch date at Payolle. Special day or something The confit du canard & gateau basque awesome & very affordable!
Saturday 9 July 2016
Another Indonesian gathering today. Loads of wonderful food. Thank you so much! Nom, nom, nom!
Monday 4 July 2016
Just back from cycling & served up this pre-lunch snack from my favourite warung kecil. Great recovery dish. Nom!
Friday 10 June 2016
When you drop round to friends for lunch... and are served a four course gourmet meal! Nom, nom, nom Thank you!
Wednesday 11 May 2016
Impromptu dinner. French moule frite very nice, but sorry, still not as good as the Belgiums! Great dessert though
Thursday 5 May 2016
Impromptu dinner invite. Lots of excellent Asian food, especially that beef rendang! Nom, nom, nom! :P
Monday 25 April 2016
Rosbif lunch. Désolé monsieur, it's better in the UK Mousse for dessert was to die for though. Nom, nom, nom!
Thursday 21 April 2016
Hearty lunch under dappled shade in a beer garden next to the Abbey & old brewery where that beer originates. Cheers!
Tuesday 19 April 2016
Snail's in for it's TÜV (can you believe it's been a year!) so what to do? Lucky we know this restaurant close by
Saturday 16 April 2016
Lunch stop in the Alsace region. Very traditional looking restaurant has Italian specials. Who are we to argue?
Friday 8 April 2016
Great tapas bar in Sitges. Fresh kebabs, sausages, etc. came round regularly. Yum! Sangria seems effective too!
Tuesday 5 April 2016
Lunch in Villajoyosa. 12€ menu included a 'small' glass of sangria. This & my entrée the highlights. Yum!
Friday 25 March 2016
Feeling very lucky... this was on the table 5 minutes after I got home from cycling! Yum! #Refuel #Hydration
Thursday 3 March 2016
Picnic rest stop on our drive today. Just a few items we happened to have in the 'car'
Saturday 7 November 2015
Lunch in Porto. But Pratiwi loves sangria... soooooo... who am I to say no?! Nom, nom, nom
Friday 30 October 2015
When in Spain: tapas lunch in Santiago de Compostela. Followed by ice cream for some reason... even though it's cold!
Thursday 22 October 2015
No lens or perspective trickery here. That's just one bloody big steak! So tasty! Nom, nom, nom... nom... nom!
