Wednesday 19 February 2014

Dinner at Via Napoli. On a school night. Hmmmmm... Pizza. And somehow room for desert too! smile Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Friday 27 December 2013

At the lookout above Wentworth Falls. Followed by the stroll down a million steps to the bottom. And back up!

Friday 27 December 2013

Obligatory 'standing/sitting at the edge of a cliff' shots in the Blue Mountains wink These are at Lincoln's Rock.

Thursday 26 September 2013

Tokyo Loco Bowl! Why, of course. Nom, nom, nom, nom tongue

Sunday 22 September 2013

God bless Pratiwi! After half a marathon is beautiful as ever & still indulges my dubious photographic direction grin

Friday 20 September 2013

After work snacks at Ichi-ban Boshi. That tempura salmon roll is awesome. Great Wagyu too. Nom, nom, nom, nom! tongue

Saturday 14 September 2013

Dinner at Khacha. Note the beer. Yes, BYO wink Skipped lunch to go riding & still had to doggy bag some! #LargePortions

Thursday 12 September 2013

(Not much) later... Post nom, nom. Pratiwi recommends the Udon, then Soft Shell Crab Rolls. Hmmmmmm tongue

Thursday 24 January 2013

Fish & chips & mushy peas... with champagne? Errrrm... OK wink tongue Very nice they were too! grin

Sunday 20 January 2013

Oh no... not another pub lunch! wink tongue This time it's Barton's Mill. And a snowy stroll by the river after. Nice! smile

Thursday 17 January 2013

Newman Arms for lunch. Great pies & beer. Great company from way back. They are shy types mind, hence the bokeh wink tongue

Wednesday 16 January 2013

Be careful feeding the Hyde Park squirrels from your hand... they might take more than you think! wink

Wednesday 16 January 2013

Squirrels and other fluffy little wildlife (and some not so little!) in London's Hyde Park. In Winter. Brrrrr!

Saturday 12 January 2013

Fango the Weimaraner (think that's what he is). Full of energy, that's for sure! Lucky his garden is a vineyard! grin

Friday 11 January 2013

Lunch in St Emilion. The bar was crowded with people swirling, sniffing & slurping their wine. Serious business here!

Wednesday 9 January 2013

Another 4 course dinner of... well... I'm not sure what that second thing was, but it tasted good wink Yum tongue

Wednesday 9 January 2013

Original plan for winter was to travel Spain, but that changed & hop over the border at Somport was all we managed.

Tuesday 8 January 2013

The Pyrenean Mountain Dog. Very big & smart & protective. Also very friendly & fluffy & cuddly... luckily! wink

Thursday 3 January 2013

My lil' snow angel wink grin

Sunday 30 December 2012

Generous tray of tea, biscuits & hot chocolate on arrival at the B&B this evening. Giant cups of yuuuuum! tongue

Sunday 30 December 2012

Lunch in Sète. And a slightly unusual one at that... what with this being a fishing village & all!

Monday 24 December 2012

Enjoying a glass of mulled wine while waiting for Santa...

Monday 24 December 2012

Back from the slopes in time for a little fun outside the chalet smile

Saturday 22 December 2012

As night begins to fall... ♫ ♪ Let it snow, ♩ let it snow, ♪ ♫ let it snow ♫ grin

Saturday 22 December 2012

Some time after arriving in Les Menuires we finally find the chalet... this looks promising! grin

Tuesday 11 December 2012

Llamas!!! (Apologies to any Alpacas if I've incorrectly identified them) wink

Sunday 9 December 2012

An unkept vineyard? In Autumn? On a sunny day? Sounds more like a photo op to me!

Sunday 9 December 2012

Decided to skip lunch, but still time for short stroll on Pampelonne Beach. This is the Med. so 'surf' here is tiny!

Monday 19 November 2012

... and look. A bar. OK, OK... you've twisted my arm wink

Sunday 18 November 2012

Sunset on Nice beach... take #1.

Thursday 8 November 2012

Lunch in Pontovenere. Just got our order in before the kitchen closed. This is Italy so it must be a late one! Lucky!

Sunday 4 November 2012

Lunch somewhere around the Spanish Steps. Meat balls & veggies & wine & coffee & cake. Someone enjoyed it wink

Saturday 3 November 2012

Passing St Peter's Square (we stayed in a hotel close by): Pratiwi showing the scale of the pillars that surround it.

Tuesday 30 October 2012

Post Uffizi Gallery... Piazza della Signoria at dusk.

Tuesday 30 October 2012

Piazza della Signoria. Plus a couple from the terrace of the near by Uffizi Gallery (which is mentally exhausting!).

Saturday 27 October 2012

Lunch at Casa del Prosciutto. Here's the entrée of... erm... prosciutto of course, plus some accompaniments tongue

Wednesday 24 October 2012

Looking out from the walls of San Gimignano... beautiful Tuscan countryside.

Monday 22 October 2012

Introducing Pratiwi to the joys of playing with autumn leaves smile

Saturday 20 October 2012

Relaxing in the garden amongst a few signs we are already in the middle of Autumn here. Lovely place to be smile

Friday 19 October 2012

Lunchtime in Lucca. Then after walking it off, time for a little mid-afternoon dessert smile

Wednesday 17 October 2012

Another café stop in Florence. Another beer, another coffee & another tiramisu. Yum! tongue

Monday 15 October 2012

After a tough morning studying sculpture in the Bargello Museum - ahem! wink - lunch by Ponte Vecchio. Yum! tongue

Tuesday 25 September 2012

Canal-side dinner. Italian dishes look a bit Spartan, huh? It's that 1st/2nd course thing. Lucky they have desert! wink

Tuesday 25 September 2012

Taking a break. Oh look, a café. Oh look, tiramisu & coffee. Don't worry, I had a treat too but don't look as nice wink

Tuesday 25 September 2012

Sunshine! Then if the hotel is to arrange a free water taxi to Murano (as any good one will), who are we to argue? smile

Monday 24 September 2012

Lunch in Venice: couple slices of pizza in this quite little square. Tranquillity before hitting the tourist madness!

Sunday 23 September 2012

Another meat-ful dinner (this is just the entrée!). Prosciutto & peaches very nice. Interesting drinks trolley too smile

Saturday 22 September 2012

Pratiwi making a new friend wink One of the advantages of staying at an agritourism place (accommodation on/by a farm).

Saturday 22 September 2012

Lunch in 'Legends Pub'. One wouldn't expect much, but... best value so far? €7 for rosemary lamb shanks & chips! tongue

Thursday 20 September 2012

Well, we don't go out for lunch often so might as well do it right wink Food with a view at Hotel Florence, Bellagio smile