Saturday 3 February 2024

Post ride viewing: love the six nations, cheers! Well done England, but good to see an Aussie consolation try too wink

Tuesday 23 January 2024

Impromptu lunch double date. Yum! Plus afternoon dessert & drinks. Cheers! smile

Saturday 13 January 2024

Dinner venue I had in mind booked out, so plan 'B': Korean/Mongolian. Superb, especially fried chicken balls. Nom! tongue

Saturday 13 January 2024

Intended to just snack on pintxos at lunch then have a big evening meal. But once we started couldn't wait. Oops! wink

Monday 1 January 2024

Happy New Year & cheers from the French Pyrenees! Wishing everyone the best for 2024 smile

Thursday 30 November 2023

Korean dinner at Bento Bab: more difficult decisions to make wink Nom! Didn't come here for the beer, but go on then wink

Thursday 30 November 2023

Getting photo bombed in Leadenhall Market! wink At least we got a walking tour & few pints for our troubles. Cheers! grin

Thursday 30 November 2023

Double trouble in China Town! wink Lunch at Dumplings' Legend. Yes, they wanted to order everything on the menu! wink

Wednesday 29 November 2023

Drinks & dinner at The George & Dragon, Seaton. Love this cosy pub. Amazing food. Sticky toffee pudding to die for!

Wednesday 29 November 2023

Lunch at Tharavadu, Leeds. Great to catch up with Beige & Sally. Haven't had dosa in years & this food was fantastic!

Sunday 26 November 2023

Fantastic curry & beers in Onkar, Oundle. Short, misty walk from tonight's hotel. Love it when a plan comes together!

Monday 30 October 2023

Dinner and a show. Take your photo with the cast. Isn't that what old people do?! Oh dear! wink

Sunday 29 October 2023

Stopped by Murni's Warung for 'a couple of drinks'. Ordered bowl of black rice pudding. Yeah, sounds about right! wink

Thursday 26 October 2023

Warung Sabar: seafood so good that instead of ordering dessert after the main we asked for an entree of fish cakes!

Thursday 26 October 2023

When bar down the road has 'sunset view' in it's name not hard to decide where you'll be having sundowners wink Cheers!

Sunday 22 October 2023

Wonderful lunch at Warong Legong. As I joked: would you like some fried chicken with your chilli? Superbly spicy! grin

Tuesday 17 October 2023

Family dinner at Warung Blanjong. Waaay too fancy to call itself a warung TBH but great food so we'll let them off wink

Monday 16 October 2023

Hot & humid out so why bother changing? wink Satay/tempe/fried chicken (where's my rice?!) & Bintang. Welcome to Bali!

Thursday 5 October 2023

Chipirons (baby squid), xistorra (Basque sausage) in honey sauce, croquettes & moule frite. Beer & sangria. Nom! tongue

Saturday 30 September 2023

Another sublime lunch at Auberge d'Ahusquy. Yes, you correctly counted drinks followed by 4 courses! Nom! tongue

Friday 22 September 2023

TFI Friday! wink Cheers everyone, have a great weekend! grin

Tuesday 12 September 2023

Lunch at Lou Bigourdan. Cheers! Spot the off menu dessert. Tiramisu was fantastic too, mind. Best to try both, ja? wink

Saturday 24 June 2023

Huge ride to Arpettaz/Crest Voland/Aravis/Croix Fry. Charcuterie lunch. Beer above Lake Annecy to finish. Magic day!

Friday 9 June 2023

When lunch terrace has red shades - argh! Very nice steak & crepe/pizza thing + ice cream & soft cheese dessert. Nom!

Thursday 8 June 2023

Obligatory '1st day of hols enjoying apperos & curry outside' shots grin *Actually 2nd day 'cos yesterday was busy! wink

Wednesday 1 March 2023

Enjoying sunset with a dark (French!) beer. Few biscuits & cheese to nibble. Was cold but productive day. Cheers! smile

Saturday 25 February 2023

Love the classics season. Cheers! smile

Sunday 15 January 2023

It's my birthday & I'll, erm, not be eating for days after this feast! wink +Cake friend dropped off this arvo. Nom! tongue

Friday 11 November 2022

Post-ride refreshments in dappled autumn sunshine. Lovely day here. Cheers! smile

Thursday 10 November 2022

Sublime lunch at La Table de Michele, Campsas. Love random finds like this. Lucky we didn't fancy a bottle of wine wink

Wednesday 2 November 2022

Post-ride refreshments smile Love this time of year when we can sit on terrace in warm sun & not get burnt to a crisp!

Wednesday 26 October 2022

Waiting for friends. Just the two of us. Feels like a date night from back in the day, if only for a few minutes wink

Tuesday 18 October 2022

Lunchtime bargain: 3 courses + beer + coffee for 14E. Generous portions too, now absolutely stuffed! Nom, nom, nom tongue

Sunday 16 October 2022

Dinner at La Tasca de Ana, Jaca. Wonderful little tapas bar. Great food, nice cosy atmosphere. Love it smile

Wednesday 21 September 2022

Auberge d'Ahusquy. Spectacular views. Unbelievable food. Enough said.

Saturday 16 July 2022

Happy anniversary to us! smile In town for little drink watching the world go by then great lunch at O2C. Nom, nom, nom!

Tuesday 5 July 2022

German supermarket. Hallo! Showed great restraint only buying 2 cases. Few bottles of fave weizenbier too. Prost! grin

Monday 4 July 2022

Huge post-ride dinner of German goodies: Schnitzels, chips, pork & spaetzle. Strudel & of course beer. Hits the spot!

Sunday 3 July 2022

Willkommen in Deutschland! 2 mins after crossing the border sat with a beer, eating schnitzel & pulled pork. Nom! tongue

Wednesday 29 June 2022

Late lunch after a morning's hike. Last of the fresh pasta from Italy sitting under a shady tree. We like it here smile

Monday 27 June 2022

Dinner? As if you couldn't guess: beer & fanta then pizza, pasta & tiramisu! Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Saturday 25 June 2022

Dinner at Pane e Vino, Orta. Absolutely loved our platter of meat+cheese & breads. Sublime flavours. Great beer too!

Thursday 23 June 2022

Erm, wasn't I just here? wink Sightseeing with olds on Col de la Colombiere. Kiddy seat bonus: I get a beer. Cheers! grin

Sunday 19 June 2022

After a toasty day driving across most of France time to relax: well deserved appero in a shady camp spot. Cheers!

Friday 13 May 2022

Post-ride beer. No view as watching Giro on delay. And yes, not staged, kitchen island really does look like this! wink

Friday 6 May 2022

Town square in the lovely mountain village of Prades. Naturally there's an awesome tapas bar here. Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Friday 6 May 2022

Today's shopping: self grips (light use only!) & few pints of Franziskaner on special. #BlokesAtTheSupermarket wink grin

Friday 29 April 2022

Beach-side apperos/dinner. Fried anchovies for me but ordered paella for 2 in error so had to help Pratiwi. Oops! wink

Thursday 28 April 2022

Rubbish weather at home, so let's go to Spain! grin Fantastic lunch in Ainsa en route to the Med. Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Friday 15 April 2022

Great 61km ride + 90 minutes yard-work + 750ml bottle of Kwak on the terrace = satisfying afternoon/evening! #LifeIsGood smile