Friday 14 January 2022

Happy (early) BD to me! smile Celebrating day before to avoid weekend crowds. Always great food in a local fave. Nom! tongue

Saturday 25 December 2021

Xmas lunch with super generous friends. Fab afternoon of eating, drinking & making merry! Thank you so much! smile

Saturday 6 November 2021

Great night out with friends in local town. Real pints, outrageous steak & profiteroles on offer. Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Wednesday 20 October 2021

Lunch @ Pou de la Vila, Tossa de Mar. Glad we resisted temptation to eat on seafront - still beautiful & superb food.

Friday 15 October 2021

Dinner at Asily, Quillan. Superb Asian food & someone else 'accidentally' paid which was far too generous - thx! smile

Saturday 9 October 2021

Local dinner at O2C, Bagneres-de-Bigorre. Thanks to our tourist friend for treating us - sublime modern French food!

Thursday 9 September 2021

Cafe Orient, La Seu d'Urgell. 3 course lunch with slabs of meat & bottle of wine for 13E each. Welcome to Spain! smile

Monday 6 September 2021

Fabulous Thai @ Sabai Sabai in Argeles Plage. No entree, but ordered 3 mains & devoured the lot! Highly recommended.

Friday 23 July 2021

Lunch at Hotel Bellevue, Cambo-les-Bains. Fantastic food, especially the main & ridiculous value - 3 courses for 16E!

Wednesday 21 July 2021

Lunch above clearing clouds @ Refuge Orisson. Great steak & Gateau Basque - of course - nom! tongue Fantastic experience!

Tuesday 20 July 2021

Dinner at the mobile warung kecil - aka. campsite in St-Jean-Pied-de-Port. Simple but delish as always. Nom, nom! tongue

Friday 16 July 2021

Happy anniversary to us! grin 10 months since we last ate out so great return to one of the local faves we've missed smile

Wednesday 30 September 2020

Dinner @ the Gouaillardeu again. Pratiwi ordered Couilles de Mouton. Erm... OK, but think I'll stick to steak! Yum tongue

Tuesday 29 September 2020

Drinks & dinner in the Gouaillardeu, Arette. Nom, nom, nom! tongue This is Part 1, can you tell what's coming next? wink

Wednesday 23 September 2020

Lunch @ Lac de Payolle. Beautiful day, beautiful setting, wonderful food/drink. Entertaining company. Good times! grin

Monday 29 June 2020

Stumbled across Indonesian restaurant in Cahors. Someone's very happy! & yes, 2 peeps/3 dishes (+dessert) does go! wink

Saturday 27 June 2020

Look for 'fancy' restaurant in Cahors but v. busy Saturday, so end up in a backstreet bar. Prolly more fun anyhow! wink

Friday 26 June 2020

Lunch in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie. Beautiful place & v.toasty today so we chose a super shady spot... & the large beer! wink

Wednesday 24 June 2020

1st meal out since you-know-what (over 3 months!). Love random roadside stops... esp when they turn out great! grin

Friday 31 January 2020

Random lunch with friends in the local village. Nom, nom, nom! tongue tongue

Saturday 19 October 2019

Two nights in San Sebastian: Eat, sleep, eat, sleep, eat, shop, eat, sleep, eat, sleep, eat. Yes: *two* nights! wink grin

Wednesday 16 October 2019

Impromptu lunch... just because we were passing smile And dish of the day is pork filet mignon... Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Saturday 5 October 2019

Pre-birthday - which became actual birthday grin - celebrations with friends. Happy birthday Claudia! Always fun! smile

Saturday 28 September 2019

Candlelight dinner by the twinkling lights of Putterersee - which sadly are barely visible here but we enjoyed wink

Saturday 21 September 2019

OMG! Forgotten how much the Italians eat with this 1st/2nd dish thing. Absolutely stuffed! More cycling required! wink

Wednesday 18 September 2019

Lunch at one of our fave spots. Farewell to our visitors, it's been... erm... entertaining! wink See you again soon? smile

Tuesday 17 September 2019

Post ride rehydration/refueling in the village. Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Monday 16 September 2019

Big dinner planned later so just need a snack for lunch? OK, pop up the mountain & share some charcuterie. Nom! tongue

Tuesday 3 September 2019

Lunch at restaurant Euskalduna. 3 courses inc. steak main + wine & coffee for 14E - incredible bargain! Cheers! smile

Sunday 18 August 2019

Fete Pastoral: beautiful setting slightly tainted by bad organisation. Thanks to jolly friends made it through! wink grin

Tuesday 16 July 2019

Anniversary lunch at one of our favourite spots... with special family guest visiting from Aus. Amazing as always smile

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! tongue

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... grin

Friday 28 June 2019

Sunset dinner at friends. Curried meat & veg from their garden with refreshing homebrew beer. Yum! Thank you guys! smile

Tuesday 25 June 2019

When in Paris: have Korean food for dinner wink OMG, the most succulent chicken here! Nice beer too. Yum, top marks! tongue

Sunday 23 June 2019

Dinner in Yaai Thai. Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Saturday 22 June 2019

Arrive in Paris. Go directly to chinatown. Find restaurant in rather dodgy concourse below high-rise block. Enjoy! smile

Monday 1 May 2017

Everyone here is so generous. New friends invited us to wonderful lunch. Amazing food & so entertaining! grin #SoLucky

Sunday 30 April 2017

Time to move on tomorrow. Evening meal with landlady, family & guests was a wonderfully hospitable send off. Thx! smile

Thursday 13 April 2017

Living like a king! Another wonderful dinner with some overly generous friends. Nom, nom, nom, nom! tongue Thankyou! grin

Sunday 2 April 2017

Mixed entrée, Indonesian main & French desert. Another tough Sunday afternoon! wink Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Thursday 9 February 2017

Post skiing treats: Vin chaud & blueberry tart. Nom, nom, nom! tongue Oh, and coffee for someone else for some reason wink

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! wink grin

Tuesday 3 January 2017

Post-ride refuel. Pratiwi was worried this was too much. LOL... Bless! wink tongue

Monday 19 December 2016

Lunch by Lac de Gaube. What a spectacular spot. And warm too... glad I brought that refreshing beverage! wink

Saturday 17 December 2016

Lunch at Payolle. I guess there are perks to having to do this tourist thing after all! wink Nom, nom, nom, nom! tongue

Thursday 17 November 2016

Dinner in Paris. Rather nice Coq au vin for me, something odd for her wink 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!