Doomed pie is in shock! Great ride this morning (if a little chilly), with the customary stop at Pie in the Sky.
A treat from Northbridge, WA: Corica apple strudle. Takes two little Asian girls to hold it! Nom, nom, nom!
Fish & chips & mushy peas... with champagne? Errrrm... OK Very nice they were too!
Oh no... not another pub lunch! This time it's Barton's Mill. And a snowy stroll by the river after. Nice!
The Sun Inn, Bentworth. Another fantastic choice by Mr W. So cosy (necessity in this weather!) & great food. Cheers!
Newman Arms for lunch. Great pies & beer. Great company from way back. They are shy types mind, hence the bokeh
Lunch at Royal China. Still some of the best Yum Cha in London. Someone's happy as first we'd had in a year! Yum!
Birthday drinks in London. And quick... take a picture of the traditional English spread before it's gone!
We don't usually partake in fine dining, but it's almost end of the trip & hotel restaurant had top reviews. Yum!
Lunch in St Emilion. The bar was crowded with people swirling, sniffing & slurping their wine. Serious business here!
Another 4 course dinner of... well... I'm not sure what that second thing was, but it tasted good Yum
€14 dinner in a French country hotel: bottomless soup bowl, hot cheese & bacon salad, stew then desert. Bargain!
Small but perfectly formed. Evening treat from the local boulangerie.
Generous tray of tea, biscuits & hot chocolate on arrival at the B&B this evening. Giant cups of yuuuuum!
Lunch in Sète. And a slightly unusual one at that... what with this being a fishing village & all!
Lunch in St-Remy-de-Provence. Nice village but a grey day outside so random snaps where we found a little colour.
Back from riding, a 'light' post-ride 'snack' awaits. Yes, this is all for me! Nom, nom, nom... erm... sip, sip.
Just to prove we did go somewhere other than the beach. But oh dear: I've seen that look before. Best grab dinner!
Mid-afternoon snack across the road from Nice beach. Large pizza & beer for 7€. Bargain! Not so those wings. Oh well.
Dinner in Sanremo. Almost the final one in Italy. Lots of prosciutto, barely cooked steak & little treat for dessert.
Lunch in Pontovenere. Just got our order in before the kitchen closed. This is Italy so it must be a late one! Lucky!
Our final Roman dinner (oops, pics when it's almost done), which we'll take in Piazza Navona & watch the world go by.
Lunch somewhere around the Spanish Steps. Meat balls & veggies & wine & coffee & cake. Someone enjoyed it
A little treat this evening: Schwarzwald Imker honey schnapps (from our travels in Germany) & chocolate bread. Yum
Lunch at Casa del Prosciutto. Here's the entrée of... erm... prosciutto of course, plus some accompaniments
Macelleria Falorni, Greve in Chianti. On this site for almost 300 years! Best butchers shop I've ever been in!
What a beautiful day. Perfect ride this arvo, then relax with little plate of cheese & 'saucisson' by the vines
Few of the dishes on offer tonight. Dinner in 'The Cave' under our house with the other guests. Very nice it was too.
Plenty of people were out on Sunday looking for these, & a couple today. Think we'll leave it to the experts though!
Lunchtime in Lucca. Then after walking it off, time for a little mid-afternoon dessert
Home made fresh pasta as a late lunch... or is that early dinner? Yuuuuuum... nom, nom, nom
Another café stop in Florence. Another beer, another coffee & another tiramisu. Yum!
After a tough morning studying sculpture in the Bargello Museum - ahem! - lunch by Ponte Vecchio. Yum!
Stumbled across this colourful market today. Don't know what that half sandwich like snack is, but looks goooood!
Kitchen closed on arrival at Costa Valle Imagna. Nooo! Luckily the host whipped up a small cheese/meat plate. Yum!
Canal-side dinner. Italian dishes look a bit Spartan, huh? It's that 1st/2nd course thing. Lucky they have desert!
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
Breakfast in Venice. Course 1 of 4... or was that 5?... 6? Kindof lost count Not too shabby either way!
Lunch in Venice: couple slices of pizza in this quite little square. Tranquillity before hitting the tourist madness!
Another meat-ful dinner (this is just the entrée!). Prosciutto & peaches very nice. Interesting drinks trolley too
Dinner tonight. They like their meat here. When that's what you order, that's what you get! Leaves room for desert
Lunch in 'Legends Pub'. One wouldn't expect much, but... best value so far? €7 for rosemary lamb shanks & chips!
Well, we don't go out for lunch often so might as well do it right Food with a view at Hotel Florence, Bellagio
When in Italy... Simple but tasty lunch at home. Nom, nom, nom!
Home made chicken & vegetable soup. Yuuuum
If noodles are hard to come by in Europe, what to do when finding a store that sells your favourite brand? Yum!
Dinner at 'Al Filo!' in Bormio. Very nice setting in the 'cave'. Lots of food. Here's Pratiwi & her starter. Yum
Cafe at lunch has copies of 'Il Gelatiere': a magazine dedicated to ice cream. Someone approves! Only in Italy?
Lunch overlooking Scuol. Kindof 'sculpture' here with pipes one can look through to identify mountain peaks. Cool
Dinner in Lavin. Wild deer (it's hunting season) & sausage skewers. And desert of course. Yum!