10:20

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

19:22

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

11:30

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

20:43

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

20:14

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

18:52

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

19:40

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

13:25

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

13:50

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

13:10

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

12:35

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

10:00

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

11:25

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

18:45

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

13:20

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

14:00

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

13:45

My lil' snow angel wink grin

16:05

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

12:25

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

17:30

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

15:05

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

16:30

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

13:40

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

14:40

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

19:15

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

12:55

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

15:35

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

15:45

Sunset on Nice beach... take #1.

13:45

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

13:30

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

15:00

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

16:40

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

12:20

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

11:45

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

14:15

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

11:10

Introducing Pratiwi to the joys of playing with autumn leaves smile

12:40

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

11:30

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

14:00

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

11:15

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

17:00

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

13:15

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

08:10

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

11:35

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

18:30

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

16:20

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

11:15

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

11:55

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

14:50

Messing around at Passo del Gavia. Pratiwi showing how to throw &... erm... 'catch' snowballs. And make a snowman wink

18:20

Dinner at 'Al Filo!' in Bormio. Very nice setting in the 'cave'. Lots of food. Here's Pratiwi & her starter. Yum tongue