Lunch @ Bali Cafe... in a garden centre, how terribly British! Nice enough, but think we've more authentic food
Calpe beach...
Date night dinner @ Restaurante Tavino. More chipirones, delicious paella & chocolate dessert. Nom, nom, nom!
Dinner by the beach in Purol. Cheers!
Some time later (very easy motorway driving from France): Hola Pucol! Bit nippy here but at least there's no snow!
Lunch at the local bike shop. Nom, nom, nom!
Great Grand Tourmalet ski day. Beautiful snow in the morning & still very good at the end despite afternoon warmth
Astugue winter fete... dinner courtesy of the mayor, thank you! Huge paella was delicious. Nom, nom, nom!
Breakie pt 2: Sadly our fave cafe in the old town has closed, but struggled through with coffee & cake elsewhere!
Breakie pt 1: light snack @ Danena Taberna. Just a few more pintxos
More delicious pintxos & beer @ La Cuchara de San Telmo. V.quiet off season - has queues across the street in summer!
Didn't have dessert with our Asian lunch sooooo... super thick hot chocolate, coffee & churros instead. More yum!
It's my birthday & I'll have banoffee pie with our coffee for brunch if I want to! Love this cafe, yum!
Obligatory Donostia stop... La Vina for basque cheesecake. OMG... delicious as ever! Nom!
Fresh pintxos: beef cheeks, octopus, pork ribs & spider crap couscous. Super tender meat. Unique flavours. Yum!
Lunch at a pintxos bar in central Donostia. Cheers! This place is OK, but none of the old town ambience we love.
Well hello Donostia! Beautiful day by the beach
First ski day of the season. A little warm, but nice snow & blue skies. Almost felt like spring TBH!
That's a wrap for '25. Wishing everyone the best for '26! Thanks to all who celebrated this festive season with us
Festive coffee @ our French conversation group then impromptu lunch @ L'annexe. Great roast duck. Nom, nom, nom!
About as out on the town it gets these days! Asian dinner then a few cold ones enjoying mate's band play. Cheers!
Lazy morning at Bagneres market. Nibbled a few treats then bumped into friends so hung out & had coffee together.
Bike shop lunch, delicious as usual. Cheers!
One last Roman coffee & creamy croissant before some fun & games at the airport - 10-0 whitewash! Ciao Roma!
Sunset at the Colosseum.
In central Rome so Pratiwi wants to eat...? Asian food of course! Looks good but not for me, saving it for later
I lost the pics last time we were here at the Trevi Fountain so extra careful with the delete button today
Random Rome: churches, The Pantheon, Piazza Navona, a presidential spotting, narrow streets, monuments & ruins. Phew!
Walking a maze of streets & hanging with cool kids @ the Spanish Steps Take-out tiramisu for dessert. Nom!
Dinner pt 1 @ Pasta Urbana. Delicious... erm... pasta - what else!? And a cheeky Moretti. Nom, nom, nom!
Well, hello... Rome!
Right, enough sightseeing... time for more beer & schnitzel! Cheers! Although Pratiwi isn't eating! Why?...
Walking back to Prague old town from the castle... views from Letna Park & sunshine selfies in the town square
Let's do that again... only with Pratiwi... and some sunshine... and a slight route variation... and slower!
Dia de Muertos! Stumbled across this far-too-cool-for-old-folk party & enjoyed the spectacle for a while!
Light supper in a chilled cafe. Beers, sausages & sauerkraut, schnitzels & carrot cake. Nom, nom, nom!
Saturday night in Prague. Just hanging out & seeing the sights with a million of our closest friends!
Bratislava station: strange mix of retro rolling stock with Star Trek bridge vibes onboard! Onwards to our next stop!
Walking back across Bratislava old town to the train station. Sun's back this morning so much nicer
Traditional Slovak dinner at Koliba Kamzík Zelena. Great food, huge portions. Nom, nom, nom!
When hotel insists on giving you free bubbly (says you can have beer but must pay!)... what you gonna do? Cheers!
Morning walk up to Bratislava castle. St. Martin's Cathedral & some interesting streets en route.
Given our huge lunch & breakie expectations tomorrow: a light supper. Love a good 'by the slice' pizza place! Nom!
... a mall with xmas lights up and it's not even November! Argh!
Train time! So long Vienna, was lovely to meet you
Lunch @ Tomochan Ramen. Very cool place. Super delicious! The bottles? Many still sealed so prolly the real deal!
Coffee, apple strudel & custard at palace cafe. Terribly touristy, but what a beautiful place to relax for a while
Belvedere palace in Vienna. I had thought the gardens might be a bit dull this time of year, but no! Great colours
Post-concert dinner @ Joyce Cafe Restaurant. Amazing Korean chicken & bibimbap. Glad she talked me into it!
Vienna Residence Orchestra at the Palais Alte Boerse. With a little opera & dance thrown in. Wonderful experience.