Following on from our adventures eating around Bruges in Belgium, we flew to England and hired a car to get around. After visiting friends in Telford, we drove down to Bath and stayed a couple of nights. I learnt some new lingo – a ‘cream tea’ which appears on most menus in the UK is […] Read more…
Following on from the chocolate and waffles consumed in Bruges, we also had a fair share of mussels, frites, beer and other Belgian cuisine. Brasserie Cambrinus We were on the hunt for dinner during our first night in Bruges and stumbled across Brasserie Cambrinus, a Belgian pub. It looked like a traditional pub, housed in […] Read more…
Following on from all the chocolate shops visited around Bruges in Part 1 and Part 2, this chapter is dedicated to waffles! In Bruges, there are two main types of waffle sold – Liege or Bruxelles waffles. Liege Waffle – small slightly dense waffles filled with chunks of pearl sugar which give it crunch, some […] Read more…
Following on from Part 1 Belgian chocolates (Guild of Bruges Chocolatiers), here I explore the other chocolate shops not associated with the Guild (meaning the actual chocolate may be imported from elsewhere). La Belgique Gourmande La Belgique Gourmande was one of the few shops open late so we stopped in to have a look. La […] Read more…
Following on from Eating in Spain – Seville, we flew to Brussels and caught the train to Bruges for three nights. Bruges is chocolate heaven! There are so many chocolate shops to check out and I made sure to stop by as many as possible. During our first full day, after some sightseeing, we were […] Read more…
Following on from Eating in Granada, we caught a bus to Seville. 37 degree days, it was the hottest (literally) city of the all the places we’d visited in Spain. Siestas are a must in Seville to get out of the heat. But we both loved this gorgeous city. The Plaza de España especially! La […] Read more…
After Eating in Spain – Valencia and La Tomatina, we flew to Granada for a couple of nights. The point of our Granada stay was to see the Alhambra – a stunning palace and fortress complex (worth seeing for the beautiful Moorish carvings!). Bodegas Castañeda Our hotel was only a few metres away from Bodegas […] Read more…
Following on from Eating in Spain – Barcelona – Part 3 – La Boqueria, we took the train south to Valencia for two nights to take part in the 2019 La Tomatina (annual tomato throwing/slinging fight). Did you know that Valencia is the town where paella was born? We wanted to try Valencian-style paella, which […] Read more…
Following on from Eating in Spain – Barcelona – Part 2, this chapter focuses solely on La Boqueria or Mercat de la Boqueria. Barcelona’s busiest and biggest market. It was mid-afternoon when we arrived so it was packed full with a crowd. I found that it was difficult to stop and browse as there were […] Read more…
Following on from Eating in Spain – Barcelona – Part 1… Forn de Sant Jaume After a blissful morning discovering Casa Batllo (highly recommend booking the 8am private tour before it opens to the general public), we sauntered down to Forn de Sant Jaume (about a 2 minute walk from Casa Batllo) for breakfast. I […] Read more…