Since UK holds the “horrible place for food” prize I decided to be kind and show an honest short list presenting a few good products that I discovered while being there for a couple of weeks. 1- Colman’s English Mustard: Spicy and addictive. Better than Dijon mustard or any other mustard I ever tried. Simply […]
“Madrid kills me”… Those are three words that I like to repeat since I first visited Madrid and my friend took me to a store by Jacinto Benavente Square which sells “Madriz me Mata” t-shirts and postcards. And it is true that Madrid kills you but in the good way good cities like New York […]
I have a little bit to write about this Spanish wine I tried for lunch and thought it was really good. I am not a wine connoisseur but here is the piece of info I gathered, while drinking it. 🙂 A pitarra is a clay container or “tinaja” used to store wine in the old days. Pitarra wine is […]
We have arrived in Madrid in an interesting time of changes, crisis and demonstrations. The day before yesterday thousands of people were out in a peaceful protest against cuts. Firemen, nurses and teachers of all ages were walking by Cibeles and towards Sol, holding big signs or flags representing them. Some of them were playing […]
Since the first day we arrived in England we took advantage of the cheese and wine prices. These two “essential” for life products tend to be very expensive in Canada. Our love for cheese is well known among our friends so one of them thought it was a great idea to go to the town […]
No matter how small European cities can be they have spectacular churches and buildings standing old and proud in every direction you decide to look at. You cannot go wrong choosing your walk, you know you will find ancient and terrific architecture anywhere you move. It becomes easy to explain why some of these cities […]
I just came back from having my first “afternoon tea”. As I am writing this I am struggling to not to fall asleep as the amount of good and rich food I consumed have left me ready for a siesta. 🙂 Five of us went to a very nice place bar/brasserie called Browns. They have […]
The Coronation Tap is a ciderhouse in Clifton village. Our friends wanted to take us there to try their famous exhibition cider, only available at their Tap. I have never been a big fun of cider. In Cuba, the bottled sidra that you can purchase is very bad, they probably get the cheapest cider from Spain […]
After a few days and nights in Bristol I have to admit that the city and the friends are treating us like royalty. 😉 Our friends have been great hosts and we have been well fed and have had a great guide and advice in order for us to go around touring the city. The […]
We have come to Bristol to visit two Canadian friends who are now a little bit Bristolians too. We are hoping to see as much as we can in one week, rain or shine. The Megabus ride from Victoria Coach station in London was great and the trip is 7 pounds if you book it […]
The Natural Museum of London opens its doors a little bit later on the last Friday of the month so I am sitting at their cafeteria at the moment, writing this post, within walls that are a real jewel of architecture. When I arrived to the building a couple of hours ago the place was full […]
The famous Camden street market really deserves the popularity. I did not want to leave London without seeing it so I went specifically to take pictures and walk around the neighbourhood. As soon as I got there I was glad that was my plan. With the money and the time I could have left that […]
