30 Nov

The receptionist at the hotel recommended a pub just 100m down the road called O’Sheas if we wanted to sample Irish fare. I had Irish lamb stew with root vegetables (€10.25), A2 got spicy vegetables in an Irish pancake (€9.50), dad had a confit leg of duck with red wine jus (€10.25) and mum had leek and onion soup with wholemeal bread and meatloaf with potato and onion mash, veggies and onion rings and a cup of tea (all for €9.95). The food was really good. The bread...

15:00 / Bar/Pub / Dublin / Food / Ireland / Irish / O'Sheas / Restaurants / Travel / United Kingdom
29 Nov

We had dinner at The Slug and Lettuce, not far from the hotel. Mum had chicken and mushroom risotto with garlic bread (5.75). The chicken was given as pieces rather than mixed in. Dad ordered grilled Italian-style chicken with roast vegetables (₤8.95) and I had a British steak and mushroom pie with chips and beans (₤8.95). The risotto was nice, although there was a lot of cheese in it. The pie was like a cottage pie with the pastry only covering the top. It was a bit too...

14:58 / British / Chester / England / Food / Restaurants / The Slug and Lettuce / Travel / United Kingdom
28 Nov

The B&B owner suggested the Royal Arms pub for dinner. It was in a Stainton, a little part of town that looked like a small village. Most of the patrons were probably regulars. It felt a little weird being Asian in a small town like this. At least we don’t have strong Asian accents. Dad ordered pork loin chops (₤9.65), mum and I had salmon with some sort of creamy sauce and mash/new potatoes, peas, coleslaw and salad (₤9.25). A2 got a ‘Combi for 2’, which consisted of...

14:52 / Bar/Pub / British / England / Food / Restaurants / Royal Arms / Stainton / Travel / United Kingdom
27 Nov

At Marks and Spencer on Princes St we went into the food hall. We bought dinner from here, because for the next few days we’ll be eating out. It was a big supermarket with a small stall selling miso soup with noodles, which was a bit random, burgers, paninis (panini rolls with filling) and sandwiches. At their bakery they had sweet pastries, croissants, normal bread, commercially baked bread and breads like brioche Irish bread and Irish potato bread. They had a huge selection of meals that were ready...

14:40 / British / Chinese / Edinburgh / Indian / Marks and Spencer / Scotland / Travel / United Kingdom
26 Nov

On arrival at the apartment, we realised that the German Market had already opened even though it was only 5pm (someone earlier had told us it opened at 7pm). We briefly went around to see what food there was. It was mainly hot food such as sausages, crepes, various potato dishes, alcohol and chocolate, trinket stalls and stalls selling gingerbread and German Christmas cake, which has marzipan and raisins in it. The other part of the market had rides including a ice-skating rink. At a lower level there...

18:12 / Bread / Edinburgh / German / German Market / Scotland / Travel / United Kingdom
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