18 Jul

In hindsight, I shouldn't have gone for breakfast on the same day I booked myself in for this Scoopon lunch, especially when (much to my dismay) my metabolism is starting to slow down. I know I've been eating out a lot these last few weeks, but I want to take advantage of the quiet part of the semester. [caption id="attachment_5543" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Seafood Paella[/caption] The Scoopon deal was $8 for a choice of paella or a platter of 3 tapas; I opted for the seafood paella. There was a decent amount...

14:45 / Food / Melbourne CBD / Pescado / Restaurants / Spanish
03 Dec

Mum has been hanging out for a paella before she leaves for her overseas trip. After looking at prices for paella at various restaurants we went with Movida Aqui, which had a $63 paella that feeds 2-4 people (other restaurants charged up to $30 pp). Since we were there, we thought we may as well order some tapas and other dishes to supplement our rice meal, though dad isn't a big eater so we refrained from ordering everything that looked interesting. We ordered the rice first, before deciding on...

14:56 / Food / Melbourne CBD / Movida Aqui / Restaurants / Spanish
25 Dec

Our last dinner in Spain was in the hotel’s restaurant Starters: spare rib, chorizo, ham and potato soup Mains: breaded and fried turkey stuffed with ham and cheese with chips Dessert: blueberry cheesecake with a white sauce and possibly almond bits. The tour guide also cut up a pandoro dusted with sugar for everyone to share. [gallery order="DESC" link="file" columns="2" ids="2477,2476,2474,2475"]...

19:12 / Barcelo Avenida / Bilbao / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Restaurants / Spain / Spanish / Travel
25 Dec

Our lunch stop was in Burgos. The main attraction there was the cathedral, but it was closed seeing as it’s Christmas. We were able to go into the foyer and join the mass if we wanted to. It’s quite a pretty town – or at least the centre is. There were many white stone roads. We had lunch at a café/restaurant and ordered mixed paella, tortilla and a salmon/gherkin/asparagus/cream cheese/runny fried egg toasted sandwich. The tortilla was the best I’ve had so far because it actually tasted like...

19:08 / Burgos / Casino Cafeteria Restaurante / Food / Restaurants / Spain / Spanish / Travel
24 Dec

At 6:20pm the tour group set out for Plaza Major to go for our Christmas Eve dinner. This was an extra dinner Globus included for us because the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao will be closed tomorrow so we won’t be able to go in. It doesn’t feel like Christmas Eve. We had dinner at a restaurant in Plaza Major. Appetisers: zucchini rolled around salmon topped with a light cream cheese with black caviar; entrée: slices of duck with a sweet sauce and flavoured rice Mains: Cochinillo (suckling pig) or grilled...

19:06 / Food / Madrid / Restaurants / Spain / Spanish / Travel
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