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Food glorious Food - part 2

Here we go again with another food post....more of the delicious food I enjoyed on my six month adventure earlier this year.... I had a splurge evening in Dublin and treated myself to lamb shank...it was yummy delicious.   And being a huge fan of root veggies I was in pure heaven...  I opted for the set menu (because I'm a cheapskate) which came with an appetizer or dessert - well obviously I chose dessert. DUH.... Apple tart with ice cream and custard.... And another evening while in Dublin it was cod gouijons and chips to go in Howth from Beshoff Bros...nothing beats sitting by the sea eating fish and chips...even if it is cold and so windy I practically had to sit on my meal so it wouldn't fly away.  The lobster soup at the Sea Baron cafe at Reykjavik harbour enjoyed on a cold dark December day.  The chunks of lobster are hiding but oh boy......definitely recommended if you ever visit that wonderfully quirky city.  I can't believe I didn't stop there f

Vienna's Naschmarkt

If you've been reading this blog you know I hit a "wall" when I arrived in Vienna.  I spent one day wandering around Vienna on a cold dull day and to be honest I didn't have a bad day.  Vienna didn't "grab" me like I thought it would but I did manage to see and do quite a bit. and what I saw I did enjoy.  However I woke up the next day feeling very tired and depressed.  Travel weariness had hit and sadly it stayed for a while.  So I decided to have a rest day.  I went down for a wonderful buffet breakfast and okay I must confess did snack on the half price Easter chocolate easter bunny (okay I got two I confess...what is it about Easter bunnies that makes them taste so much better than plain old chocolate bars?)  I had purchased the previous day....(is there anything more exciting to a chocoholic than half price chocolate and especially European half price chocolate!) I then spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon on social media, reading a

Pouting around Prague - the next 24 hours

As I wrote in my last post about Prague my time in Prague was a strange time for me.  I was not "present" like I should be when traveling; my mind was elsewhere....as in a place called London.  I just wanted to be back there...I was tired of traveling and needed a break. (Once I got back to London for a week I was happy and I had a wonderful time in Dublin and Belfast a short while later). It made me short-tempered and crabby...not one of my finest moments I must admit.  Prague is a beautiful city and now looking at my pictures I can appreciate it more. The evening before we decided a boat trip might be a good idea.   The next morning we set off for a kiosk close by and booked a lunch cruise...this was longer than the usual one hour cruise and went through locks as well in order to get further down the river. So here we go...   This is Republic Square - our hotel was just around the corner from this square down the road in between the white building with the red roof