Why do airlines feel that smoked salmon is an option for a meal where the appetizer is not a choice. Today we got smoked salmon AND smoked cod. With a bit of lumpfish roe, I guess a caviar? I was not a fan and I didn’t...
💠Quick Thoughts
Short notes, opinions, reviews and recommendations — published as they come to mind.
We are finally coming home. Seems the Barcelona airport is gently air conditioned so I’m happy to be on an Air Canada with the AC pumping. We are flying home Business (J) class which is always nice when returning tired a...
We were fortunate enough to be in Spain, Barcelona to be exact, during the FIFA World Cup final. Our hotel also happens to be next to a huge plaza where many fans congregated after the win so we went to check it out.
This place came recommended by a friend and it didn’t disappoint. According to some ranking this was the best pizza in the world but is now second… We started with burrata and focaccia. Man, that was delicious. We orde...
What a great way to spend a hot day, the Modern and Contemporary Museum in Barcelona. A beautiful space with lots of fun art to see including Robbie Williams (singer), Banksy, Kaws…
McExtreme which I really liked! There is some bacon under there. And some wedge fries.Â
We have disembarked the Valiant Lady after a quickie breakfast at the Indian restaurant. Thankfully it is only 30°in Barcelona so it was quite comfortable waiting for a taxi. It has been a great trip, we met lots of...
We finished the trip with a third visit to the Test Kitchen… the third menu variant. I did a mix of the vegetarian menu and meat, picking and choosing what I wanted to eat. Overall a pretty good meal!Â
Some of the dishes we had tonight were the best on the ship. The chicken 65 was fabulous. The lamb shank was huge, tender and delicious. And the desserts we got even though we were incredibly full… a cheesecake wit...
Brad.Â
Our last stop of the cruise, one more sea day and we will be back on dry land… We are in Palermo on the island of Sicily. It was just a high of 36º, and we felt it as we walked the streets. The city is much busier than...
These restaurants are always a crap shoot, they are shared up to 8 people at a table. We are now 2 for 2! Last year we had a fun table and this year was great also! And I don’t remember the food being as good last year....
We timed it right. We were sweaty. We were hot. But we were ready for pasta. I had found a well rated place somewhat off the beaten path called Spaghetti & Co. And we also beat the rush thankfully because it got pretty f...
it’s hot.
Although we had breathtaking views as the bus wound around 1000+ curves, we had some excitement. Apparently, it’s not abnormal for buses to be meeting other buses going the other direction and trying to avoid cars also g...