Barely recovered, it was off to Queensway for Rachel and Ricky’s birthday meal (again, dreadfully belated). All the appropriate items were on the menu and excellent evening was had by all.
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126th birthday celebration
It had been going to be a 100th birthday party (50 + 50, rather a long time ago), but Jane R and I never got round to it. So we decided we’d have a truly […]
seaside treats 1
This was the much-postponed trip for Marion’s birthday, and we finally made it to Littlehampton, and the Thomas Heatherwick-designed cafe. The food was really terrific, but the architecture? The most interesting side of the building […]
triumph, disaster, small triumph
Last year I planted sprouting broccoli in the front garden, thinking that if it worked we’d have lovely fresh purple sprouts to eat – it hardly being likely that it would be the local scallies’ […]
ayran
Exploits in Istanbul 9.2 Our local kebab restaurant not only has very good kebabs and the entertainment of watching the cooks making the pide and other bready things, but it has proper ayran. Ayran is […]
private castles
Exploits in Istanbul 7.2 Over on the Asian side in Anadolu Kavagi we arrived well before the tourists who come up on the official cruise, so it was quiet, and we just beat the Keeper […]
great finds (2)
Exploits in Istanbul 4.3 We had help with this one – a recommendation from our apartment host. But it still took some finding and a little nerve. The entrance is a scruffy doorway, and the […]
great finds (1)
Exploits in Istanbul 4.1 Having done our tourist duty at the Blue Mosque (very big and very splendid), we plotted a way of getting ferries and buses to a couple of places up the Bosphorus […]
asian side
Exploits in Istanbul 2.2 Ferries must be ridden, so they were, over to the Asian side. We went over to Kadiköy and walked across the neck to see across the bay towards Fenerbahçe. One of […]
simit by the bosphorus
Exploits in Istanbul 1.2 Having read about simits, one had to be eaten. Here it is beside the Bosphorus. Also eaten today: a Turkish breakfast (small – hard-boiled egg, cheese, tomato, cucumber, chilli and olive […]