As people saw the few pictures I posted to Facebook during our Europe trip I was asked "Are you just eating and drinking?" We did plenty besides that but I definitely enjoyed the food and beverages in Europe.
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London
I was very excited to spend some time in London for curry, Nando's and cider (specifically Bulmers Pear cider). We treated ourselves one evening to dinner at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. The service was great and I was surprised that all of the servers in the restaurant were male. I thoroughly enjoyed a pint of London Pride at my old local.
Dave was not as thrilled with the beers in the majority of pubs we visited so we took a trip to Camden to go to Brew Dogs. They have amazing craft beers and are known for brewing one of the strongest beers,
Tactical Nuclear Penguin. It was so good we bought 2 bottles to bring home with us.
Bruges
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| Nasty tasting sour beer |
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| The best beer ever. |
So many good beers here and I was surprised how good the food was as well. I had my favorite beer of the trip here - Cookie Beer. This is made with speculous, absolutely delicious. I need to figure out how to find it here. I also learned that no matter how many times I drink one I just do not like sour beers. They are nasty, I don't know how people drink these.
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| Fries at the Fry Museum |
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| One of the specialties in Belgium |
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Mid Morning Snack
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France - Paris & Marseilles
We had the best meal of the trip and possibly of the year in Paris, and we almost missed it. We got a little disoriented walking around and went the wrong direction looking for Les Cocottes, once we corrected the mistake and headed in the right direction all was good. Dave was ready to give up and go elsewhere convinced we would not be able to get in. We were there 15 minutes after they opened and within 15 minutes of our arrival the place was packed. We were incredibly lucky to get a seat and enjoy some amazing food. I am going to try to go back here when I go to Paris next week.
We splurged once again in Marseilles with a visit to
Passedat Petit Nice a Michelin starred restaurant. The restaurant is located in a turn of the century building, built into a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean. We arrived a little early and were seated outside to enjoy aperitifs and some yummy appetizers. This was thoroughly enjoyable. Sadly after we moved inside we were less than impressed with the food. .
Random Drinks
Random Food
As people saw the few pictures I posted to Facebook during our Europe trip I was asked "Are you just eating and drinking?" We did plenty besides that but I definitely enjoyed the food and beverages in Europe.
I was very excited to spend some time in London for curry, Nando's and cider (specifically Bulmers Pear cider). We treated ourselves one evening to dinner at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. The service was great and I was surprised that all of the servers in the restaurant were male. I thoroughly enjoyed a pint of London Pride at my old local. 
Dave was not as thrilled with the beers in the majority of pubs we visited so we took a trip to Camden to go to Brew Dogs. They have amazing craft beers and are known for brewing one of the strongest beers, Tactical Nuclear Penguin. It was so good we bought 2 bottles to bring home with us.
We had the best meal of the trip and possibly of the year in Paris, and we almost missed it. We got a little disoriented walking around and went the wrong direction looking for Les Cocottes, once we corrected the mistake and headed in the right direction all was good. Dave was ready to give up and go elsewhere convinced we would not be able to get in. We were there 15 minutes after they opened and within 15 minutes of our arrival the place was packed. We were incredibly lucky to get a seat and enjoy some amazing food. I am going to try to go back here when I go to Paris next week.
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