JetPlane

I went to a wine tasting tonight at Cambridge Wine Merchants, this time to the branch on King’s Parade to taste Greek Wines.

“This is a rare chance to try wines from a part of Europe, which has produced wine for centuries, but where there are many undiscovered gems still waiting to be uncovered. One such, for example, is the white Assyrtiko variety, which we will taste on the evening.”

(more…)

Michael and I met up with Christine, Jessica, Lewis, Mum and Dad for a day out in London. We took a bus across town to have lunch in a lively restaurant in Covent Garden. Walked across Hungerford Footbridge and had a ‘flight’ on the London Eye. Went to look at Buckingham Palace, then had a beer off Piccadilly. It was great to see the family and to have a day out in London—it’s the first time we’ve done anything like this in a big group.

(more…)

Had a free glass of Campo Viejo rioja in the Arts Picture House before we watched the new Almodovar film, Volver. It was superb. Penelope Cruz and the the other three lead actresses were wonderful and this is really the best I’ve seen Cruz. She stares into the camera and at the other characters with fierce, dark eyes that make her look quite hard and wicked but seductive at the same time.

The film isn’t as off-beat or frantic as Almodovar’s earlier films. There is also a lot of charm, fun and love in this film.

Technorati Tags: Almodovar, Films, Penelope Cruz, Spanish, Volver

Michael and I went to Hotel Felix for dinner last night to celebrate our six-monthiversary of our Civil Partnership. We started with big cocktails, which was an opener for a tipsy evening. The food was good: the starters particularly so. Michael had slow-cooked cod with spinach jelly. I started with veal kidneys accompanied by lovely mushrooms. A bottle of white rioja to wash down the mains: rabbit roulade with puy lentils for Michael, and monkfish in a smoked paprika crust for me. We had an enjoyable walk home in the evening, about 40 mins, managing to dodge the rain and not be lured into any pubs. It was a lovely evening, bringing back the memories of the day—we can’t believe it’s been six months. We bumped into Shara after dinner) wedding manager for Hotel Felix) and she remembered us to say hello to, which was lovely.

Technorati Tags: Civil Partnership, Cambridge, Restaurant

After a couple of month of using Dospuntocero as the WordPress theme for this blog, I’d like to say a big thanks to Alex Sancho for the great theme and for releasing it for free. I love the bold colours and the single column, which make it clean and fun. The theme looks much better on Safari than on Internet Explorer, so that’s a perk for MAC users!

Technorati Tags: Theme, WordPress

I used to go to the Farmers’ Market on market square religiously every Sunday. getting there about 9ish. I lost the habit a couple of years ago (Marks and Spencers Food Hall opened just round the corner…)

Went back today after months of meaning to, and stocked up with gorgeous organic veg, eggs and free-range chicken. My arms are two inches longer from the walk home. Feel healthier already.

“Cambridge Market Square” by GrahamMcCannCAM

Technorati Tags: Cambridge, Farmers Market, Organic