day 032

// the breakfast of champions: churros con chocolate



// one-hour drive to asador etxebarri



// those percebes (goose barnacles) we mentioned earlier, still smoky



// you eat them by twisting off the leathery sleeve and biting off the meat



// view of green mountains from our table



// they like their teeny tiny octopi over there



// while walking around the little town, a flock of sheep came charging right by us

day 031

// waiting for our flight to san sebastian



// the view of san seb from our hotel room



// sidra (cider)



// the spread and the crowd at a pintxos (basque tapas) bar ... we hit up at least 3 that first evening

day 030

// back at la boqueria ... just in case you weren't sure what kind of meat was in the case



// roe!



// fresas



// babe



// THE place to stay in barcelona: mandarin oriental



// rental car: a smart!



// on our way to dinner



// hanging out with locals before dinner



// our dining room for the evening



// first treat at el cellar de can roca: candied olives from an olive bonsai



// going for a peek at the wine books. yes, books! they had to be wheeled over to us.

day 029

this was a fun-filled day in barcelona, a nice change from the boring laundry day prior



// kiwi juice from la boqueria



// colorful fruit juice as far as the eye can see



// towards the end of our barcelona bike tour, being silly at sagrada familia



// back at la boqueria, checking out meatz



// more meatz



// and then some more



// a bounty of dried fruits and nuts



// fresh produce



// exotic fruit



// percebes, which we'd eat later on our trip



// looking through the wine list at alkimia



// a fun treat to start off our meal



// roasted and delicious ... my mouth waters every time i look at this picture

day 028

// laundry day, so i'm wearing my workout clothes. plus that hotel room was like an oven.



// chocolate and sea salt on bread at paco meralgo

day 027

// bob's on his way to barcelona, looking longingly at the grass on the other side of the window



// happy hour during saturday siesta: patatas bravas, croquetas and beer at a french/german bar



// dinner at rias de galicia: teeny tiny octopi!



// fun sidewalk while walking around barcelona after dinner

day 026

// before leaving sarmeola, we browsed through in.gredienti, the food shop of the alajmo empire



// back in venice ... making japanese tourists feel right at home



// we found more cicchetti and more baby squid

day 025

// cicchetti at our favorite bar in venice before heading to sarmeola



// after a train and bus ride, hanging out at the pasticceria of calandrino



// lamp shades made out of fish skins?



// looking through the wine list at le calandre ... that table of middle-aged guys in the back. they were taking iphone pictures of their meal all night long. cute!

day 024

// after a relatively quick train ride, we find ourselves in venice



// complimentary snack while waiting for dinner. fried shrimp the size of a quarter, or smaller.



// vibrant shells from our seafood dinner