Grand Café 1st Classe Amsterdam Station
Overnight on the Newcastle-Amsterdam ferry. It couldn’t have been easier. Parked the car, walked straight on, booked a table for an excellent dinner and then bed. We docked at 09:45 […]
Monthly Archives: April 2026
Travelling by train in Europe
We’ve always enjoyed travelling by train. Early holidays involved non-corridor carriages from Leeds to Morecambe – make sure you get in the right compartment! Thirty plus years ago we travelled […]
I Cucci, Palermo
First night in Palermo. We’ve run the gauntlet of the market – by the time we’d arrived on the bus from Catania most of the stalls were packing up and […]
La Locanda dei Monacone, Napoli
Great – we can book this one. 7pm or 9pm. We’re old – guess which we go for? We’ve had a busy day strolling around Napoli. Tomorrow we head for the National […]
Café Murano, London
After a long day at Hampton Court we don’t want to stray too far from the hotel. We’re staying the Covent Garden hotel in, you guessed it, Covent Garden. We’ve […]
Moor Hall, Lancashire
So, as you eat lovely meals in a succession of great restaurants you’re constantly comparing one with another. “That was the best meal we’ve had…”. Until the next time, of […]
Fourth Floor Restaurant, Harvey Nichols, Leeds
Tonight was Small Island by Andrea Levy, at the (recently renamed) Leeds Playhouse. There’s a smart new entrance with café at (busy) road level, very handy for the access to […]
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