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Well, our last day here has been just fab. We thought it pointless to change the habits of the last six weeks, so after packing up the (Bird s**t covered) Quest, we cycled into the Old Town and bid a tearful farewell to Favourite Tapas Bar no 1...
Mama wasn’t there, so daughter, whose usually the smiling hostess, was cooking. Looking at the photo they don’t look at all alike so they may be husband and wife - whatever the relationship, they work extremely well together.
We had the fish tapas (second row, third from the left) and it was, as usual, delicious.
We moved on to Favourite Tapas Bar No 2 ....
We had Patatas con Huevos and mini burgers which was, again, delicious.
However, following on from an earlier post ...
And I quote....
“We stopped for tapas in a different bar (our usual being closed), where there was a ‘Bon viveur’ host, who welcomed us in, congratulated me on my Spanish, gave us tiger mussel and craB stick tapas, which were delicious, and generally exuded good humour and bonhomie.
He then broke into an impromptu Julio Iglasias karaoke session with a Dutch Frau, who lapped it up; her husband catching the rendition on video.
We all thoroughly enjoyed it, and shouted many an encore. However we noticed his wife was not so pleased with the performance and upon his return to his place behind bar, she threw off her apron, put on her coat and walked out - leaving our nonplussed host elbow deep in half cooked tapas and a bar full of hungry, thirsty revellers! “
(For his and tapas connoisseurs sakes everywhere) I’m happy to say ....
She forgave him!!! And can be found esconsed in her tiny kitchen, cooking up incredible food for centavos y medio peniques!
We wished them both a sad farewell, and cycled back to the van to chill before tonight’s Quiz.
Our team was full strength with us, @quickweh Pauline and Mike and @JockandRita.
Thanks to the lads, we won the picture quiz! Ashley, the quizmaster was in a cruel mood this week, and instead of photoshopped film stars, the picture quiz was the European map with 15 countries to be identified.
The team answered 12 correctly - and that got Pauline and Mike a breakfast for 2 - (we split the price of last weeks winning fish and chips with @JockandRita) and so thought it only fair that our other team members should get a free meal this week!
The main quiz was much more difficult and we didn’t win - the team at the far end of the bar won - again - coincidentally, they weren’t there when we won last week .....
Anyway, that was our last night here in Beni (for this year), and we couldn’t have wished to spend it in better company.
We leave tomorrow, but will spend 6 days travelling up to Calais, so this blog ain’t finished yet ....
Mama wasn’t there, so daughter, whose usually the smiling hostess, was cooking. Looking at the photo they don’t look at all alike so they may be husband and wife - whatever the relationship, they work extremely well together.
We had the fish tapas (second row, third from the left) and it was, as usual, delicious.
We moved on to Favourite Tapas Bar No 2 ....
We had Patatas con Huevos and mini burgers which was, again, delicious.
However, following on from an earlier post ...
And I quote....
“We stopped for tapas in a different bar (our usual being closed), where there was a ‘Bon viveur’ host, who welcomed us in, congratulated me on my Spanish, gave us tiger mussel and craB stick tapas, which were delicious, and generally exuded good humour and bonhomie.
He then broke into an impromptu Julio Iglasias karaoke session with a Dutch Frau, who lapped it up; her husband catching the rendition on video.
We all thoroughly enjoyed it, and shouted many an encore. However we noticed his wife was not so pleased with the performance and upon his return to his place behind bar, she threw off her apron, put on her coat and walked out - leaving our nonplussed host elbow deep in half cooked tapas and a bar full of hungry, thirsty revellers! “
(For his and tapas connoisseurs sakes everywhere) I’m happy to say ....
She forgave him!!! And can be found esconsed in her tiny kitchen, cooking up incredible food for centavos y medio peniques!
We wished them both a sad farewell, and cycled back to the van to chill before tonight’s Quiz.
Our team was full strength with us, @quickweh Pauline and Mike and @JockandRita.
Thanks to the lads, we won the picture quiz! Ashley, the quizmaster was in a cruel mood this week, and instead of photoshopped film stars, the picture quiz was the European map with 15 countries to be identified.
The team answered 12 correctly - and that got Pauline and Mike a breakfast for 2 - (we split the price of last weeks winning fish and chips with @JockandRita) and so thought it only fair that our other team members should get a free meal this week!
The main quiz was much more difficult and we didn’t win - the team at the far end of the bar won - again - coincidentally, they weren’t there when we won last week .....
Anyway, that was our last night here in Beni (for this year), and we couldn’t have wished to spend it in better company.
We leave tomorrow, but will spend 6 days travelling up to Calais, so this blog ain’t finished yet ....
but we were out at