Another dinner at the Green Room Bistro, Colchester

Walking around town on a Saturday night looking for a place to eat without booking.
Most restaurants were fully booked.
Back to the Green Room bistro!
Had a lovely dinner there, lamb :) very well cooked. mmmm.
Excellent company, and movie after, side effects.
Odeon cinema here charges atrocious prices.
9.95 pounds for peak time movie.
Ridiculous.

Chocolateria San Gines, Madrid, Spain

 

There's a really famous shop in the centre of Madrid which serves chocolate con churros. 

It's in the Puerta Del Sol area. 

Not that easy to find, it's tuck away in a hidden corner and you can easily walk past it without realising, I think it's near to a church if I am not mistaken.

Churros is a deep fried batter, similar to a doughnut and it's dunk into the dark, hot chocolate sauce.

When you go in the place is really busy, but worth the wait.

Don't forget to try it out, if you ever go there.

Address: Pasadizo San Ginés, 11, 28013 Madrid, Spain

Roast lamb

Slow roasted shoulder of lamb marinated with rosemary and garlic together with carrots, parsnips, onion, in the oven for 3 hours.

It was in the Sunday roast deal from Marks and Spencer. 

So delicious you would not even imagine. Melt in the mouth goodness!

Things to do in Budapest, Hungary Part 1

I was in Budapest last November, and I thoroughly enjoyed this city.

Absolutely beautiful and inexpensive as well.
Very deserving of the title Paris of the East.

One of the things I enjoyed doing most was going to thermal baths there!

I went to two when I was there.

 

1. Szechenyi Bath and spa

It's one of the largest spa with many indoor and outdoor pools.
It's also very easy to get there, there's a metro which just stops outside there.
Széchenyi fürdő metro line 1.
It's the famous spa where you can see old men sitting in the pools playing a game of chess!

The best thing is when the weather is cold, and you're soaking in a warm pool. No better feeling in the world!

The other would be going to a sauna and getting too warm and soaking yourself in a cold cold pool of water. Sounds sadistic but the discomfort seems to bring an intense amount of pleasure at the same time. It's one of those things which is difficult to explain, you just have to experience it for yourself :)

2. Lukács Thermal Bath Budapest 

I came here because it was literally 10 minutes walks from my host's apartment and he recommended that I go there.

I actually preferred going to the smaller thermal bath than the bigger one.

It's more beautiful inside for one and also it's cleaner. Also the bigger spa Szechenyi is a bit too touristy for my liking. This place has more locals.

I was adviced to drink the spa water from the fountain, as it's full of minerals and supposed to be healthy. It basically taste very strongly of sulphur and like rotten eggs. 

 The exterior looks so pretty with all the beautiful multi coloured autumn leaves strewn on the grounds in contrast with the light brownish/yellow building. I really felt like I was in a fairytale land.

It's nice to sit in the pool and have the water from the fountain beating on your back. Very therapeutic, like getting a water massage.