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Friday night Jane held a drinks party. This included a spread of exotic food enough to feed a small army. Got to bed at about 1am.
Saturday night we went to dinner at a friends house. There was enough exotic food dished up to feed a small nation. Got to bed about 2am. Sunday morning I felt like doing a web search for a detox sanctuary that offered a diet of just mint tea and half a lettuce leaf….on alternate days only. The other day I would be happy with nothing more than solitary confinement in a darkened room. The girls, however, had another idea…"why don't we go to the annual Christmas Fayre at the Palazzo Pariso" in nearby Naxxar (pronounced Nashar). Oh great….that's just what I needed. Wandering around endless stalls selling Xmas tat with annoying Christmas jingles playing in the background attempting to create some sort of artificial festive spirit. "It's still bloody November" I said!!! Being outnumbered by two to one we set off late morning in brilliant sunshine and a remarkable temperature of 25 degrees. When we got there I must admit I was pleasantly surprised. This was my kind of Christmas Fayre. At most there were four stalls selling quite tasteful handmade decorations. The rest of the place was open to the public allowing us to wander around the grand Baroque salons and enjoy the large well manicured gardens. It was hard to believe that this was once somebody's house, although you find quite a few Palazzo's around Malta proving that some seriously wealthy people lived here in the middle ages. So, despite my "bah humbug" beginning to the day, it turned out to be a very pleasant and relaxing afternoon. And, we learnt that this rather stunning "palace" is owned by someone we once had dinner with many moons ago in Gozo. That's another story for another day.
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COMINO IS CURRENTLY HEREDID SOMEONE SAY SEAFOODOn our journey from Portugal to Greece we enjoyed amazing seafood almost everywhere we stopped. Finding the local fish market was always a priority because seafood was so plentiful and so reasonably priced. And, the displays were a feast for your eyes.
Locating a market sometimes meant pounding the pavements in searing heat, but if you kept your eyes peeled, you often came across a little clue. The pic below was a rather less than subtle advert for a fish market - it was eight feet tall.
Freshly cooked onboard, a plateful of giant prawns, baked in wine and garlic, washed down with a few glasses of local vino, was like heaven. Watching the sunset on the boat eating a meal like that was the epitome of "living the dream".
Now we're in Greece we've another favourite to savour. I'm talking about fried Calamari. It's usually good, but every now and then it's off-the-scale fantastic. At Natalie's Taverna on Kontokali Beach in Corfu, it was nothing short of epic.
We're based in Lefkas now and It's been a bit of a mission to find somewhere just as good. And we have. Rakias is a mere ten minute walk from the marina and this little fish market, with its very own taverna attached, is quite sensational.
Oh...and it's also worth mentioning that, on occasions, a bit of barbequed Octopus is on the menu at some of the tavernas we frequent. Can I resist....no. SUNSETS AND DRAMATIC SKIESNo filters, or any other monkey business, have been used to enhance these images.
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