Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain. Segundo dia.

As there were so many photos from this incredible part of the world, it ended up being divided into two. Here is the second part. A winery tour and a world of food, surprised? I didn't think so.

Windy roads, rivers and trails.

More twists and turns

Or a coloured version

The true stars of the valley.

Some other locals.

I may have borrowed these....

Albarino being made.

We stopped off for a tasting at Adega Vella a small family run winery in an unexpected setting.

Yes, it is right next to the town's cemetery.

On the recommendation of the winery family, we went to a local restaurant Meson Casa Lelo. It was fantastic! Like this fabada, which I couldn't stop spooning ladles of into my plate.

Some Razor clams.

A version of so bucco.

Some grilled fish. All was washed down with some delicious cooled local red and sparkling water.

Crossing the Sil again, and leaving Galicia for Castilla y Leon, the largest state of Spain.

The scenes remained the same, cliff faces covered by vines and the river poking up on occasions. 

But we are still on the camino.

Onwards into the dry interior we go!

Haka

What do you get when you have a Kiwi chef and an Irish owner of a restaurant/bar/expat rugby watching location in Warsaw? Well, you get Haka bar of course.

It has classics from NZ like sausage rolls as well as Australian food like kangaroo steaks and pavlovas. You can get Prosecco on tap, but I prefer the guiness.

It is a nice place, especially when there is sun. There is a Venturilo (city bike) stand 5m away and it is near Chmielna street if you feel like a pączki later. Haka is on Bracka 20 in the centre of town, so there is no real excuse to miss it.... unless you aren't cool of course.....

Tempure prawns

Octopus salad

The Australian pavlova ;)

A pretty decent little location to sit down, drink a few ales or sparkling beverages and watch the world go by.

Barberino, Tuscany, Italy.

Some photos from around our little host town of Baberino, another of the many beautiful hilltop towns in Tuscany, and Italy in general.

The butcher and his friend have a coffee and read the paper in the morning

night time action

the land of lunch

wild mushroom pasta

Bresaola salad.

locals

a local with Mary

the pastry breakfast that quickly became the norm.