Tag: Europe

Comptoir Sainte Croix (Poulhouse), Bordeaux, France

by gavin, posted in Restaurants, Travel

After a siesta back at my hotel. I checked the reviews for restaurants around Gare de Bordeaux Saint-Jean but nothing took my fancy. Expanding my search area a little I found a restaurant around 400m from my hotel that had some decent reviews called Comptoir Sainte Croix.

It was pretty quiet on a Thursday evening with just two other tables eating and a couple of people having a drink outside.

Comptoir Sainte Croix (Poulhouse), Bordeaux, France

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The Charles Dickens, Bordeaux, France

by gavin, posted in Bars, Travel

After getting back into central Bordeaux from the Cité du Vin on the ferry and having a bit of a walk around the centre of the city I started feeling a little thirsty so I pulled out my phone to look for a pub that was open.

Google maps pointed me towards a place close to the river called The Charles Dickens which is part of a chain on pubs across France.

The Charles Dickens, Bordeaux, France

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Cité du Vin, Bordeaux, France

by gavin, posted in Restaurants, Travel

On my first morning in Bordeaux I’d jumped on the tram out to the Cité du Vin, a museum devoted to wines. It was very interesting. I got in for free by buying a city pass which is a Bordeaux wide transport ticket as well as giving free or discounted entry to lots of attractions.

Cité du Vin, Bordeaux, France

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Café Marcella, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

by gavin, posted in Restaurants, Travel

My time in Amsterdam was coming to a close so for my last lunch I decided to find a small cafe by a canal for a bite to eat and a couple of beers after doing a circuit on one of the canal boats.

I jumped off at the Hermitage Amsterdam and headed over the Skinny Bridge made famous in the James Bond movie “Diamonds are forever” in 1971.

Café Marcella, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Frenzi, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

by gavin, posted in Restaurants, Travel

I’m really glad that I stumbled upon Frenzi.

After getting back to my hotel after my outing to Den Haag, I was looking for somewhere close for dinner. I cast the net a little wider than usual and noticed a small cafe no more than 100 metres (as the crow flies) from my hotel, but maybe a 400 or 500 metres walk as I needed to get across The Amstel and a canal.

Frenzi, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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