Eleanor Rigby 14 Posted August 5 #1851 Share Posted August 5 7 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: @Eleanor Rigby 14 just when you say I’m bringing people together, I go and order pizza with pineapple. Few topics are more divisive than whether or not pineapple belongs on pizza. This is my favourite pizza. Cheese and pineapple. I also like Hawaiian pizza without the ham. I love cheese and pineapple on pizza…and I really enjoy Hawaiian pizza with either ham or bacon on it. 😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted August 5 Author #1852 Share Posted August 5 @Eleanor Rigby 14 These are sticks of rock. They often have words inside (such as place names) that run the whole way through. They are a different texture than lollipops and they last a long time. White coffee must be coffee with milk. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 5 #1853 Share Posted August 5 9 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: Few topics are more divisive than whether or not pineapple belongs on pizza. The staple in my house is tuna, cheese, and pineapple pizza. You're welcome... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 5 #1854 Share Posted August 5 1 minute ago, YVRteacher said: @Eleanor Rigby 14 These are sticks of rock. They often have words inside (such as place names) that run the whole way through. They are a different texture than lollipops and they last a long time. White coffee must be coffee with milk. Nailed it! A stick of rock is mandatory for any visit to the seaside. Often brought back as a present (souvenir). It's pretty much a well-known fact that no one actually LIKES sticks of rock. But they must be purchased. Sorry, I don't make the rules. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted August 5 Author #1855 Share Posted August 5 I was going to say I don’t like sticks of rock but I didn’t want to offend you. My dad brought one back for me from Bristol when I was 10 and I think the person who enjoyed it the most was my mom because that thing kept me quiet for hours! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare tulok Posted August 5 #1856 Share Posted August 5 Honfleur is great to just walk around. There is a wooden church that is something you have to see. It can be very crowded. The shop owners are friendly and love to talk about the area. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjpj Posted August 5 #1857 Share Posted August 5 Google is your friend. The significant difference between white coffee and black coffee is the roasting temperature and time. Black coffee is roasted at higher temperatures ranging from 400 to 475 degrees Fahrenheit for longer, whereas white coffee is half-roasted at a lower temperature of 325 degrees Fahrenheit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted August 5 Author #1858 Share Posted August 5 She said white coffee was coffee with milk. This was a bit of a dive diner and not some fancy coffee bar. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 5 #1859 Share Posted August 5 5 minutes ago, cjpj said: Google is your friend. The significant difference between white coffee and black coffee is the roasting temperature and time. Black coffee is roasted at higher temperatures ranging from 400 to 475 degrees Fahrenheit for longer, whereas white coffee is half-roasted at a lower temperature of 325 degrees Fahrenheit. 2 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: She said white coffee was coffee with milk. This was a bit of a dive diner and not some fancy coffee bar. I was just about to say....no way is white coffee that fancy in the UK. White coffee (and white tea) is "with milk" (or cream if you're fancy and lucky) 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spogna Posted August 5 #1860 Share Posted August 5 25 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: Well that looks super safe…😉 What could possibly go wrong? Not a life jacket in sight😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted August 5 Author #1861 Share Posted August 5 A typical thing for me to do in a new place is find a repeating theme to photograph. This may be stone walls, iron gates, chimneys, sweets, murals or shops. Because Weymouth is diverse, colourful and vibrant I walked a long time and took a lot of unrelated photos before the “theme” came to me. May I present to you… Legs of Weymouth! Bottom right is granny’s dress flying up while she devoured a double decker ice cream cone! 9 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spogna Posted August 5 #1862 Share Posted August 5 18 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said: Nailed it! A stick of rock is mandatory for any visit to the seaside. Often brought back as a present (souvenir). It's pretty much a well-known fact that no one actually LIKES sticks of rock. But they must be purchased. Sorry, I don't make the rules. I have to disagree here. I LOVE seaside rock. Especially the fruity one but love mint also. But it needs to be HARD none of that soft nonsense. It's meant to be hard, so that you are praying that you don't need to visit the dentist afterwards. The clue is in the title. Another britishism, you will often hear Brits saying "if you cut me in the middle, it will have(insert school, country, town, team etc)going all the way through." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sunviking90 Posted August 5 #1863 Share Posted August 5 Normandy is also known for Apple cider (and pear). If you can get off early, find somewhere to have a croissant and chocolate (hot chocolate). You won’t touch a “cruise ship” croissant ever again. Then there are the patisseries! Macarons, pastries, etc. Check out the yogourt selection in the supermarkets. Crazy! I’ve been loving your “live” and check it a couple of times a day. I love your pace of travel. We are very similar and enjoy walking as far as we can and really seeing what regular life is like in a place. Love grocery stores when travelling too! Fascinating. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 5 #1864 Share Posted August 5 On the subject of weird coffee phrases...I lived in Vancouver for 10 years before learning what a "Double Double" was because I was too embarrassed to ask. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sunviking90 Posted August 5 #1865 Share Posted August 5 14 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: She said white coffee was coffee with milk. This was a bit of a dive diner and not some fancy coffee bar. We’ve also had coffee with milk referred to as white coffee in the UK. I think my relatives even called it that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sunviking90 Posted August 5 #1866 Share Posted August 5 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said: On the subject of weird coffee phrases...I lived in Vancouver for 10 years before learning what a "Double Double" was because I was too embarrassed to ask. It’s a quick trip to diabetes. My BIL was visiting and ran in there and asked for a “regular” coffee thinking it would be plain black, and got cream and sugar. He threw it out. Edited August 5 by sunviking90 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted August 5 Author #1867 Share Posted August 5 5 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said: On the subject of weird coffee phrases...I lived in Vancouver for 10 years before learning what a "Double Double" was because I was too embarrassed to ask. What did they call it at Dunkin Donuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 5 #1868 Share Posted August 5 Just now, YVRteacher said: What did they call it at Dunkin Donuts? Coffee...with cream...with sugar...with whatever you want...🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckyduckway Posted August 5 #1869 Share Posted August 5 I second Sugar Magnolia's recommendations. Normandy is known for its butter, local cheeses such as Camembert, Calvados, cider, crepes/galettes (buckwheat crepes), apple everything (I'm too late to tell you to save your apple pie tooth for Honfleur, where they have Tarte Normande), and Crottes de Mouettes (translates as seagull droppings, but is tasty chocolate and salted caramel nibbles). Her suggestion of Crepes de Arts is a good one as you should be able to get a lot of the local specialities in one place. Or keep it simple and go to a bakery or pastry shop - and let your nose and eyes decide for you. This place looks interesting https://maisonblondel.fr/en/home-2/ Honfleur looks like it will be a photographer's paradise.so I expect you will have a brilliant time there. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted August 5 Author #1870 Share Posted August 5 I’m not a coffee expert at all but all this time on Princess has turned me into a honey lavender coffee addict! I don’t know what I’m going to do when I wake up at home on July 8 and there is no honey lavender latte. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sugar Magnolia Posted August 5 #1871 Share Posted August 5 3 minutes ago, Muckyduckway said: I second Sugar Magnolia's recommendations. Normandy is known for its butter, local cheeses such as Camembert, Calvados, cider, crepes/galettes (buckwheat crepes), apple everything (I'm too late to tell you to save your apple pie tooth for Honfleur, where they have Tarte Normande), and Crottes de Mouettes (translates as seagull droppings, but is tasty chocolate and salted caramel nibbles). Her suggestion of Crepes de Arts is a good one as you should be able to get a lot of the local specialities in one place. Or keep it simple and go to a bakery or pastry shop - and let your nose and eyes decide for you. This place looks interesting https://maisonblondel.fr/en/home-2/ Honfleur looks like it will be a photographer's paradise.so I expect you will have a brilliant time there. When I am sitting at home missing France, I start eating my salted butter imported from Normandy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted August 5 Author #1872 Share Posted August 5 Finishing up Weymouth with some beach donkeys. They had such beautiful long ears. They were skittish and shied away from touch and I felt badly for them. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted August 5 Author #1873 Share Posted August 5 The end 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckyduckway Posted August 5 #1874 Share Posted August 5 I can't remember whether you've been I'm France before, but if not, a word of warning re French restaurants etc. They may have a different definition of "no meat" - more than once we've been told bacon is not meat. It could have changed as its been a long time since we've been there but would hate for your day to be impacted by a misunderstanding. We found it best when ordering something like a crepe to list what you want in it, or what you want removed, rather than simply saying "no meat" or "vegetarian". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted August 5 Author #1875 Share Posted August 5 4 minutes ago, Sugar Magnolia said: When I am sitting at home missing France, I start eating my salted butter imported from Normandy. Do you have a shop that imports or did you order online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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