Had I not been burdened with two backpacks and a shopping bag I would no doubt have taken a photo of said Pastizzi which would be posted about here.
As it is we are now comfortably supplied and the fridge burdened with essentials. The Caravaggio Merlot is obviously not in the fridge. Indeed, as I type most of it is uncorked and breathing whilst the rest is being sampled by our cook. I note also the rapidly disappearing stuffed olives. Rather lovely they are/were, too.
Once our initial foray into the supermarket had been completed a rest on the balcony was called for. And coffee. A rest broken by the need to butter some nice baguettes and fill them with sundry pig parts and cheese. A dash of pickle and all was good to go.
We would have gone too, but it was so hot. I kept asking when our next shopping adventure was due but as long as the sun shone it was delayed. A couple of times a cloud almost drove us to venture forth but these clouds were small and their shade of short duration so we stayed where we were until we both agreed that it was getting a bit too hot. It is January, after all, and Europe is in the "Grasp of a Killer Freeze" or so I'm told. Must be due to Brexit.
Our afternoon sally was not unpleasant, unless you were wearing high heels, which I wasn't, as the route took us along a walkway from which the shipping in and out of Grand Harbour could be observed. Which it was. Thence into an airconditioned soulless shopping complex, down two escalators and around a new supermarket which is even closer than Tower. This time I had my camera.
So, to summarise ....
It was too hot here by mid afternoon
So we walked along here
And got to here
Sadly, our lack of forethought meant that whilst the Merlot was excellent with the chilli we had no dessert wine to accompany the Pannacotta.
Not bad for a Monday, though..
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