vacationing

In the Northern hemisphere the summer is about to enter its final stage, which sometimes happens to be the best one. September can be, in fact, the nicest month of the year in terms of outdoors life.

pan, pan

Bread: perhaps the ultimate element to make a good meal a great one. This summer I'm trying a number of different ones, which certainly make things much better.

This first one is the classical "bollo", made with a mix of different flower.

Carral is a village famous for its bread, and the one above was one of the most captivating ones.

carbayones

A few decades after my previous visit, last week I decided to drive all the way to Oviedo, Asturies. We had a lunch scheduled in Arriondas, but we made a first stop fifty minutes before reaching our destination in order to satisfy some elegantly sweet requirements.

One hundred years operating a shop suggests that someone must be doing something right. In this case it was obvious.

Camilo de Blas is a pretty unique space where pastries are made like in the very old days. They are tasty and sweet, but with enough moderation to make them almost the perfect pastry.

Once the selection has been made and the tray has been filled up, a perfectly wrapped package is handled over the counter holding the carefully assembled construction.

clamland

Today we landed in the heart of the Rías Baixas. I was hoping to try something new, and we did. We ended up in Carril, a small town where clams happen to be an almost essential part of life.

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A truly nice Saturday to celebrate another summer weekend. Cava -perhaps my favourite- to start, and Albariño -probably the best ever- to continue, were a massive asset for this healthy afternoon.