Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Viva Bris Vegas ...

Brandied strawberries with pumpkin and vanilla bean gelati, and basil. Sounds weird but it was delicious! This from Al Dente at Middle Park.

Spinach and ricotta ravioli with prawn and crab sauce. Just gorgeous. Again, Al Denta at Middle Park. We highly recommend it.


H. tucks into spaghetti bolognaise which is even better than Daddy's! Courtesy of Al Dente.

C. noshing on ham and pineapple pizza - nothing like Domino's and for that we were grateful!

Aussie afternoon tea - a meringue caterpillar for C, and a marshmallow for H. I know - how healthy are they?

Brisbane street art

C. enjoying duck soup and noodles

H. munching on a Peking Duck pancake

C. also loves his Peking Duck.

Mmm Peking Duck. My mother's day treat
Breakfast at Rocklea Market. C. plumped for a bacon and egg roll, and pineapple juice.

Missy wanted Dutch pancakes.

Hungry little boy tucks in.


Mmm, Yatala pie

Husband had his with all the trimmings - mushy peas, potato and gravy

C. plumped for an apple pie


Face-painting fashion parade on Pacific Blue. Pacific Blue are so great for kids (and parents)!


C. chose to be a demon

H. was a Princess. Apparently.

Daddy's little girl.

Biding time at Auckland airport

A healthy breakfast (not).

Sign at our Auckland GP's clinic

The dreaded face mask

4 comments:

Unknown said...

wow - you guys did a LOT of eating while you were away!! :-) Am envious! (not sure about that first weird strawberry thing, though...)

Am very impressed by Pacific Blue from your description of your experiences...hope to try them out myself soon!

Hsin-Yi

Juli said...

Pacific Blue face paints? Wow, when we went to LA, we didn't get ANYTHING from Qantas.

All that food looks GREAT to me. Even the strawberry thing. I want to try roasting duck. And my husband is all, where on earth are you going to find duck.

Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella said...

What lovely pics and everyone looks like they're having a great time! :D

Momisodes said...

Wow! That is a lot of good food. It all looks delicious!

What a fun time :)

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