The Need to Eat
We have now made it to Tallin in Estonia, eating along the way, as one has to. It's funny how it works, when home in London eating out is a special treat, something special every once in a while to be savored. Now we are eating out everyday and it is a necessity rather than an indulgence. It's amazing how much time, I at least, spend thinking about the next meal. As Nick can attest I get very grumpy if food is not found the moment I get hungry. There have been a few hairy moments looking for something suitable to eat...Since leaving London we have had some very good and not so great meals. We have tried to savor the local cuisines which have included Norwegian meatballs (Nick noted that they are significantly different from the Swedish ones), herring (which doesn't vary much in taste), smoked reindeer meet (a Norwegian specialty popular with the tourists) and different types of cakes.
What has varied most in the different countries is the price you have to pay to fill your belly, in Finland some cakes and coffee in a fancy cafe cost us 10 pounds. The same type of cakes and coffee in Estonia cost 2.50 pounds.
What hasn't varied at all is the breakfast buffets that have been waiting for us in the mornings at the youth hostels we have been staying in Norway and Finland, and the breakfasts we ate in Sweden. They all consist of bread, cheese, sandwich meat, muesli and "filmjolk" a sour milk. As a Swede this is something I'm used to and quite enjoy getting back to my breakfasting roots, but as an American used to waffles and eggs Nick is dreaming of other flavors. We will see what awaits tomorrow morning in the Estonian youth hostel, unfortunately I doubt that it will be a variation on the theme.
And so as we eat our way across Europe, we will hopefully have more good meals than bad ones, but I for one will soon start dreaming of savoring an exotic home cooked meal.
posted by NV @ 6:33 pm
2 Comments:
Hej Nickolasku, widze ze jedzenie pochlania wieksza czesc twojej swiadomosci, oczekuje w takim razie bardziej dokladnych opisow konsumpcji. Miejcie sie dobrze i bawcie sie wspaniale
tell nick he should try travelling with a vegan! great to follow your trip and enjoy the rest of it!
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