Saturday, May 31, 2014

31 May 2014*

Breakfast:
Kale, spinach, orange & mango smoothie
Snack:
Bran flakes
Bran flakes w/hummus
Snack from Ben's Cookies - Covent Garden, London, England:
Double chocolate nut cookie
(Fresh out of the oven and so utterly delicious.)
Peanut butter milk chocolate cookie
Snack from Shake Shack - Covent Garden, London, England:
Some of Kelly's "chips"
(These tasted undercooked.)
Snack from Kowloon Restaurant and Cakeshop, London, England:
Red bean buns
(I quite like the pastry and filling! Good textural contrast and not overly sweet.)
Kelly's sweet bun
Snack from Far East Restaurant, London, England:
Red bean bun
(A bit too sweet for me.)

Friday, May 30, 2014

30 May 2014

My final got rescheduled to today, so I'm doing some last minute revising before meeting up with Kelly at the Olympic Park this evening.

Breakfast:
Yogurt w/cacao powder
Kale, spinach, orange & mango smoothie
Snack:
Bran flakes
Snack:
Orange mango juice
Snack:
Cucumber slices w/feta cheese
Snack:
Kale, spinach, orange & mango smoothie
Sample from Mr. Pretzel in Westfield Stratford City, London, England:
Cinnamon sugar pretzel
Snack:
Cucumber slices w/feta cheese
Snack:
Bran flakes
Snack:
Bran flakes w/hummus
(This is really good. Really good. Maybe even better than pita.)

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Αντίο Αθήνα, hello London!

Our European travels have come to an end! Kelly and I are heading back to London just in time for me to take my last re-scheduled final. 

Breakfast from Victoria (a food stall near the ΣΤ.ΒΙΚΤΩΡΙΑΣ "Victoria" station), Athens, Greece:
τυρόπιτες
Tiropita/Tyropita
(Feta cheese in a pastry? Sounds heavy and something I would normally shy away from, especially since σπανακόπιτα, or spanakopita, is already too much for me. And that has spinach to mellow out the cheese! Every other Greek edible I've had has been rather disappointing, but I quite liked this! A bit oily, but the pastry wasn't heavy and the warm feta cheese had a nice flavour.)
 Snack (bought from Cafe Veneti near the ΣΤ.ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ "Omonia" station, Athens, Greece):
Λουκουμάς 
Loukoumas 
(I had higher expectations for these because everyone raves about how amazing they are. It tasted kind of like a steamed honey-flavoured cake with a light honey drizzle. I suppose I can see why people enjoy them, but these are not my thing.)
(pl.) Λουκουμάδες
(pl.) Loukoumades
(Here's a picture of the intact balls.)
Snack on the shuttle back to central London: 
Lots of granola
Snack:
Salad
Snack:
Granola w/yogurt
Snack:
Brown rice cake
Snack:
OJ
Snack:
Yogurt w/cacao powder
Snack:
Cucumber
Snack:
Frozen banana slices, OJ & yogurt
Snack:
Brown rice cake
Snack:
Brown rice cake

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Aντίο Poros, Γειά σας Αθήνα!

Ending our European adventure with some ancient history. Hello, Athens!

Breakfast:
Frozen Greek yogurt w/raspberry jam
(Last breakfast in our hotel room. Decided to spend a relaxing morning in bed instead of sitting on the balcony.)
Snack while waiting for the ferry:
Lots of granola
(This granola is so good! Dark chocolate and dried berries, yum.)
Bread
(A bit dry.)
Snack at Snoyo, Athens, Greece:
Frozen Greek yogurt w/strawberry, kiwi & mango chunks
(At least the Greeks do frozen Greek yogurt well.)
Snack (from everest near the ΣΤ.ΒΙΚΤΩΡΙΑΣ station, Athens, Greece):

Piece of Kelly's lettuce and about four cubes of feta cheese

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Poros, ημέρα 1

Breakfast:
Watermelon w/Greek yogurt
(Delicious breakfast with a beautiful view. I could get used to this.)
Snack:
Feta cheese sandwich w/tomato sauce
Snack:
Watermelon w/Greek yogurt

Snack:
Feta cheese sandwich w/corn & tomato sauce
 Snack:
Lettuce w/corn, tomato sauce & feta cheese (2)
Snack:
Frozen Greek yogurt w/raspberry jam
(This yogurt is more palatable when frozen and enjoyable with jam. Otherwise, I would not be able to stomach much.)
Snack:
Watermelon w/feta cheese
(This is a very good combination!)
Snack:
Feta cheese, corn & tomato sauce sandwich
Snack:
Salad w/feta cheese, corn & tomato sauce
(Ending the day on a lovely note. The sunsets here are quite hazy.)

Monday, May 26, 2014

Γειά σας Poros!

Flying into Athens, Greece and then taking a ferry to Poros! Here's hoping I'll be so exhausted that I just pass out on the ferry because I do not want to get violently ill.

Very early breakfast while waiting at Milan Malpensa Airport:
Pizza w/salad
Swiss chocolate
Early breakfast at Milan Malpensa Airport:
Assorted fruit
Some cantucci
Snack while waiting for our ferry in Athens, Greece:
Way too many cantucci
Snack:
Piece of Kelly's cinnamon breadstick
Snack:
Magnum champagne ice cream bar (shared w/Kelly)
(Limited edition and Magnums are a big deal in Europe apparently. Kelly and I decided to see what the fuss was all about and were disappointed. It took a lot of willpower to finish this ice cream bar. For those who enjoy the taste of champagne and cream, this might be suited to your tastes though.)
The inside layers
Snack:
Watermelon w/Greek yogurt
(I have missed watermelon. Also, real Greek yogurt isn't that great. I can't describe it, but the taste is a bit off and Kelly agrees. Fage and Chobani will be as Greek as I get.)
Snack:
Salad w/bread, corn & tomato sauce, feta cheese
(The feta cheese is surprisingly good! I'm not a big cheese person so I wasn't expecting to like it, but it's now on my list of top cheeses.)
Late night snack:
Feta cheese sandwich