Now, to finish the Orange adventure, we enjoyed a very busy afternoon sightseeing, eating and shopping! The quirky Byng Street Store provided great coffee and food, and unusual decor...
Hawke's General Store entertained us with many amusing items.....as you can see, we are
very easily entertained!
We were lucky to be in Orange for their 'Taste Orange' Food Week, which involved a number of special events in and around the city. Now, fortunately for us, a special food and wine tasting event in the park had been postponed from the previous week due to rain. Although the day had been quite showery, by the evening the rain had finally moved on and we (plus many others) were able to enjoy the 'foodie' event in Robertson Park.
There were plenty of wines and gourmet foods to sample......like this 'Chocolate 3 Ways' delight!
By now,we were a bit weary (and our shoes were rather wet and muddy), so we retired to our accommodation and decided to watch Miss Marple DVDs, accompanied by a late night snack of cheese toasties and cups of tea!
Thank you, Orange, for a wonderful few days. We have really enjoyed ourselves and there is talk of a return visit! Next port of call.....Katoomba and the Blue Mountains.
That deer is very handsome. It's a shame it's not still alive. I prefer to think that a deer is in the adjacent room and just stuck it's head through the wall for a peek at the other side, and is now frozen in its track thinking "If I don't move, maybe they won't notice me."
ReplyDeleteYou were lucky to be there for the food nd wine festival. That chocolate plate looks delicious.
And the tired feet, wet shoes, and curling up with Miss Marple, snacks and tea makes me think of being in Lostwithiel, returning to the cottage after long and often wet days to have tea and scones and watch Midsommer Murders. You're slipping though - we had chocolate for dinner there!
Unfortunately, the chocolate plate pulled us up and we could only manage the cheese toasties.....poor effort, I know!
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