What he’s got to look forward to is a full week of superb food, excellent wine, spectacular scenery, all the culture he could ever desire,\u00a0and lungs full of fresh air. He’s got day\u00a0trips planned to Santiago de Compostela and, if the ferries are running, over to Islas Cies where one of the beaches was voted by the Guardian as ‘the most beautiful in the world’<\/a>.<\/p>\n All this while I am back in the office in Salford with dodgy air conditioning, the near constant sounds of police sirens, and something in a barm cake<\/a> for lunch.<\/p>\n Begrudgingly I have given him the name of a great little back street restaurant in Santiago de Compostela, ‘Restaurante Central’<\/a>, where Amanda and I have eaten a couple of times on house hunting visits. We were introduced to it by an architect who works nearby and dines there regularly, so you can’t get a better recommendation than that.<\/p>\n Restaurante Central, half way down on the left<\/p><\/div>\n Through gritted teeth, I’ve also recommended the grilled scallops (Vieiras Al Gallego<\/a>), anything with hake (merluza<\/a>), and for him and the other Dads to try a small plate of Goose Neck Barnacles (Percebes<\/a>),\u00a0washing everything down with a mandatory\u00a0glass of ice cold albari\u00f1o<\/a>.<\/p>\n I’m certain that he’ll have a great time…I just wish it was me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am not normally the jealous type. I don’t envy someone driving around in a Ferrari or Maserati, I don’t begrudge those people who get a big win on the lottery (well, not for more than a few seconds).\u00a0I don’t … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.visitgalicia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/RestaurantStreetSantiago-225x300.jpg\" "\\"RestaurantStreetSantiago\\"")
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