Happy Birthday to me...

Me in a Ioannina bar.

Having a quaff.

 We've had a super week to start my sixth decade the only downside being that I'm now officially a fossil.

Last Saturday was my sixtieth birthday and to celebrate Sandra and I went to Ioannina for an overnight stay at the Kastro guesthouse within the old city walls.  Great place to stay and spend some time at if you've never been before.

Bonsai - Asian fusion restaurant Ioannina.

Don't look at the camera, there's food to order.

I can really recommend both the restaurant and the hotel.  It's not always easy finding different food in Greece but the Bonsai gives it in spades, all things Asian can be got here from sushi to spring rolls.  We had a mixed starter for an appetiser and then we both had a szechuan, Sandra's duck based and mine king prawn all washed down with some delicious wine and a free desert to end with.  Gorgeous petal!

Despite the fact that it rained persistently all weekend we had a great time and even managed to fit in a trip to IKEA hoping that they would have some ham left over from Christmas in their food hall but unfortunately they didn't.  Never mind we still managed to spend some money there as you do.

Tuesday evening we went out with Deb, Jez, Tree and Mike to Nidri and after a couple of drinks at our favourite winter watering hole in Nidri we ended up eating at Zio Fede's Italian restaurant.  We dined and drank and talked all night.  It's many months now since we had been in the company of Tree and Mike so there was much catching up to be done.  I can very much recommend their ravioli and Sandra's sea bass was excellent too.   Try it and see.