Live like a Lord in Spain
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:17 am
We’re at home in Northern Ireland and enjoying life but wow! The cost of wining and dining is prohibitive. We went to Belfast for lunch on Friday with friends to celebrate my birthday. Went to an upmarket restaurant, chose the Table d’hote menu to keep costs down. My friend and I had a glass of Prosecco to start with, the men had beer. We enjoyed a bottle of red and a bottle of white The bill included 10% service charge and the total was £240. We left there and walked over to a pub for a drink before we caught our train , 2 glasses of wine and 2 pints of Guinness £25.90
Train was free as we are all OAP’s so a great day had by all. I couldn’t help but think what out outing would have cost if we’d been in Spain. Nothing like the cost here. I received an email this morning offering a special deal for December, AFTERNOON TEA @£45 each. The cost of living here is far higher than Spain. I bought some groceries in Tesco on Saturday £116 and no meat or anything like cereal included. Everything has increased to a ridiculous price, astronomic. I’m aware that prices have increased in Spain but absolutely nothing like what we have to pay here. Be thankful. A coffee ( cappuccino) costs £3.15 here. We have a couple of coffees when out walking in Spain for less than that. I could rant all day about this!!! Suffice to say that dining out here is something I won’t be doing as often as I do in Spain.
Train was free as we are all OAP’s so a great day had by all. I couldn’t help but think what out outing would have cost if we’d been in Spain. Nothing like the cost here. I received an email this morning offering a special deal for December, AFTERNOON TEA @£45 each. The cost of living here is far higher than Spain. I bought some groceries in Tesco on Saturday £116 and no meat or anything like cereal included. Everything has increased to a ridiculous price, astronomic. I’m aware that prices have increased in Spain but absolutely nothing like what we have to pay here. Be thankful. A coffee ( cappuccino) costs £3.15 here. We have a couple of coffees when out walking in Spain for less than that. I could rant all day about this!!! Suffice to say that dining out here is something I won’t be doing as often as I do in Spain.