the days are getting cooler now. there’s a certain crispness in the air. people huddle more and duck inside cafes more… to talk, to read, to schedule, to plan last minute get-aways. somehow there’s more time for everything now that Fall is rambling down the streets of Gib.
you know what else we have time for this Fall? chestnuts!
in front of Watergardens, just across Ramson’s, is a promenade with a statue of Mr. Rooke (some guy who used to command a big boat and fought against the French and therefore captured Gibraltar in the 1700’s). and next to it is a little blue-and-white striped hut with two guys selling the tastiest roasted chestnuts in the whole of the Mediterranean :) (not sure about this but ill get back to you on that one)
people queue up for this warm and sweet-smelling stall on their way home (just like what we did one fine October day). this old-timer roasts them nuts in this ingenius contraption and they come out crunchy on the outside and melty and soft on the inside! really helps you to realize that christmas is just around the corner!
a pound for a cone-full of tasty, fuzzy, glossy brown nut goodness:)
we couldn’t wait to eat them at home so we sat down in one of the benches enjoying the rest of that crisp October afternoon chomping away like two squirrels :)
you know what else we have time for this Fall? chestnuts!
in front of Watergardens, just across Ramson’s, is a promenade with a statue of Mr. Rooke (some guy who used to command a big boat and fought against the French and therefore captured Gibraltar in the 1700’s). and next to it is a little blue-and-white striped hut with two guys selling the tastiest roasted chestnuts in the whole of the Mediterranean :) (not sure about this but ill get back to you on that one)
people queue up for this warm and sweet-smelling stall on their way home (just like what we did one fine October day). this old-timer roasts them nuts in this ingenius contraption and they come out crunchy on the outside and melty and soft on the inside! really helps you to realize that christmas is just around the corner! 
we couldn’t wait to eat them at home so we sat down in one of the benches enjoying the rest of that crisp October afternoon chomping away like two squirrels :)
Believe it or not, I've never eaten roasted chestnuts!
ReplyDeleteLiz @ Shortbread & Ginger
lizzzz, its time u try one cmon ehehe :)
DeleteMe either! How wonderful they look!
ReplyDeleteu gotta try them one of these days jeanne theyre delicious :)
DeleteI love love love roasted chestnuts, they sum up christmas to me!
ReplyDeleteme too anne! cant wait to buy a bunch again on monday :)
DeleteYour post title cracked me up! That song will never be the same again!! Mmmm I don't have chestnuts often but I'm going to remedy that after reading this
ReplyDeletehahahaha nope that song will never be the same ever again ;)
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