Jeremy's Best of the Best

What you've all been waiting for. . .

Best Guinness: surprisingly, or maybe not, the Guinness Brewery, Dublin. Very cold, smooth, and enjoyed with a great view of the city.

Best Halloween costume: Kissing Booth - a frame with drapes - worn by a young guy at a Dublin bar. Why the best? He was kissing a girl for 4 of the 5 minutes we saw him.

Worst Cheese: L'Amie de Chambertin, Burgundy. This cheese smelled so strongly and so rancid, it also wins the "Worst Smell of the Trip" and perhaps "Worst Smell of My Whole Life" awards.

Funniest Moment: When Tom broke the silence while we were dealing with an angry French woman at 3am in Paris.

Best Wine: Josh's Burgundy Grand Cru, best aged until 2015, that Julie and Paolo accidentally drank.

Most Exhilirating Moment: Jumping in the western Ireland ocean on a cool, windy day. Dan and I even went bare bummed.

Most Stressful Moment: Driving into Paris to return the rental car to Gare de L'Est. Contrary to what I mentioned in my first blog entry, there ARE traffic jams in Paris.

Best Coffeeshop: Amnesia, Amsterdam. Dark, cozy, good drinks, nice people, boardgames available.

Most Kid-like Experience: A day on the Dutch beach with Cate and Leon. It was unusually warm, sunny, empty, and beautiful.

Best Meal: Chateau Beaugency, Loire Valley, France. Josh and I savoured a most balanced, rich, colourful, tasty dinner, next to the Loire on a stormy night.

Most Primal Moment: Chateau Severgny, France. Watching those 75 hounds devour chicken guts and skulls in chaotic, violent fashion.