tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post4588744260413399859..comments2024-03-28T21:44:11.209+11:00Comments on B-Kyu: Noumea Part 2/2 ~ Hail the SupermarcheShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175426309170881777noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-54233537736797112472012-09-24T14:58:37.508+10:002012-09-24T14:58:37.508+10:00Can we hide in your luggage? Would love to be head...Can we hide in your luggage? Would love to be heading back. We were drooling at the pork and duck rillette at Victor Churchill on the weekend at $70 a kilo and wondered if the one we had in Noumea was better?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531327682856915545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-31983378405278348682012-09-22T11:42:42.489+10:002012-09-22T11:42:42.489+10:00Sounds great, I`ve been to Noumea once before, but...Sounds great, I`ve been to Noumea once before, but on a short business trip only with basically no spare time. I l did love the feel of the place.<br /> I`m going again very soon - tomorrow that is !!! . So all the things mentioned here I`m going to visit / do ( I`m even staying at the same hotel ) I agree with the other comments - its like the south of France, but much much closer. Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-22501735363799730332012-09-07T14:23:00.081+10:002012-09-07T14:23:00.081+10:00Ditto - there's just no comparison of freshly ...Ditto - there's just no comparison of freshly baked baguettes to what we get here. Love travelling with a trangia!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175426309170881777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-58576118178999952682012-09-07T00:23:46.917+10:002012-09-07T00:23:46.917+10:00Fascinating read, having backpacked around France ...Fascinating read, having backpacked around France I couldn't help noticing the similarities between France and Noumea and its just so cool that Noumea is so close to Australia.<br /><br />I'm not surprised you did a lot of self catering in Noumea because I did exactly the same when I backpacked in France. I traveled with a Trangia metho stove. I often stayed in hotels that didn't haveEpicurious de Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262631819287893974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-41340207103919775302012-09-06T18:30:02.886+10:002012-09-06T18:30:02.886+10:00We forgot to mention how utterly friendly and welc...We forgot to mention how utterly friendly and welcoming folks were in the delis, supermarkets and butchers.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175426309170881777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-49328113254074263632012-09-06T18:29:16.324+10:002012-09-06T18:29:16.324+10:00Dang, knew we should have tried a roast chook!yDang, knew we should have tried a roast chook!yShawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175426309170881777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-78408285576642190022012-09-06T18:17:27.892+10:002012-09-06T18:17:27.892+10:00Oh yeah! When I was in Noumea (2005-2008) I lived ...Oh yeah! When I was in Noumea (2005-2008) I lived right near a supermarket and I loved buying meat and smallgoods from there. Duck rillettes, mmmm. I don't know if you noticed that the pate and rillettes are displayed in nice-looking large dishes, but here's a tip: if you happen to buy the last bit of pate/rillettes in a dish, you can ask for the dish and they'll give it to you to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-51645100839915227142012-09-06T16:37:40.032+10:002012-09-06T16:37:40.032+10:00Sigh...a month in the biscuit aisle sounds grand.....Sigh...a month in the biscuit aisle sounds grand...not so much frogs legs...but they'd be crunchy so why not.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907743046211723083noreply@blogger.com