The Devil and the Furious Winds - a Strasbourg Cathedral Legend: Our Strasbourg apartment enjoys an excellent position on Place de la Cathédrale, right in front of the northern facade of Strasbourg Cathedral. The Strasbourg weather today was grey and the winds were blowing at 35 km/h. As we … [Read more...]
The Addictive Pimientos de Padrón
Pimientos de Padrón is A Favourite Spanish Tapas Dish: Pimientos de Padrón is one of our favourite tapas dishes in Spain. We first tasted this delicious dish at Sésamo’s in Barcelona and have become addicted to it. These small Padrón peppers are fried, at high temperature, in olive oil and … [Read more...]
Schlenkerla Brewery Tavern, a Bamberg Institution
Schlenkerla is the original Bamberg smoked beer: Bamberg is a stop for many Danube river cruises and everyday, groups of passengers from the cruise ships are taken on a walking tour of the town. One of the attractions that is shown to visitors is the Schlenkerla brewery tavern at … [Read more...]
The Elusive Blue Danube
Why is the Danube River referred to as the Blue Danube?: The Danube River has many aspects and features, but the colour Blue is certainly not one of them. On my first Danube River cruise from Vienna to Budapest many years ago, I kept hoping that we would come to a stretch where I might see the … [Read more...]
A Danube River Cruise that does not break the bank
An affordable Danube river cruise on a Swarovski crystal ship : As the City of Three Rivers Passau offers many opportunities to enjoy cruises on its rivers. The town is a regular stop for many of the luxury Danube river cruises. But you don't have to pay for an expensive river cruise to enjoy a … [Read more...]
Sizzling Sausages at the Regensburg Wurstküchl
The Regensburg Wurstküchl by the Danube has been sizzling sausages for centuries: If you're a meat eater, a visit to Regensburg would not be complete without stopping at the Regensburg Wurstküchl, Germany's oldest sausage kitchen. Situated next to the 12th century Steinerne Brücke or Old Stone … [Read more...]
The Great Passau Floods. Think metres, not inches.
Passau Floods - at the confluence of three rivers, Passau is susceptible to flooding: Passau sits at the confluence of the Danube, the Inn and the Ilz and markets itself as the "City of Three Rivers". Unfortunately, being the City of Three Rivers also means that it is prone to being flooded. … [Read more...]
Caffè Greco – On the coffee trail of literary greats
Caffè Greco is a famous and historic café near Rome's Spanish Steps: At the top of via Condotti, just off the Piazza di Spagna, is Caffè Greco, one of the oldest cafés in Rome. Opened by its Greek owner in 1760, Caffè Greco's literary connections are very much stronger than the coffee it … [Read more...]
Campo de’ Fiori – Rediscovering Rome’s oldest open air market
Rome's Campo de' Fiori is alive with produce and entertainment: Campo de' Fiori market is one the oldest surviving open air markets in Rome's historic centre. There was a time when neighbourhoods in Rome had their own local open market. Sadly, most of the markets have long since died away and … [Read more...]
La Rotonda – An icon of Palladianism
La Rotonda is a representation of Palladio's ideals of the perfect villa: In the words of Andrea Palladio, the La Rotonda site “is one of the most pleasing and delightful that one could find because it is on top of a small hill which is easy to ascend; on one side it is bathed by the … [Read more...]
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