the joy of Christmas?????!!!!!

You who knows me … also know that I try my best to escape Christmas, even if I love all the lights and glitter it create … and I love to buy or create and write Christmas cards. So I …

travel diary; kirchbach – lunch in weißenkirchen in der wachau

It was easy to get back from Vienna – the commuter train to Tulln. It was Sunday so the train was nearly empty. Spotless clean and I love the red color that the seat had. It took 50 min and …

travel diary; kirchbach, austria – vienna on my own (the stadtpark & the burggarten)

I left you at the Schwarzenbergplatz in my last post (travel diary; kirchbach – vienna on my own (karlskirch & schwarzenbergplatz). From there is it about 10 min walk to the Stadtpark without a camera in your hand … for …

travel dairy; kirchbach – a day of calories with dia

So it was time to meet up with my favorite girl in Vienna, Claudia@happface313. With her working away on the bank during the week, our dates have to happen over a weekends. With Robert going into Vienna for his nephew’s …

travel diary; kirchbach, austria – a girly day out in tulln an der donau

Carol and I had a girly day out in Tulln an der Donau, about 20 min drive from Kirchbach – didn’t see much of river Donau. It was more about shopping and it was only Carol that had all the …

candle light diner for one – trezo, kraków

It was because of the recommendation from the handsome and well dressed young men at the reception at my hotel and the short walking distance in the rain and wind. All 3 of them recommended “TREZO”. Locate more a less …

my taste buds were jumping of joy – nota_resto, kraków.

I can’t recall when I enjoyed a dinner like I did during my last evening in Kraków,  at Nota_Resto by Tomasz Leśniak. It ticked all my boxes … and it didn’t leave my bank account stirring empty back to me the …

christmas magic … in copenhagen

Today was it time for my friend Iris and I to have our monthly date (and our last for 2017) … and it was my choice of venue … The Nutcracker at The Royal Theater in Copenhagen. Denmark is a …

days with maja – loads of catching up

I don’t remember exactly when my friend Maja provided me with free pillows last time, but I think it must have been about 4 years ago. Not that we haven’t seen each other for all that time, she has been down …

lost (zagubiony) in dining – part 2

So now it’s Friday evening and the city is crowded, all ages are out there enjoying the opening of  “Light Move Festival”.  Last year it was raining the whole festival, but we had nice evenings. We decide on Friday that …

lost (zagubiony) for dining – part 1

…. in Łódź. I’m going to make very long winding stories even longer. With the LIGHT. MOVE. FESTIVAL going on … I understood that I needed to book some restaurants. Around 50.000 visitors during the 3 days.  I also guessed …

travel diary – bruges – getting there and the first evening

…. so now I’m one year old and not much wiser, but it’s what it’s!!!! When I lived in Dover, so often I had a chance I took Hoverspeed over to Ostende and then the short train journey to the …

lush and posh – restaurante o comercial, porto

A restaurant situated in one of the most beautiful buildings in Porto, (Stock Exchange Palace), it has to be something special and it is.  I got the information about the restaurant from the website “the culturetrip”.  A website I ALWAYS check …

an innovative surprise with traditions – restaurante raiz, porto

Sunday is always a tricky day to find great restaurants …. but I was very lucky during my 6 night’s stay in Porto in June. I always put time into research for places to get great food adventures when I travel. The …

cee’s fun foto challenge – cutlery

“Don’t save your good wine and cutlery for a special moment. That moment is already here.” Kendall Talbot Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Dishes, Pots, Pans, Silverware