Category: Dining

• Adventures in Vienna

  

  The final stop on our visit to Central Europe was the lovely city of Vienna. Since we were there for four nights, we rented an apartment in the district of Leopoldstadt near the Donaukanal. The location is terrific with many shops, restaurants, and grocery stores within a short walk. Major attractions like the House of…

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  September 7, 2025

  Adventure, Architecture, Art, Austria, Beer, Composers, Dining, Europe, Food, Gardens, History, Museums, Music, Paintings, Palaces, Sculptures, Tourism, Vienna

  Adam and Eve, Architecture, Art, Art Nouveau, Austria, Austrian Baroque, Baumgarten, Beer Gardens, Beethoven, Belvedere Palace, Biergarten, Brahms, Classical Music, Coconut Curry, Composers, Concerts, Don Giovanni, Donaukanal, Elgar, Emilie Louise Flöge, Europe, Food, Franz Sacher, French Impressionism, Gustav Klimt, Handel, Haydn, House of Music, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, Johann Strauss, Klimt, Leopoldstadt, Middle Ages, Mozart, Mozarthaus, Museums, Natural History Museum, Nestroy Gasthaus, Opera, Painters, Prince Eugene, Sachertorte, salzburg, Schlosscafé, The Haydn Quartets, The Kiss, The Magic Flute, Torte, Travel, Vienna, Vienna sausage, Vienna Secession Movement, Viennese Biedermeier, Wiener Ensemble, Wiener Schnitzel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Wonderful Warsaw

  

  Visiting Poland has been on our travel bucket list for years as both Rick and I have Polish ancestry. For my birthday trip last September, we went to Warsaw, Budapest (my grandparents were born in Hungary), and to Vienna. With limited time in Warsaw (only two nights), we decided not to take any tours. Instead,…

  Terri

  April 26, 2025

  Actors, Architecture, Authors, Churches, Composers, Dining, Europe, Flowers, Food, Fountains, Gardens, Nature, Poland, Sculptures, Tourism, Travel, Warsaw

  Adam Adolf Loewe, Alexander II of Russia, Architecture, Art, Édith Piaf, Baroque, Chopin, Church of the Holy Cross, Classical Music, Concerts, Europe, Flaki, Flowers, Food, Fountains, Frédéric Chopin, gardening, Gertrude Stein, Heart Burial, Józef Orłowski, Jim Morrison, Katarzyna Kraszewska, Landscaping, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz, Marcel Marceau, Morning Star Sculpture, Music, Nature, Orangery, Oscar Wilde, Père-Lachaise Cemetery, photography, Pianist, Piano, Pierogis, Poland, Polish Food, Portretowa Restaurant, Regent Warsaw Hotel, Royal Baths Park, Sarah Bernhardt, Sculpture, Time for Chopin, Travel, Tripe Soup, Tylman van Gameren, Venti-Tre, Vodka, Warsaw, Łazienki Park

• Eat Sleep Drink: Amsterdam

  

  After our lovely time in Paris, we took the high-speed train to meet up with friends in Amsterdam. As the hotel in the Museum Quarter we usually book was closed for renovation, we chose the Apollo Hotel. Located on the scenic Apollolaan, which overlooks the intersection of five canals, the hotel interior is stunning. A…

  Terri

  March 31, 2025

  Amsterdam, Beer, De Pijp, Dining, Europe, Food, Gardens, Museums, Netherlands, Pubs, Tourism, Travel

  Albert Cuyp Market, Amsterdam, Apollo Hotel, Apollolaan, Beer, Bitterballen, Bols, Canals, De Drie Fleschjes, De Pijp, Desa Restaurant, Dutch East Indies, Dutch Food, Europe, Fine dining, Heineken, Heineken Experience, Holland, Humus, Indonesia, Indonesian Food, jonge, Kofte, Korenwijn, Liqueur, Lucas Bols, Maydanoz, Meze, Museum Quarter, Netherlands, Oude, Poffertjes, Ricetable, Rijsttafel, Snacks, Stroopwafels, Tabouli, Tapas, the-netherlands, Three Little Bottles, Travel

• Eat Sleep Drink: Paris

  

  In early May, Rick and I spent two days in Paris before heading to Amsterdam. As we’ve been to Paris numerous times, we decided to skip museum visits and simply enjoy being in our favorite part of the city, the Latin Quarter (5th arrondissement). Traffic getting from Orly airport to our hotel was challenging due…

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  August 30, 2024

  Architecture, Art, Beer, Dining, Europe, Food, France, History, Paris, Pubs, Tourism, Travel, Wine

  Art, Art Noveau, Bistro, Bouillon, Bouillon Racine, Broth, Burnt Cream, Café, Charcuterie, Cheese, Classical, Concert, Crème Brulée, Eiffel Tower, France, French Cuisine, Frites, Guinness, Hotel La Lanterne, Jameson, Japanese food, Kilkenny, Latin Quarter, L’Annexe de La Petite Périgourdine, Le Galway Irish Pub, Luxembourg Garden, Marche Maubert, Music, Painted Glass, Paris, Pub, Seine River, Stained Glass, Sushi, Sweet KT, Tuileries Garden, Wine

• Colorful Cologne

  

  Rick and I finished our trip to the Czech Republic and Germany with three nights in Cologne. The train journey from Berlin takes less than five hours and offers stunning views of the countryside along the way. We choose the CityClass Hotel am Dom due to its proximity to the train station, the Rhine River,…

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  May 25, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Art, Beer, Churches, Cologne, Dining, Europe, Food, Fountains, Germany, History, Tourism, Travel

  Architecture, Art, Bakery, Bakery Merzenich, Beer, Berliners, Bread, Brownies, Cathedral, Cölner Hofbräu FRÜH, CityClass Hotel am Dom, Claes Oldenburg, Cologne, Coosje can Bruggen, Crane House, Croissants, Doughnuts, Dropped Cone, Europe, Fischmarkt, Fish Market, Food, Fountains, FRÜH Beer Garden, Germany, Heinzelmännchen, Heinzelmännchenbrunnen, Hohenzollern Bridge, Kabouters, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Köln, Kölsch, Kranhaus, Kranhäuser, Neumarkt, New Market, Old Town, Peter Josef Früh, Pixies, Pixies’ Fountain, Pop Art, Pretzels, Prussia, Rhein River, Rhine River, Romanesque, Spätzle, St. Martin-the-Great, Statues, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site

• Where in the World is Karlovy Vary?

  

  So just where in the world is Karlovy Vary? I’ll give you a few hints. It is a famous spa destination in Europe. It hosts an International Film Festival and is a popular film location. Celebrities who have visited include Daniel Craig, Morgan Freeman, Robert Redford, and Sharon Stone. It is also known as Carlsbad.…

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  March 8, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Beer, Bridges, Czech Republic, Dining, Europe, Film Locations, Food, History, Hot Springs, Karlovy Vary, Movie Locations, Nature, Spa, Spring, Tourism, Travel

  Alisa Hotel, Architecture, Becher’s Bar, Butterflies, Carlsbad, Casino Royale, Chef Jan Krajč, Chef’s Table, Czech Food, Czech Republic, Dame Judi Dench, Daniel Craig, Duck Terrine, Europe, Film Festival, Fine dining, Fountains, Gérard Depardieu, Grandhotel Pupp, Harvey Keitel, History, Hot Spring Colonnade, John Malkovich, Karlovy Vary, King of Bohemia Charles IV, Last Holiday, Le Marché Restaurant, Malá Dvorana, Market Colonnade, Mill Colonnade, Mill Spa, Morgan Freeman, Neo-Baroque, Opera, Oysters, Park Colonnade, photography, Pramen Vřídlo Geyser, Prawns, Queen Latifah, Robert Redford, Scallops, Scarlett Johansson, Sharon Stone, Spa, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Teplá River, Thermal Springs, Tono Stano, Tuna Tartare, UNESCO World Heritage Site

• Paris is for Foodies!

  

  You can’t go very far in Paris without running across a place to dine and that’s a very good thing. But choosing the perfect spot can be a challenge, especially when faced with so many choices. My best advice is to use your ears. If most patrons are speaking French, that’s a great sign as…

  Terri

  December 9, 2023

  Dining, Europe, Food, France, Paris, Tourism, Travel

  Île Saint-Louis, Baguette, baking, Bistro, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Brasserie, Café, Cassoulet, Charcuterie, Cheese, coffee, Comme Chai Toi, Croque-Monsieur, Dining, Eiffel Tower, Europe, Food, France, Frites, Latin Quarter, Le Calife, Le Metro Café, Le Petit Café, Le Petit Cardinal, Le Soleil D’Or, Le Village Ronsard, Les Editeurs, Notre Dame, Paris, photography, Pizza, recipe, Seine, Steak Tartare, Travel, vegetarian, Wine