Germany

May 23, 2019 Chicken Fricassee

May 18, 2019 Marmorkuchen or Marble Cake

May 15, 2019 Spargel Time in Germany

May 9, 2019 Oma’s Streusel Yoghurt Cake with Blueberries

May 4, 2019 Human remains found from the last World War at the Rhein

April 30, 2019 Small Bretzenheim has a historic treasure

April 27, 2019 A German town built on a Crater

April 20, 2019 A side trip to Wertheim castle

April 17, 2019 Obatzta, a Bavarian Brie Spread

April 6, 2019 Döner, a popular street food

April 4, 2019 Can a “Wiener Schnitzel” claim to be Viennese?

March 30, 2019 A Mosel cruise to Cochem

March 24, 2019 Sauerkraut the Bavarian way

March 23, 2019 Bratwurst “Drei im Weggla” or “Zwa im Halbn”

March 20, 2019 Frikadelle or German Meat Patties

March 14, 2019 Rothenburg Rathaus History

March 12, 2019 Krautwickel or Cabbage rolls

March 5, 2019 Kesselfleisch and Schlachtplatte (Boiled Pork)

February 28, 2019 Weiberfastnacht, a day Women go crazy

February 25, 2019 Käsesahne Torte, Cream Cake

February 23, 2019 Veitshöchheim, from my Childhood

February 16, 2019 Dinkelsbühl on the Romantic Road

February 15, 2019 Historic Doorhandles, Pulls and Knobs

February 9, 2019 German Bakeries and their Secret

February 2, 2019 Miltenberg am Main

January 24, 2019 Zwiebelkirchweih and Pilgrims

January 22, 2019 Würzburg, where I grew up

January 16, 2019 Currywurst

January 5, 2019 Rüdesheim am Rhein

January 2, 2019 Ceiling Paintings or Fresco

Northern Europe

Belgian Waffles in Brugge

These Waffles are stuck on my mind, because they are so exceptional, light and fluffy.

An intriguing city, Maastricht, Holland

Since we were staying South of Bonn, we decided to do a 1 hour drive north/west to Aachen, then neighboring Maastricht, only 20 min away. Once we arrived we parked at a an underground mall in town. I met some interesting people at the Marktplatz. Of course, if you knew me, I started to have […]

Northern Europe

Travel Destinations

A train ride to Ghent and Brugge in Belgium

The room was retro and comfortable. I remember it had a records and a record player from Beatles and such, basically 70ties music. After discovering Ghent on 48 hour city pass, Museums, castle and boat rides, we took a day trip to Brugge. Ghent is conveniently located between Brussel and Brugge. The Belgians are masters […]