Breakfast at Le Pic Brasserie
Vienna appears to get swamped with new French restaurants, or as the French call them, bistros and brasseries. After the…
Author: Pollybert
A quick stop in Levoča
We were nearing the end of our road trip and that was also visible in the stops we had per…
Why Spiš Castle leaves you breathless
There are two reasons why Spiš Castle leaves you breathless. First, it’s quite the steep walk up there and second,…
Restaurant Schubert – permanently closed
Restaurant Schubert has an interesting location. It is right next to one of the few remaining parts (Mölkerbastei) of the…
Taking a good look around Košice
We left Poland on a high note after our rafting trip on the Dunajec. Next up on our road trip…
On a raft along the Dunajec river
Both my guide books, for Poland and for Slovakia, recommended a rafting tour on the Dunajec. The pictures of the…
Breakfast at Ukiyo bistro – permanently closed
Asian breakfast in Vienna is a rare thing. I fondly remember a Saturday morning in Montreal when I had a…
The Wieliczka Salt Mine
After spending a last morning in Krakow, we left the city and continued our road trip. Just outside Krakow is…
Gerhard Richter exhibition (landscape)
Gerhard Richter is a contemporary German artist who specializes in photography, photo realistic paintings (projecting a photo on canvass and…
Books
Mit anderen Augen: Wie ich durch meine Tochter lernte, die Welt neu zu sehen by Fabian Sixtus Körner: Almost six…
