Off to Lyon

I haven’t been on vacation for a while and this weekend is the start to an abundance of holidays. Within…

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What I learned in Maribor

One wouldn’t think that upon visiting a neighboring city one wouldn’t find many new things to discover. But differences are…

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The doors of Maribor

Walking around in the city gave me ample time to take a couple of pictures of the various doors in…

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More eating out in Edinburgh

All the fresh air and the whisky tasting already in morning served us well to work up an appetite for…

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Eating out in Edinburgh

My expectations regarding Scottish food were quite low which was unfounded. Hadn’t Ottolenghi, Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson revolutionized the…

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Whisky tasting and more of Edinburgh

Another must-see in Scotland is a distillery. They are all over the place and one is quite near Edinburgh in…

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The sights of Edinburgh

I always, always wanted to go to Scotland. All dashing heroes from historical novels seemed to come from there especially…

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Real or fake?

Our last late breakfast was as delicious as the ones before. Only this time we left right at 11am, went…

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Two “maids” in the New Maidens’ Monastery

Late big breakfast again. I had to try today blinis with caviar and sour creme. Excellent choice, I will have…

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