It was truly "touch and go" but I had the chance to see some beautiful things: the Dome (twin to the one in Cologne, only one tower in Vienna though), the Graben and its wonderful palaces, the Schonbrunn Palace from a distance. Last but not least if you get there try the "Aviator" of the Weingut Keringer winery. Outstanding red. We had a bottle in the "Mark Twain Room" at the Griechenbeisl (picture) an establishment that dates back to 1447 !!!! (www.griechenbeisl.at)
I am happy like a child. My dedicated trip to Genoa resulted in a oh-so-wished victory of my team. It was top fun to enjoy the match with The Doctor and see the other side of town kneel down at the end of the game.
Today I made ravioli.....for the first time in my life.....peculiare for a 41-year-old Italian. Filling according to Jamie Oliver's suggestions: parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, basil, sundried tomatoes, Parma ham, mortadella (my own idea). It was good but a lot of work to prepare the dough. Next time possibly experience will speed up the process.
Today we came back from a weekend in Bruges, a truly captivating Flemish pearl. If you are around, do not miss it. The city shows a brilliant large historical centre, canals, unbeaten chocolate tradition, nice restaurants and so on.
My work took me to an incredible place, Montenegro. A land of mountains and sea where nature is still nature without being disturbed by human made crazy ideas. This is the way it is so far but construction works are very active along the beautiful coast.
I will treasure the old part of Budva, the bay of Kotor with the incredible little village of Perast, the smile of the people, the beautiful peaks, the view of Sveti Stefan from the hills.....and the dreadfully slow trucks and tractors !!!!
..........that´s the place where I stranded and the place I am right now. Due to "technical problems" the inbound flight from Amsterdam to Budapest was delayed and so I have missed my connection to Podgorica....my waiting time to the next flight is 10 hours......long hours.
Again back, unfortunately, from holiday. Genoa, St.Tropez, Genoa to shortly summarize. You could expect to hear highlights about the St.Tropez glamour or the Mediterannean lifestyle and weather but that's not the case. What did we take back in our memory suitcase? My daughter turning 5, the face of my son receving Gormiti's, Francesco Valle who sings Ligabue at the small football field of the S. Eugenio church in Crevari, my father and his friend "Maestro Franco Albanese" who astonished me with an amazing performance of Genoese songs, the cruise ships that leaves the harbour in Genoa and recall the images of one of Fellini's most famous movie, Tonino Carotone and Magnifico & Turbolenza who play as support act to Manu Chao.
Hi folks, it is again that time of the year when we gear up and leave Holland to head mostly south. Tomorrow we'll pack the car and drive to Italy (1 week), France (1 week) and Italy (1 week).
Hi folks. We are back from a spring break. Destination Turkey and more precisely Torba (nearby Bodrum). It will not go in the book as the best vacation ever mostly due to the weather. Out of the 9 days we had 3 bad ones and at night it was rather chill due to the wind. Apart from this we had a good stay at Club Voyage Torba, we enjoyed strolling around in Bodrum and the sweetness dripping baklava's were just PERFECT.
