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Coming down to the wire of our very last few days in Vienna, Emma and I had mentally prepared ourselves to leave Austria without completing our last dessert on the list–Linzer torte, aka Linzertorte, Linzer cookie and Linzer tart. A torte is generally defined as a round, multi-layered, elaborate sweet cake or tart, containing not …
Finding the elusive Linzer Torte…right under our noses Read More »
Coming down to the last few days in Vienna, Austria, the last two desserts were within our grasp. With the renewed hope of finding our last Hungarian rigo jancsi dessert, I did a search of Hungarian restaurants in Vienna. Lo and behold, there was one right across the street of our hotel along the Ringstrassen …
After our second detour to Munich, we headed back to Vienna, Austria for the last leg of our Discovering Desserts Europe summer trip. By this time, Emma was a gelato aficionado and map-reading expert, although she was also completely burnt out on cathedrals. No worries, as it turned out Vienna was loaded with a myriad …
7/9/2023 Although Germany was not originally on our itinerary, since Salzburg was only a couple of hours from Munich by train, we took a quick day trip to check it out and were pleasantly surprised. It is a really great city with a huge pedestrian zone in the old town and hip vibe. They also …
Fun-loving, Hospitable, Clean & Cool – Awesome Munich Read More »
7/7/2023 It’s good to have new experiences, I was thinking as we made our way west from Budapest to Vienna, Austria where we would catch a train on to Salzburg. And in the seven minutes we had to change trains, I managed to check another item off my life’s bucket list – causing a traffic …
Hungary is a country in central Europe, bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Fun fact: Hungarian design teacher Erno Rubik invented the famous magic cube puzzle game in 1974. Upon arriving in Budapest for a stay of almost a week, we were really exited …
Sicilian cannoli was born out of Carnival festivities in Palermo. Traditionally, it is filled with ricotta cheese made from sheep’s milk. Funny enough, although we came across cannoli in many different shops in Italy, the one place we stumbled across a specifically Sicilian cannoli was in Zagreb, Croatia. Rating: 3 stars Sorry Sicily and cannoli …
Holy Cannoli! An Encounter with the Sicilian Classic Dessert Read More »
Since we’ve consumed our body weight in gelato, we figured that we’d better move on to another item on the list, before none of our clothes fit anymore. While in Italy, we had the chance to try several different cakes and pastries. Although the pastries were out of this world, our reaction to cakes was …
6/13/2023 Ditta Artigianale Torrefattori Firenze The Ditta Artigianale Torrefattori Firenze is located on the bank of the Arno River, at the junction before the hill climb up to Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy. Have you ever seen a more perfect cappuccino? Emma met a visiting artist who shared her gorgeous tattoo artwork and gave her …
Here are some of my favorite pics of Rome, including things we came across by luck, like a huge Pride Parade right on the street next to our B&B. They were all in town for the big “World Meeting on Human Fraternity ‘Not Alone’” event held on June 10 2023 at the Vatican. We had …
Ceilings, ceilings and more gorgeous ceilings. Priceless art and so much to absorb, you’re dizzy by the time you reach the Sistine Chapel. They no longer allow photos or videos of the room, but I have one from the last time I visited 25 years ago that I will have to see if I can …
Now that we knew what real gelato shops were supposed to look like, we realized that most of them sell ice cream. However, that certainly didn’t stop us from enjoying the treats daily, or even multiple times a day, all for the sake of our taste testing of course. Here are the first round of …
After a day of sight-seeing at the Coliseum and the surround area, we headed to a Pasta and Gelato-making cooking class done by Holy Pizza. The shop entrance is a bit hidden, but the place inside was large, clean and well-equipped inside. Learning about making gelato was interesting, and was done as a group …
Vittoria from Sweet Life Gelateria recommended a place around the corner that deserves special mention. The Antica Trattoria Polese in Rome is a family-owned restaurant serving traditional food, and it was AMAZING! Antica Trattoria Polese rates 5 Stars! The prosciutto ham pizza above was perfectly baked and so tasty. It disappeared quickly. The roast lamb …
Family-owned Antica Trattoria Polese Restaurant is worth a visit in Rome, Italy Read More »