Last post! What? We will not be doing any trips until Christmas of 2010 when we to Eygpt to explore the wonders of Cairo and the ValLey of the Kings. Check back in January for an account of this fantastic country.
In between now and then, I am off an adventure to attend the Cordon Blue Basic Cuisine program on Saturday November 15. The course is a mere 5 weeks of sauteing, chopping and braising my way through the basics of French cooking. I am really excited about this opportunity.
You also might have noticed my recent posts have a little too much focus on what I ate versus what I saw.
Hmm....I realize that perhaps it is time to separate my detailed foodie revelations from our travel experience so I have started a second blog to chronicle my Cordon Bleu adventure and our food travels. I hope you'll drop by!
www.talesfrommyplate.wordpress.com
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Stockholm Oct 23 and 24 2010
We were greeted by a skiff of snow and some very brisk fall air on our arrival in Stockholm. Not surprising as the city lies on the same latitude with Moscow and is some 59° 17' N a little north of Moscow (our home town in Canada, Calgary is 51° 6' N for your reference).
Stockholm straddles 14 islands, the center island being Gamla Stan where the old town is situated. The Islands are interconnected by bridges, an underground, trams or ferries. Surrounding the Gamla Stan are the islands/districts of
We arrived in the early evening Friday after a quick 1.5 hr flight from Amsterdam which left us plenty of time to check into our hotel, the Rival, and make our way to Tranan for dinner. As always, I'd done some research on the where to eat as I was keen to try traditional Swedish cuisine. Blogs are a great source for local information, I found Tranan via Anne's Food Blog .
Stockholm straddles 14 islands, the center island being Gamla Stan where the old town is situated. The Islands are interconnected by bridges, an underground, trams or ferries. Surrounding the Gamla Stan are the islands/districts of
- Sodermalm & Langholmen
- Kungsholmen
- Norrmalm & Vasastaden
- Ostermalm
- Skeppsholmen & Djurgarden
We arrived in the early evening Friday after a quick 1.5 hr flight from Amsterdam which left us plenty of time to check into our hotel, the Rival, and make our way to Tranan for dinner. As always, I'd done some research on the where to eat as I was keen to try traditional Swedish cuisine. Blogs are a great source for local information, I found Tranan via Anne's Food Blog .
Monday, September 6, 2010
Golf Golf and Whiskey - Scotland 2010
“The Open” and Scotland July 17 to 25, 2010
St. Andrews
It was a dream vacation for my dear G! Two days at The Open, 4 days of golf, okay make it 5 and a tour on the Whiskey Trail – whoa! Many thanks to Lisa, Bryn, Chris and Lori for organizing the entire trip! All I did was show up :)
Our journey began in the hamlet of St. Andrews, home of the famous “Old Course” and the host of the 2010 Open. The weather mostly cooperated for us as we watched our golf idols battle for the top prize. As you know, a relatively unknown golfer, Louis Oosthuizen from South Africa, won The Open this year. It was noted that each time the gang has ventured to the event it’s been one by an obscure player. Unusual!
We caught the action from the turn on the 7 through 11 holes on Saturday then on Sunday cheered the players from the dreadful 17th hole. Had a great time watching as player after player bogey the hole – only one birdie last day!
St. Andrews
It was a dream vacation for my dear G! Two days at The Open, 4 days of golf, okay make it 5 and a tour on the Whiskey Trail – whoa! Many thanks to Lisa, Bryn, Chris and Lori for organizing the entire trip! All I did was show up :)
Our journey began in the hamlet of St. Andrews, home of the famous “Old Course” and the host of the 2010 Open. The weather mostly cooperated for us as we watched our golf idols battle for the top prize. As you know, a relatively unknown golfer, Louis Oosthuizen from South Africa, won The Open this year. It was noted that each time the gang has ventured to the event it’s been one by an obscure player. Unusual!
We caught the action from the turn on the 7 through 11 holes on Saturday then on Sunday cheered the players from the dreadful 17th hole. Had a great time watching as player after player bogey the hole – only one birdie last day!
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