All Entries Tagged With: "Beer"
When in Bruges…
… one MUST indulge in the local cuisine. Bruges is known for its handmade chocolates, by the way. Mmmmm. Good thing we walked a lot that day. And if you didn’t already know, Belgian beer is really good. The only thing is there are so many varieties! Too many choices, too little time. Chocolate Shops [...]
A Leisurely Day in Bruges, Belgium
Pretty Bruges is less than an hour from Brussels on the train. The only other European city I’ve seen so far that can hold a candle to this beautiful town is Annecy, France. Mr. DJ says Bruges is pretty darned cute. That’s an understatement, of course. Coincidentally, Rick Steves blogged about this town in a [...]
Driving in England takes aaaaaaaages
I took Roxi to her friend Y’s house for a birthday sleepover today. Normally, we would go by train, but today I drove because we were running late. Their house is only 11 miles from ours. Care to guess how long it took to drive there? Forty-five minutes. And that is without traffic or construction. [...]
Oom-pah Bands and Buskers in Munich and Salzburg
Germany really does mean huge beers, sauerkraut, grilled sausages, and strudel. And music? Well, at least in Bavaria, it’s toe-tapping oom-pah. It didn’t matter that we couldn’t understand the words (though I am sure we missed something good because the locals were laughing a lot). We just swung our glaskrugs around when everyone else did. [...]
Germany and Austria
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be writing about the trip we took to Germany and Austria in June. As I complete each post, I will link from here so that eventually, this post will serve as an index. For now, however, it’s my to-do list–haha! Munich, Germany Alte Pinakothek and Pinakothek der [...]
Cucumber Salad for your Fourth of July picnic
Last week, Barrie asked me if I would share a recipe for the Forth of July. She suggested perhaps I could post something from England, since I live here, or Germany, since I was just there on holiday. She’s linking to recipes today, so be sure to drop by her site! Hmmm. I tried thinking [...]
Happy May Day!
Flowers in Valley Garden, Windsor Great Park, England. I took this photo in May 2007. I am sad to say I haven’t been to the gardens this year yet. Roxi’s drama celebration was fun. There were about 13 kids performing nine different skits and poems. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it was great [...]
Spring also means strawberries
Roxi ate all but two of these after school yesterday. Mmmm. I made Beer Cheese Soup last night. I should never make this during the week because although it is easy, it is time consuming and makes my kitchen extra messy. I had a large grocery delivery yesterday too, including three bags of flour (you [...]
We cancelled our trip
Just in case you were picturing us guzzling large quantities of beer in Munich’s Hofbräuhaus, you should know… we cancelled our trip. Roxi had a fever Friday night and Saturday morning so at the very last minute we decided to cut our losses and cancel our vacation. It was a good thing, too, because by [...]
Prague: Church of St. Nicholas and a Beer Hall
Right, so I’m almost done with our October trip to Prague. Just one more post after this… The Church of St. Nicholas is located in Prague’s Little Quarter not far from our hotel. That’s it on the right. The green dome is the same one we saw in the second photo from my St. Vitus [...]
