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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Prague and Cesky Krumlov: I have some bad news and I have some good news
So, you’ve heard that Prague is a beautiful city, one of the most visit-worthy in Europe, if not the world. Only one problem with that information – countless thousands of other will-be-travellers have heard the same story. They have voted … Continue reading
Berlin and Dresden
Berlin! Where to begin? I will start with a dog, a Golden Retriever kind of hund, asleep at its owner’s feet in the lobby bar of the Marriott Hotel in Berlin; note the water bowl also. As some of you … Continue reading
On tour: Budapest, Krakow and Warsaw
As I begin this post, our tour coach is driving west from Krakow towards Auschwitz. I suspect that I won’t feel up to writing in the hours after this visit; our group is already quiet, travelling sotto voce. Fittingly, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Auschwitz, Budapest, Central Europe, Insight Vacations, Krakow, Warsaw
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Rick’s in Vienna …
… and so is Maggie but there is no sign of Inspector Rex! Never mind, there is much to see and do in Vienna, once you acclimatise to the monumental scale of the built landscape; and the street layout, based … Continue reading
Vienna via Dijon and Salzburg
There will be one last post about our Côte d’Or dining experiences but I am overdue to tell friends and colleagues in Melbourne about the progress of our trip. We are now in Vienna, the grand capital of the former … Continue reading
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Tagged Dijon, Dijon market, Salzburg, Sound of Music, Train travel in Europe
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Best meals in Côte d’Or: La Grilladine encore!
Frau Grounds has just pointed out that my account of how we spent Tuesday afternoon comprised activities which actually occurred the next day, except for the bit about tasting white wines. Not that one should let the facts get in … Continue reading
Posted in Eating out, Travel, Wine
Tagged Beaune, Burgundy, Dining in Beaune, Escargots, French food, La Grilladine
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Best meals in Côte d’Or: La Grilladine
We returned to Beaune after our lunch at Meursault, parked the car at our hotel, freshened up and headed off to stroll around the old town centre. Exploring Beaune on foot is a pleasant and interesting activity. There several pedestrian-only … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaune, Burgundy, Coq au vin, French food, La Grilladine
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Best meals in Côte d’Or: Hotel du Centre, Meursault
Tuesday dawned with the promise of a cool but mostly dry day, ideal for touring. After a satisfactory breakfast at our hotel, we took the N974 south to explore the Côte de Beaune. We hoped for experiences that would make … Continue reading
Best meals in Côte d’Or: un petit surpris en Epinac
During our three days in and around Beaune we had five happy dining experiences. The simplest of these was in the village of Epinac, just off the main road from Autun back to Beaune; I chose it on a whim … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaune, Burgundy, Cote D'Or, Dining in Beaune, French food
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Burgundy travel miscellany
Here are some miscellaneous experiences and observations about visiting the Côte d’Or region. Grand Cru, Premier Cru and all that jargon A meaningful part of our experience was to drive through the wine districts on secondary roads that traversed the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaune, Burgundy, Dining in Côte d'Or, Driving in France, French food
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Rick and Maggie's food and travel adventures 