Our travels here and there
Try and Try Again
We’ve had some learning experiences when it comes to buying wine in Europe. In the old days we were satisfied with each of us stuffing a couple of bottles in our carry on luggage. Recently this has become insufficient because a couple of bottles each is too fleeting and impossible […]
We visited Budapest over the American Thanksgiving holiday in 2007. In doing so, we chose to forego our traditional Thanksgiving meal. It would have been odd to choose to travel and to hope for a Thanskgiving meal at the same time. Just the same, when we arrived at our restaurant for that evening […]
We were recommended this restaurant by some Hungarian friends who are living in Boston. This wine bar (or borpatika, in Hungarian) is a fairly new venture in Budapest and has a great location right along the Danube river on the Buda side. It is near the Chain Bridge and is easily accessible by tram #19. […]
We experienced Lou Lou on Saturday, November 24, 2007. This restaurant came to our attention because it was listed on the Top 100 restaurants in the world (Top 100 Restaurants), San Pellegrino’s list. The only entries in Hungary are numbered 86 (Lou Lou) and 88 (Café Kor). We decided either one was appropriate for a […]
The number one must-do thing in Budapest is to take a bath. Saying that, I’ve already set myself up to sound like a fool since, by making the statement, I am proclaiming some kind of expertise when, in fact, I have only been to one bath in Budapest (although, in the interest […]