Visiting Portugal? One thing not to miss is the Portuguese pastries and one in particular. While most European countries have every right to be proud of their baking, each area usually has a particular speciality they call their own. In Portugal it’s the Almofada. The ‘almofada’ (in English it’s pillow) refers to a pastry inContinue reading “A Portuguese Treat”
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Todays Image • On A Stockholm Street Corner
A Grab Shot While On A Stockholm Bus We’d never heard of them and the name was just too irresistible, so I grabbed a shot from our bus as we went by.Turns out that Bastard Burgers is a popular burger chain in Stockholm. Some reviewers compared their burgers to Shake Shack in the U.S. ThereContinue reading “Todays Image • On A Stockholm Street Corner”
Todays Image • Artists Riding In A Convertible
On a street in Malaga, Spain we passed a cafe with a large roll-down door that was decorated with a mural showing four people riding in a convertible. Painted by Leah Bedford, it was an impressive piece of art deserving of some attention. Three of the featured artists we knew: The forth we couldn’t placeContinue reading “Todays Image • Artists Riding In A Convertible”
Todays Image • Alms For The Poor
The Ajaccio Cathedral in Corsica Posted at the entrance of the Ajaccio Cathedral is a choir boy holding an alms box with the simple notation “Merci”. Ajaccio Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Mary, and is an important historical site located in Ajaccio, Corsica. It was built in the 17th century and is known for itsContinue reading “Todays Image • Alms For The Poor”
Port Of Call Stockholm, Sweden
Making The Most Of Your Visit To Stockholm Stockholm is often referred to as the city of islands. Geographically Stockholm is very large and occupies literally dozens of islands. With the Stockholm archipelago located some 27 miles from the Baltic, cruising in or out past incredible scenery is a memorable experience. Stockholm was founded inContinue reading “Port Of Call Stockholm, Sweden”
Todays Image • Sitting And Shooting The Bull
A Wet Day And A Bull In Tallinn Every tourist with a camera or cellphone can’t walk by without shooting the bull. Same with us on a recent visit to, Estonia’s Tallinn, except in our case it was raining and in haste we thought it was a pig. It’s actually called The Black Angus byContinue reading “Todays Image • Sitting And Shooting The Bull”
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