Posted in travel on July 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Simply put, Stockholm is a beautiful city – water everywhere you look, the stately palace, narrow stone streets shaded by tall, old buildings, churches, and gorgeous scuptures. The Grand Hotel wasn’t too shabby either
We headed to old town Stockholm (Gamla Stan) after checking into our rooms, where we saw the King’s palace and [...]
Posted in travel on July 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Several people asked us, “Why did you go to Örebro?” It’s just a random metropolitan area in the middle of Sweden. Well, we had worked our way across to Western Sweden, and it was the perfect place to stop on our way back across to the East side. It does have a famous castle there, [...]
Posted in travel on July 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Leaving the city, we soon found ourselves surrounded by the peaceful Swedish countryside, where we saw the most vibrant field of red flowers. They reminded us of the scene in The Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy and her friends walk through the sleep-inducing poppy field.
We entered the town of Vadstena, known for its famous Monastery [...]
Posted in travel on July 8, 2009 | 7 Comments »
When we first walked into the Avalon, we were met with a babbling indoor water feature, colorful, modern decor, and techno music playing softly in the hallways; This feng shui certified hotel was a fun change of pace from the peaceful harbor setting the day before.
Göteborg has a bustling, up-and-coming city feel, juxtaposed by beautiful, [...]
Posted in travel on July 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Of course I had to order the 6 varieties of pickled herring. We were staying at a hotel floating on the sea called “Salt & Sill” — “sill” means herring. Each of the rooms is named after a spice or a fruit, such as Citron (lemon) or Kanel (cinnamon).
The restaurant there has a deck that [...]
Posted in travel on June 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Despite the small detail that our bags went to Copenhagen and we had to wear the same clothes for 2 days straight while we awaited their return, Sweden has been great so far! We enjoyed the view of the lake in Sigtuna and watching families picnicking on the grass, flying kites, walking their dogs, sunbathing, [...]
Posted in Veggies, appetizers, cheese, travel on November 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Once upon a time, on our first night in Oia on the island of Santorini, we were starving and jet-lagged, walking along the cobble stone streets in search of something to eat. There were many stray dogs and cats wandering the streets, almost all of which appeared to be well fed and taken care of [...]
Posted in reviews, travel on October 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
After you’ve wound your way along the beautiful Highway 1 coastline, past the cabins grouped together called “resorts,” motels, general stores, and the ranger station, is the charming Big Sur Bakery and Restaurant. So many delectable things come out of their wood burning oven at this simple, rustic, Big Sur gem. This is what my [...]
Posted in reviews, travel on April 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
We spent 5 rejuvenating days on the Garden Isle for our spring break. Waimea Plantation Cottages was our home for the first three nights on the quiet side of the Island.
My dad barbecued fresh Mahi-mahi, Opakapaka, steak, asparagus, and onions on our ocean view porch,
We drank tons of mai tais.
In town we ate at [...]
Posted in cheese, entrees, seafood, travel on July 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Nothing beats the simplicity of fresh salmon, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, and sweet basil, tied together with the flavors of lemon, olive oil, and oregano. This was the perfect light summer dinner. We intended to make it with shrimp, but when we found that our grocery store was sold out, we had to [...]
