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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Perhaps I should add food to the blog title!!
Arrived in Budapest in the early afternoon, after sleeping soundly until 9am in Frankfurt.
Checked into our lovely hotel, The Corinthia
This is the lobby
And then we are on the 4th floor looking down on this area.
The hotel has its own Spa, may have time to try it. Much of the drive in from the airport was through parts of town that were less than elegant. But when driving to dinner this evening we passed through a much more upmarket area (with all the designer label stores) but also some areas in need of upgrading. We accepted the recommendation of the concierge for dinner (as our choice was fully booked) he sent us to Dio
Great meal - I had a fresh green salad with grilled goats cheese, followed by duck breast accompanied with sour cherries & blackberries and a sweetcorn fritter. David had Hungarian goulash soup and then a pork tenderloin, which he said melted in the mouth, we had a local Hungarian white
Which was lovely. Then we indulged and shared a poppyseed bread pudding, followed by complimentary peach schnapps... A taxi back to the hotel, quick update to blog and then an early night, so we are ready to explore Budapest tomorrow. It's supposed to be 72 and partly cloudy- perfect sightseeing weather.
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Checked into our lovely hotel, The Corinthia
This is the lobby
And then we are on the 4th floor looking down on this area.
The hotel has its own Spa, may have time to try it. Much of the drive in from the airport was through parts of town that were less than elegant. But when driving to dinner this evening we passed through a much more upmarket area (with all the designer label stores) but also some areas in need of upgrading. We accepted the recommendation of the concierge for dinner (as our choice was fully booked) he sent us to Dio
Great meal - I had a fresh green salad with grilled goats cheese, followed by duck breast accompanied with sour cherries & blackberries and a sweetcorn fritter. David had Hungarian goulash soup and then a pork tenderloin, which he said melted in the mouth, we had a local Hungarian white
Which was lovely. Then we indulged and shared a poppyseed bread pudding, followed by complimentary peach schnapps... A taxi back to the hotel, quick update to blog and then an early night, so we are ready to explore Budapest tomorrow. It's supposed to be 72 and partly cloudy- perfect sightseeing weather.
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Location:Budapest
Seen at the airport
Sitting in the lounge and the big new A380 went past ......
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Rheingau Wine Festival
After checking in to the Sheraton at the Frankfurt airport, we showered and changed and took the train downtown to look at the Riesling Wine festival.
There were wine stalls from lots of different vineyards lining the pedestrian mall with some food vendors amongst them.
We like dry whites and so we sampled several different ones, and learnt to ask for "Riesling Qualitatswein Trocken" or "Riesling Kabinett Trocken" the latter being a slightly better wine. After sharing several generous pours, we thought some food would be a good idea... Although there were several sorts of pretzels available, we decided on a flat bread sort of pizza... And here was where we had some language misunderstanding... We ordered the mediterrean one ( which according to the board- in English - was chevre cheese, pepperoni and red peppers)
Well apparently pepperoni in Germany are slightly hot peppers not a type of salami - but it was still good. Then we had a really good chilled carrot soup with chopped ginger. Yummy. Then back to the train and our hotel for a good nights sleep before moving on to Budapest.
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There were wine stalls from lots of different vineyards lining the pedestrian mall with some food vendors amongst them.
We like dry whites and so we sampled several different ones, and learnt to ask for "Riesling Qualitatswein Trocken" or "Riesling Kabinett Trocken" the latter being a slightly better wine. After sharing several generous pours, we thought some food would be a good idea... Although there were several sorts of pretzels available, we decided on a flat bread sort of pizza... And here was where we had some language misunderstanding... We ordered the mediterrean one ( which according to the board- in English - was chevre cheese, pepperoni and red peppers)
Well apparently pepperoni in Germany are slightly hot peppers not a type of salami - but it was still good. Then we had a really good chilled carrot soup with chopped ginger. Yummy. Then back to the train and our hotel for a good nights sleep before moving on to Budapest.
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Location:Frankfurt
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Off to europe
Well after a leisurely start to the day (we had a 2pm departure) to Chicago and am currently sitting in the red carpet lounge awaiting the 10.30 pm flight on Lufthansa to Frankfurt. We are leaving home at the wrong time - summer has finally arrived, it was 90 today. The forecast for Frankfurt is rain :-(
However we are only there overnight before heading to Budapest, where the weather is supposed to be in the 80's- perfect for sightseeing.
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However we are only there overnight before heading to Budapest, where the weather is supposed to be in the 80's- perfect for sightseeing.
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Saturday, August 27, 2011
Recent travels and shows
Towards the end of July we had our big shows in Portland and the Beagle Specialty, which brought in friends from near and far. Our new puppy was the only dog we showed, but she had a great weekend and we are happy with the results. She is almost a champion., but will now sit at home and mature.
August saw me judging in Racine, WI and I took the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful weather and sit on the dock at the Marina, one of the evenings and relax.
I returned from Wisconsin, did some washing, re-packed and headed for Hawaii, with David, this time to judge shows there. We arrived a day early and relaxed....this was the view as we had breakfast
and in the evening we tried some new cocktails
My new favorite cocktail - Ginger Lychee Caipirissima - this cocktail was inspired by the Brazillian tradition of the Caipirinha with muddled Lychee fruit, spicy ginger syrup and fine rum...delicious!
David had a kiwi martini with lychee vodka, he said it was good but different, but he did not think he would have it again!
Then 2 pretty warm days of judging and then a relaxing last day on Waikiki and a final dinner, beachside. We watched the sun set, before taking our red eye flight home
Home foe a couple of weeks and then off again....
August saw me judging in Racine, WI and I took the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful weather and sit on the dock at the Marina, one of the evenings and relax.
Then 2 pretty warm days of judging and then a relaxing last day on Waikiki and a final dinner, beachside. We watched the sun set, before taking our red eye flight home
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Our new Addition
I find I do not post to my blog as often these days. But here is a quick recap of the past 6 months....
In March we went to Crufts and met up with friends old and new, and enjoyed the company of our friends Oksana and Oleg, who were making their first trip to Crufts. We introduced them to a couple of good English Pubs!
April saw us in Australia, for my father's 90th Birthday celebrations - and he is doing great, and we had a an enjoyable visit, transiting through Japan (just after their Tsunami)
June saw us away judging in Colorado, and spending my birthday at a nice restaurants, with friends.
July - I went off judging to Southern California.
Whats planned for the rest of the year? We have a cruise down the Danube from Budapest to Bucharest in a bit - which should be very interesting - as we have never been to this part of Eastern Europe before.
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