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Le Foodie Tour – Revisited

It’s 10:00 AM in Paris. We’re in a coffee shop in the Marais district called Café de la Poste. This is the meeting point for “Le Foodie Tour”. We’ve arrived  early, so we have time to have coffees before starting the tour. Continue reading “Le Foodie Tour – Revisited”

The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Revisited

We’re in Paris, gazing up at “la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.” It’s been a month since the fire. If you’re a fan of Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” you can’t walk by the great church in its current state without thinking of poor old Quasimodo, the hunchback himself. In the story, it’s he who starts the church on fire. OK, that was a bad thing to do, but he had his reasons… Continue reading “The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Revisited”

Dining at der Griechenbeisl

Walk-streets in Vienna’s Innere Stadt seem to be laid out in a grid, but that’s not quite the case. They’re skewed just enough to throw a wandering tourist off course.  We were having trouble finding a restaurant we saw yesterday. It would helped if I had made a note of the name – the Griechenbeisl. Continue reading “Dining at der Griechenbeisl”

Lunch in Fiesole – Mamma Mia!

There’s a little town on top of a hill on the outskirts of Florence called Fiesole.  The view of Florence from up there is supposed to be great.  We’re going to go to Fiesole, have some lunch, and check out the view.  C’mon! Continue reading “Lunch in Fiesole – Mamma Mia!”

Covid-Positive in Portugal – Now What?

We interrupt this series of posts from Italy and the Greek Isles to tell you about a recent Covid-related travel experience. We found ourselves Covid-Positive in Portugal. Maybe knowing what I know now, but didn’t know then, will come in handy on your next trip. Continue reading “Covid-Positive in Portugal – Now What?”