I didn’t pick my moment well when I asked Hotel Falkenstein for their Apple Strudel recipe. It was a warm sunny lunchtime, and the restaurant was packed with guests on their last open day of the year. As they were rushed off their feet, I didn’t want to ask a second time. Maybe it’s […]
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The Quiet Hotel – Wolfgangsee
There must be few places left in the world as beautifully peaceful and quiet as Hotel Falkenstein on the far banks of the Wolfgangsee in Austria. This hotel is such a well kept secret that I am not going to make myself popular with certain family members for letting you in on it! Not only […]
Sunday Photo – Austria
Morning Mists
Kept company by the early morning squawks of the odd lake bird, and the gentle trundling of the little robotic lawnmower trimming the grass of the hotel we were staying in beneath me, I did wonder whether I was perhaps of sane mind sitting out on a freezing balcony whilst the rest of my family […]
Cinnamon Rolls
A foodie post that I wrote a while back now for the lovely Cat over at Yellow Days. I thought it deserved a mention over here too, so here you go… When it comes to bread, we are a little spoilt down in this part of the world. My favourite local kind of bread […]