T for Tuesday

  T Stands For is hosted by Elizabeth and Bleubeard

May 2012 - Austria

John was making us afternoon flat white coffees and asked me where we had gotten our mugs.

This was taken in Austria as we were on our way to Salzburg, home of The Sound of Music!

We stopped for a break along the autobahn and how I wish our highway stops were as pretty as this. Landzeit own and operate the restaurants and hotels along the autobahns in Austria.

From the terrace of the coffee shop -Mondsee lake and mountains from opening scene from Sound of Music!!!!!! Have I mentioned recently how huge a fan I am? "The hills are alive....".

Click on the photo for a larger view.

In this view you can just see the towers of the church from The Sound of Music!

We ordered the Mozart Kaffee as was recommended by our guide and we were given the mugs to take with us!

Mozart Kaffee recipe
1 1/2 oz Mozart® Black chocolate liqueur
5 oz hot black coffee
1 1/2 oz whipped cream

Pour Mozart and coffee into a coffee cup, and stir. Top with cream, and serve.

T for Tuesday

  T Stands For is hosted by Elizabeth and Bleubeard

Regensburg Germany

We spent time in Regensburg when we were on a Danube river cruise. I am taking you on a foodie journey today.

We'll start with our drinks for T!

I became addicted to these white sausages!

Coffee choices!

Butcher shop.

There's always an Irish pub!

Eating on the run!

Plenty of beer gardens!

Tea or coffee, anyone?

Forget About Life for a While

Six Word Saturday

May 2012- Nuremberg Germany

Travel - Weekend Cooking

May 2012 - Vienna Austria

I was reading a blog about Vienna and she mentioned the Sacher Hotel and it reminded me that I hadn't shared our delicious morning "snack" we had.

According to their website:

The most famous cake in the world for 175 years!
The Original Sacher-Torte has been the most famous cake in the world since 1832 and the original recipe a well-kept secret of our hotel.
Only the Original Sacher-Torte is produced according to this original recipe: The basis is a chocolate cake, thinly coated by hand with best-quality apricot jam. The chocolate icing on top of it is the crowning glory. The Original Sacher-Torte tastes best with a portion of unsweetened whipped cream, complemented perfectly with a “Wiener Melange” (coffee with milk) from the Original Sacher Café.

What to choose????

Maria Theresa coffee with orange liqueur!

I'm posting over at The Budget Travelers' Sandbox 

Beth hosts Weekend Cooking where you can post anything food related.

Cee's Which Way Challenge

I'm playing along this week.

May 2012 - Durnstein Austria

Look Up Look Down

Look Up, Look Down challenge hosted by Travel With Intent.


May 2012 - Melk Austria


Click here for lots more photos of the stunning Abbey in Melk.

Look UP Look DOWN

Look Up, Look Down challenge hosted by Travel With Intent.

May 2012 - Bratislava Slovakia

PRIMATE’S PALACE: This is located in the historic city center near the Old Town Hall  It is currently the seat of the Mayor of Bratislava. The Palace, built in 1778 and located in the centre of Old Town is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in Bratislava. Its pale pink and white exterior is topped with various marble statues and a large cast iron cardinal’s hat. The hat is a symbol of the Archbishop, for whom the palace was built, and of the various cardinals who lived here throughout the years.

Saturday Snapshot

Saturday Snapshots is hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books. 

In October 2012 we took a Rhine river cruise aboard the MS Amadeus Princess.

We had sailed earlier in 2012 aboard the MS Avalon Creativity along the Seine and also aboard the MS Sound of Music along the Danube. I would rate the Avalon by far as the superior cruise for comfort and service and quality. The Sound of Music was also great for comfort and service but less so on quality. Amadeus was our least favourite, comfort was great but service definitely lacked as the crew were not friendly at all.

Information provided by this site.

The MS Amadeus Princess has a total of 78 cabins and 2 suites. Each cabin is furnished with a bed, TV, toilet, wash basin, shower, cabinet, telephone, writing desk, chair, safe and French balcony. These rooms were much the same on the other ships.

The dessert tables were amazing aboard the Amadeus, however.