Winterthur Museum ~ An easy day trip!
Winterthur Museum is the premier museum of American decorative arts and is an easy and worthwhile day trip year-round for people living in the Mid-Atlantic region. Originally a 60-acre mansion and estate of the Dupont family located within a 1,000 acre preserve of rolling meadows and woodlands, Winterthur (named after the Swiss town of the…
Nice, France ~ Le Chantecler and Musee Matisse de Cimiez
Highlights of the day Today had been planned for more than two months as a pilgrimage to the best food experience in Nice, lunch at the Michelin two-star restaurant of the Hotel Negresco, le Chantecler. By the way, a chantecler is a special breed of rooster which was developed in Oka, Quebec in the 1920s…
Albania, land of the golden eagles and of the double headed black eagles!
Albania. COUNTRY ROLL No 2 : Albania, land of the golden eagles and of the double headed black eagles! Read our previous posting: “Afghanistan: the graveyard of empires!” Photo: Ivo Gievski Read our related posting: “Best of Albania food : Tave Kosi!” Read our next posting: “Algeria: the largest country in Africa!” Stay tuned to…
Stellenbosch ~ South Africa’s Glorious Wine Country
STELLENBOSCH, South Africa’s Glorious Wine Country When you think of South African wines, what comes to mind? We recently returned from South Africa’s Western Cape province, renowned for its beautiful rolling hillsides, dramatic mountain ridges, and magnificent seaside routes with their breathtaking views. The heart of this strikingly beautiful province is known as the Cape Winelands, and…