Viking River Cruises : best designed cabins afloat!
Viking River Cruises has been investing heavily in new ships with the launch of no fewer than 40 new river cruise Longships since 2012, all fairly identical 190-passenger ships. Recently, we were guests on one of those ships, the Viking Longship Tor, for an eight-day cruise down the Danube River from Nuremberg to Budapest. We…
Pennsylvania 6 DC, heating up Washington’s restaurant scene!
As we first walked into Pennsylvania 6 DC , Washington’s new, spacious upscale restaurant named after the oldest working phone number in New York City — Pennsylvania 6-5000 — which happens to have inspired one of my favorite big band era songs — I was awestruck by the gorgeous bar. We sat down there, and…
French concession Shanghai !
French concession Shanghai . Read our previous posting at “Shanghai : The future of China!” It is eight in the evening as I start writing this posting. Darkness has come to Shanghai, but the Huangpu river in front of me is full of ships decorated with neon lights of various colors; the ships themselves…
BEST of Andorra food : Escudella!
Best of Andorra food : Escudella! Read our previous posting: “Best of Algeria food : Saffron and Raisin Couscous!” Escudella, which basically means soup, is considered the national dish of Andorra. This hearty dish is essentially a ham, chicken, sausage, potato, and al stew. Here’s the recipe for escudella which I borrowed from…