Terracotta Warriors of Xi’An !
Terracotta Warriors of Xi’An ! Read our previous posting “China Eastern Airlines to Xi’An“. Dominique was wondering whether we were still on a diet! Yes, there is a scale in our bathroom at the Shangri-La Hotel Xi’An, but I tell Lynn that it is not calibrated properly. I am becoming addicted to the pain au…
BEST of Belgium food : Moules Frites !
Moules frites. Read our previous posting: “Best of Belarus food: Machanka with draniki!” BEST of Belgium food : Moules Frites ! This was not an easy choice. I could easily have selected the Carbonade Flamande, or the sole meuniere, or the waffles, or the Stoemp, or any of many other dishes from Belgium. I read…
Eat like a tsar! Caviar Bar and Restaurant in St. Petersburg Russia
Eat like a Tsar! Caviar Bar and Restaurant in St. Petersburg Russia I have very fond memories from my childhood of The Russian Inn in Center City Philadelphia where I was first introduced to Russian cuisine accompanied with some background music and dancing. Plus my maternal grandmother had come from Russia and often made borscht…
A four-day luxury getaway to Hong Kong
Hong Kong has long been one of our favorite destinations in the world, so much so that we have rated it as our fourth best destination of a lifetime in our article “Best Travel Destinations of a Lifetime“, right after Paris, London and New York. Hong Kong boasts a population of more than seven million…