Hot air balloon, elephants and peacocks – Jaipur !
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The peacock is the national bird of India, and our hotel, the Oberoi Rajvilas in Jaipur, has several of them running around freely on the property. They are not only beautiful, even though it is early in the year and their annual “plumage” has not grown yet, but, as I found out…
BEST of Austria food : the Wiener Schnitzel !
BEST of Austria food : the Wiener Schnitzel ! Read our previous posting: “Best of Australia food: Roast Lamb!” Wiener Schnitzel means “Viennese escalope” and wiener schnitzel has been crowned the national dish of Austria. Is the wiener schnitzel derived from the Italian cotoletta milanese? Here’s what the Austrian National Tourist Office has to say…
Europeans to Enjoy Travel throughout Europe this summer !
Europeans to Enjoy Travel throughout Europe this summer ! With many of the European countries now opening up their borders to Europeans who are healthy, the message is clear. Yes, it may take some spunk to leave the safety and comfort of your home, but during these past 3+ months of stay-at-home life, most of the…
A Royal Welcome at the Taj Nadesar Palace !
Nadesar Palace. The Taj Nadesar Palace Hotel is a property owned by the maharajah of Varanasi and managed by Taj Hotels. There are only ten suites in this luxurious hotel. Ours happens to be the Queen Elizabeth Suite, so named because that is where Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip stayed on February 25th and…