ABC (and Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Realizing that Mike and I were more than a casual fling, his former roommate handed him a cup of coffee. Why? Coffee is for closers. A reference from Glengarry Glen Ross. Continue reading

The Hills Are Alive

By Chef Dad

I don’t think the Habsburg dynasty was the greatest dynasty, but I think it was the classiest.

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Cesky Krumlov in Pictures

When asked what country  has surprised us the most, my answer is without hesitation the Czech Republic. It was a place I knew little about, but now, will never forget. Continue reading

Stay Gold – Prague, Czech Republic

We ventured to Prague with high expectations. It seems as though anyone that has been holds this Eastern European city in high regard. We now do too.

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Garden of Beasts – Berlin, Germany

Growing up my thoughts of Germany were mostly in regard to the quaint, romanticism of western Germany, Bavaria and the Rhine region, or about the contrasting atrocities of World War II. I remember being fascinated and confused by the Wall as a child and excited when it came down, but beyond that I never really thought about visiting Berlin. Then I read Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts, and I found myself with a yearning.

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