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  • Antwerp, Belgium.

    • From: dorothydiva
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      One of the many chic cafes in Antwerp or Antwerpen (as it is called in Dutch).

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  • Late night snacking.

    • From: horbinsr
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      Venturing out from our hotel late at night in a town I can't remember, we encountered a very active nightime environment, full of lights, sidewalk cafes, street vendors, shops  and filled with people. It seems that that's when the 'working class' party (much like here). Here we tried a pineapple beer and some freshly cooked "surprise on a stick". Not really sure what we were eating but figured it had been pretty well cooked on  those  hot coals. Very tasty too.

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  • Piazza San Marco, Venice

  • Piazza San Marco, Venice, Ital

  • Piazza San Marco, Venice, Ital

  • Love N Haight

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  • A Weekend in St. Augustine: A

    • From: AmyCW
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      Before “diving in” (pun intended) to describing my new favorite beach town, I’d like to share the update that several items listed in the “20 Ideas for Saving Money” post qualified as winning ideas for the local contest sponsored by frugal-columnist Ms. Cheap at the Tennessean, Nashville's daily newspaper.  I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Cheap last Monday at a brown bag lunch session where she announced the contest winners, who each happily received a signed copy of her new book, 99 Things to Save Money in Your Household Budget. 

      Ms. Cheap would certainly have approved of the frugal, excellent long weekend Adam and I took in Florida the weekend before – in which we drove from Nashville, stayed with friends, and avoided the expensive theme parks for two days of sun, swimming, grilling, and exploring (and of course, in my case, preparing homemade nectarine salsa and Carolina cole slaw to add some flair to the cookout).  One of the highlights of the weekend was the day we spent in St. Augustine, meeting friends at Anastasia State Park.  

      StAug4

      This was my second time to St. Augustine, but my first time to this particular beach – a private beach with $8.00 per car fee, but well worth the cost for the natural, clean, and minimal-tourist experience.  The water was warm, the white sand was soft, and the waves were perfect for bodysurfing, football, frisbee-throwing, and catching rays.  The facilities were particularly convenient, with outdoor sand showers, picnic tables, and a convenience store where I was able to find a pair of sunglasses, and Adam a pair of swim shorts, both quite nice, at the last minute and at a decent price.

      IMG_2802 After a day at the beach, we were starving, and headed to the historic downtown St. Augustine to A1A Aleworks Brewery & Restaurant for some local brew and a meal on the second-level patio overlooking Matanzas Bay.  The restaurant, describes itself as a working brewery serving "New World Cuisine featuring Caribbean, Cuban and Floridian influences,” was everything I had anticipated.  We ordered a sampler flight of 2-oz. beers that we happily sipped, watching the sun set, with a basket of warm bread on the house.  Although we were not in lobster country, I was too intrigued by the lobster tacos (off the appetizer menu) which turned out to be amazing.

      Although I’m usually one to plan my vacations meticulously to put together a combination of the absolute best street ambience, restaurants, scenic areas, and quaint architecture, I came upon St. Augustine completely by accident this past April while traveling in Florida for work.  After following up the winter with a particularly draining work schedule, I was yearning for relaxation and the beach, and St. Augustine was the closest to my location.  One evening after work I drove an hour to the coast, and once I entered the historic downtown, I was hooked.  I entered a world of Spanish architectural style, from the Cathedral of St. Augustine, to Flagler College, to the narrow, cobblestoned streets dotted with boutiques, cafes, and restaurants specializing in international dishes ranging from French pastry, to Polish pierogi, to fish and chips, to Mayan cuisine.  Deep into the town were historic structures, beautiful private residences and B&B’s. 

      View Old St. Augustine

      While the gulf-coast beach towns where I spent much of my youth had a laid-back, fishing-village, shanty-town feel (which is a great escape in its own right), St. Augustine offered more of a high-end atmosphere perfect for a more luxurious experience after a sun-drenched day, while having many diversions that were surprisingly affordable.  On my brief evening after work, I was entertained simply enjoying the street life while munching a pastry, peeking inside the Cathedral, and browsing the shops.  I made my only purchase at a store specializing in all things hot sauce, Hot Stuff Mon, I bought some specialty sauce made from locally-grown Datil peppers and an orange-and-Datil Minorcan spice mixture, which we are still enjoying here at home.  IMG_2837

      I topped off my evening with dinner at Casa Maya for authentic Mayan cuisine (from bottom left, clockwise): Pork marinated in sour orange juice and axiote basted in mayan spices, black bean soup, candied plantains, tortillas, and Mayan rice. 

      Returning for a second time in September confirmed my newfound love for this jewel of a town in northeastern Florida, where I hope to return again soon to continue exploring the culinary delights, museums, and historic structures between lazy days at the beach.   

       

       

      Where to eat:

      A1A Aleworks Brewery & Restuarant, 1 King Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084, (904) 829-2977

      Casa Maya Organic Mayan Cuisine, 17 Hypolita Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084, (904) 829-3039

      Denoel French Pastry Shop, 212 Charlotte Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084, (904) 829-3974

      What to see and do:

      Anastasia State Park, 200 Anastasia Park Rd, St. Augustine, FL 32080, (904) 461-2033

      Hot Stuff Mon, 34 Treasury Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084, (904) 824-4944

      Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (America’s Oldest Stone Fort), 1 S Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL 32084

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  • cafe culture in eygalieres, fr

    • From: jjsalome
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  • Nighttime on the Grand Canal

    • From: rschoeff
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      The Grand Canal seems like magical place in the evening.  It was just cooling off from a hot day when I took this photo from the Rialto bridge.  The lights of the restaurants and cafes to the right were drawing people to come, sit, eat, drink, and socialize.  The gondolas were giving the last rides of the day and the water bus was delivering tourists and workers to their hotels and homes.  There was always something of interest available but without the hectic pace of the day.  One of the best times to be out and about.

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  • Tea Time in Istanbul

    • From: jkmccrea
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      With our ship docked overnight, we had but one day to enjoy Istanbul with a Turkish friend.  It was a three-tea whirlwind tour, enjoying the brew at local cafes on both sides of the Golden Horn.  Ramadan was in full swing and most locals wouldn't be entering tea rooms before sunset.  This solitary woman was caught as we exited the second hillside tea room.  The set up of this shot was especially meaningful as the nation had just gone through a heated, polarizing election.  All is calm here, the grandeur of the city spread out below. 

       

       

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  • Castillo de San Marcos

    • From: AmyCW
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      Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, St Augustine, FL

      Photo taken in April of 2009

      Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, in historic downtown St. Augustine, is the oldest masonry, and only standing 17th century fort, in America.  The monument site spans 20.5 acres, including parts of a town wall, erected in 1704.

      About an hour south of Jacksonville is historic St. Augustine, a historic world of Spanish architectural style, from the Cathedral of St. Augustine, Flagler College, to the narrow, cobblestoned streets dotted with boutiques, cafes, and restaurants specializing in international dishes ranging from French pastry, to Polish pierogi, to fish and chips, to Mayan cuisine.  Deep into the town were historic structures, beautiful private residences and B&B’s.

      Information:

      Castillo de San Marcos NM
      1 South Castillo Drive
      St. Augustine, FL 32084

      http://www.nps.gov/CASA/index.htm

      Visitor Information
      (904) 829-6506

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  • Fancy ice cream

    • From: bberwyn
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      Raindrops plop against the windows of the Number 3 tram as it rolls across the Nibelungen Bridge, spanning the Danube between Linz and Urfahr. We're on our way to the train station, but not without a stop at the Hauptplatz, Linz's under-rated Baroque square that features its very own carillon.

      A museum of dental history is just one block off the square, and that seems fitting, since everyone around us apparently has a sweet tooth. Despite the persistent drizzle, everyone in sight is licking an ice cream cone. We're not about to fight the flow, so we sit down at the Eis Cafe Garda, serving a rainbow palette of creamy gelato.

      Ice cream is a social affair here. Many a first date here in Linz features an afternoon sundae on a terrace overlooking the broad river. Underneath the shade of broad-armed chestnut trees, young lovers share their frosty treats. Some of the cafes even offer a sundae called Heisse Liebe (Hot Love), full of chocolate ice cream and coffee.

      The Garda  doesn't just scoop out circular ball of the frozen stuff. The ice-cream menu is thick and glossy, several pages of fanciful concoctions, many shaped to look like savory treats. A "spaghetti Bolognese" dish is made of thin strands of vanilla ice cream strained through a pasta machine, topped with strawberry sauce.

      We choose a dish called "Spiegeleier," (fried eggs). A pair of poached peach halves serve as yolks, while vanilla ice cream and whipped cream make up the egg white.

      Delicious!

      We wash it down with a couple of strong espressos and glass of prosecco while checking our Eurail guide for connections to Ljubljana, the next destination on this Euro-jaunt.

    • 3 months ago
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  • Oops Wrong Way...Let's Go To K

    • From: Buqo
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      We left the Neboder Hotel in Rijeka about 9:00 am in our rented Skoda for a day trip to the Istrian peninsula.  Navigating the city in our first full day in Croatia was not as straight forward as we had thought, and we found ourselves heading east out of the city instead of west.  By the time we realized our mistake, we were already about 15 kilometers east of Rijeka.  Rather than turn around and retrace our route, I suggested that we see if we could get to the island of Krk, off the southwest coast of Hrvatska, as the Croatians call their nation.  I had read a little about the island during our trip planning, and since we weren’t on a rigid schedule, away we went!

       

      Kraljevicia Kastel Zrinski 4.JPGOur first stop was at Kraljevica, on the mainland of the Adriatic coast, for coffee and a stretch of the legs.  Like many Croatian port cities, Kraljevica is a blend of the old and the new, modern ships unloading their freight, a centrum complete with a castle, shopping, cafes, and everything you would expect in any city, but small enough to get around quickly, and with few tourists. 

       

      Between my limited Russian, a little pidgin Croatian I learned for the trip, and my wife’s passable Italian, no English was spoken at all during our visit because no one we met spoke any.  It was obvious that few Americans have ever taken the road down to the center of the city to the coffee shop at the end of the main street.  We hung at the central park for a while and visited the Kastel Zrinski before getting on the road.

       

      From Kraljevica we headed east to the Krk turnoff.  We weren’t sure if there was a ferry or not.  Turning south, we found a modern bridge as impressive as anything you will see on the interstate highway system in the United States.  After paying a modest toll, we drove through the rolling hills of the northern part of the island.  The two-lane highway was comparable or better than the rural highways in our home state of Nevada.  In about an hour, we were on the outskirts of Grad Krk. 

       Suncani sat Sundial in Krk Croatia

      Krk (pronounced just like the renowned starship captain) is a mecca for Italian tourists, but visited by few Americans.  Small kiosks sell grappa and souvenirs outside the walled city, sharing space with the Sunčani sat (a stone vertical sundial), and outdoor restaurants.  The large marina serves a fleet of small craft and yachts and is very picturesque.

       

      There are four entrances into the city.  We chose entry through the southwestern entrance, a small portal marked by a Roman plaque that is barely noticeable between the vendor stalls.  Inside, the city is a maze of narrow polished cobble-stone streets and adjoining buildings and homes all built with native rock and completed with painted plaster in most cases.


      Frankopan Castle Krk Croatia

      Our first stop inside the city walls was the Kamplin, a large public square adjacent to the Frankopan Castle.  The oldest tower of the castle dates to the late 12th century and construction was completed in the mid 13th century.  Today the area is used for festivals, concerts, and outdoor theater.  A single art vendor, his cat, and a few strolling couples were the only inhabitants on this sunny autumn day.  A small gate on the north walls of the castle opens to a rock stairway down to the sea.  A great view of the harbor, the modern residential sections of the city, and the rocky coast were well worth a few minutes braving the brisk Adriatic winds.


      Most visitors enter Krk through the main entrance on the west which opens into the Vela placa, a public square where modern banks, restaurants, and shops give little indication of the rich history of the city.  The strange mix of old and new is perhaps most reflected by the ornate cistern which was built in 1557 but moved to its new location during restoration work in 1997. We had a memorable lunch of fresh anchovies at the Terasa café and tasted our first Karlovec beer (one of the Croatia’s leading brands).  We were not disappointed in either the fish or the brew.  Cats, which seem to be ubiquitous in the old town sections of Croatian cities, waited none too patiently for treats from the tourists whose language was strangely unfamiliar to them.


      24 hour clock.jpg One of the prominent features of the Vela placa is the Old City Hall Tower, a two-story structure completed in 1493.  The old arched entrance into the city now serves as the location of a modern coffee shop. 

      The tower includes a unique clock with a 24-hour face.  Originally, the clock only had one hand, probably because of the limits on the mechanical clockworks  A minute hand was added to the clock in the 1990s, when the old mechanical works were replaced with an electrical system.

       

      The skyline of Grad Krk is dominated by the domed bell tower of Krk Cathedral, built in the 11th and 12th centuries on the site of a 5th century basilica.  The cathedral is part of a complex that includes the Romanesque Saint Quirinis and Saint Margaret churches. We also stopped at the Roman frescoe Krk Croatiawhich was located in a small room next to an equally small bar.  We did not have to time to visit the many other city attractions such as the Benedictine Convent of St. Mary, the Stanic Gallery, and the Freedom Gate.  The weather was a little to cool and windy to take advantage of any of the city beaches.  After enjoying Grad Krk, we studied the road map and decided to take a circuitous route back to the mainland.  We had no idea where we are going or what we might find, but the map showed that we would eventually end up where we wanted to be and, figuring that we might never again be on the island of Krk, set off on our way.

       Mudflats near Solini Croatia

      Ĉižići lies on the east of the island, across a small bay from its sister city of Solini.  The two towns are separated by a picturesque tidal flat where the locals come to bike, wade, sun, and relax.  A narrow man-made spit extends northward into the sea with a dramatic view of the mainland coast in the background.  We enjoyed a picnic snack and then headed for Rodine on the east side of Island Krk. Unfortunately, we arrived at Rodine too late to visit the Biserujka caverns (maybe next time).


      Rodine Croatian Sheep Slaughter.JPG

      Along the way, we saw a shepherd slaughtering a sheep.  We stopped, and when he quizzically looked at me, I showed him my camera and asked “photograph?”  In perfect Italian, he simply shrugged his shoulders and went about his work.   I made a picture of his efforts as his sheepdog patiently waited for scraps.

       

      The northeast part or the island is harsh terrain with stunted vegetation and a landscape of boulders and rocks.  Unsuitable for cattle, sheep are the major agricultural commodity.  According to the Croats we spoke with, this part of the island was once forested but had been denuded of its timber to supply Venice with pilings to keep that Italian city above water.  Once the trees had been cleared out, erosion removed the native soils, leaving behind a stark landscape of rocks and boulders. 


      Stone sheep corral near Rodine, Croatia

      Not to be stopped, the Croatians of Krk lined the roads with rock walls more than a meter tall, constructed circular sheep corrals that are visible on Google Earth, and built every house and building, including new construction, with the native rocks loosely bound together with mortar and a few precious wooden lintels and roof beams.  Rocks and boulders everywhere, a dreamland for geologists.

       As dusk fell, we headed back west to the main highway and a journey to the mainland and Rijeka, reaching our hotel about ten hours since our departure.  While we did not have the opportunity to see the entire island, we were able to turn our wrong turn in the morning into a wonderful day trip that allowed us to experience and enjoy a special part of Croatia. 

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  • Tibetan Woman on a Walk

    • From: yadang
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      McCleod Ganj, a small town in mountainous northern India, is the idyllic location to sit back and watch the world pass by at a much slower pace.  The views are wonderful, the cafes are quaint, and the history is fascinating.  It is here where the exiled Dalai Lama came to reside, and this woman is one of the throngs that take a daily prayer walk, spinning prayer wheels that contain hundreds of handwritten prayers.

    • 4 months ago
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  • Cafe au lait at the Deux Magot

    • From: travelmama
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      The Left Bank of Paris has so much to offer, including a cafe on nearly every corner.  The Deux Magots is a popular spot for having a cafe au lait and a bite to eat.  I will say the bakery items are delicious!  This is the famous cafe on a damp Easter Sunday.  Not too crowded, but they were open.

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  • Cortado, dCafe, Barcelona

    • From: steve778
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      A pretty good cortado at a small cafe near my apt. rental in the Eixample neighborhood of Barcelona.  If memory serves, I think it was called dCafe, and it had the feel of a family-owned place.  I saw the same folks behind the bar every morning...

      The cortado was the espresso drink of choice in Barcelona-- you can get a caffe, which is just a straight shot of espresso-- but the cortado was less bitter and seemed to be the standard choice of folks on their way to work.  I searched the city pretty widely for top-notch espresso, but the Spanish seem less finicky about their espresso than the best places in San Fran, New York City, or Seattle, for example.  Which is not to say it's bad espresso; In Barcelona cafes prepared espresso very competently, and they didn't dump syrup and tons of milk on it like Americans do, but  the whole experience was more utilitarian than you'd find at the new fussy shops in the big cities of the U.S.  For the record, I like those fussy shops, and think the espresso they are making is superior...

      A last word on this cortado: I'm a big fan of the small piece of chocolate on the side.  Most of the cafes I visited in Barcelona served something small and sweet with the drink-- a piece of good chocolate or a small cookie/biscotti-type complement.

    • 5 months ago
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  • Vietnamese Food

    • From: sarah2357
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      My dish at a cafe in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

    • 5 months ago
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  • Smoking Sheesha in Khan El-Kha

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