Sunday, November 20, 2011

cullinary european tour

it's been awhile since my last post.  the main culprit is that i took a month long trip thru europe in september/ october.  to say the trip was much needed is an understatement.  i was fortunate enough to have a number of friends to stay with along the way, which always makes traveling more fun.  my travels took me to paris, berlin, florence, rome, and turkey (istanbul and antalya).  the food was varied and universally delicious.  as you can see from the following pictures i spent a good deal of time eating.  no sense in holding back when faced with so many delicious opportunities.  amazingly my clothes all still fit me on the way home :)

breakfast shortly after arriving in paris - pain au chocolate and cafe au lait


lunch and dessert at the wonderful 'la duree' - perfect for a rainy afternoon

temptations around every corner

a brief rest at the jardin du luxembourg

 might as well skip to the chase - this was actually our lunch at 'sans souci' - the former residence of frederick the great outside of berlin

view of the prinzessinnengarten - it is an urban garden in a vacant plot of land in the middle of berln.  we had an unbelievable four course dinner there consisting mostly of food grown in the garden.  i was so full i couldn't eat until dinner the next day.  it is a really extraordinary place - one of the highlights of my trip!  for more info go to http://prinzessinnengarten.net/about/

my first cappucino - in florence 

the best gelato in florence - 'percho no!' (why not!)



delectable foods at the market in rome 


markets in istanbul

turkish coffee - ready to read my fortune in the grounds

fresh squeezed pomegranate juice in antalya

another delicious dessert in paris to help round out the trip

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