For our first lunch in 2019 we went to the Buffalo Steakhouse. The hospitality of this place is par excellence. Our warm host (who strode in wearing a cowboy hat that looked more genuine than kitsch) made sure we were … Continue reading Buffalo Steakhouse at Scheldestraat
Drumroll please….. Meson Andaluz Address: Travessa do Alecrim nº 4 1200-019 Lisboa I can’t recommend Meson Andaluz enough! We had two amazing evenings in this wonderful little restaurant. Carlos recommended the most delicious regional tapas. The care given to each … Continue reading Year 2017: Best Place to Dine in Lisbon is…
Apoorva said the streets of Alfama reminded him of Ajmer back in the day. I could see this, the curling narrow roads akin to gullies, windows that face each other making room for glances or chats, blinking cats that seemed … Continue reading Lisbon day 5: Let’s Go to Alfama
On the third day in Lisbon my true love said to me, Wear walking shoes, eat good breakfast, and take pictures plentifully…. For children and grown-up children like me the Oceanario de Lisboa is a wondrous place. Aquariums are such … Continue reading Lisbon day 3: Oceanario, Mercado, and Urban trekking
I have left my heart in Lisbon. I truly have. Every corner there was sheer poetry. When we left for Portugal my heart was broken, shattered to many tiny jagged bits, and I felt disappointed, with life, and with myself … Continue reading Lisbon day 1 and 2: the food and Sintra
These toaster bags have our vote. What a wonderful idea for the tiny kitchens we have today; a simple bag that you slide your tosti or sandwich into and slip into the toaster and boom, there you go, a crisp, … Continue reading Thumbs up for Consenza toast bags
‘s-Hertogenbosch or Den Bosch is a quaint city in the south of Holland. We were there to meet friends and chanced upon the Saturday market in Market Square. It was colorful and delightful. I wish I lived close by to … Continue reading Saturday Market in Den Bosch
