Monday, November 14, 2011

Opera: Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte" at the "Theater Freiburg" (Germany)

I recently saw Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte" ("The Magic Flute") at the "Theater Freiburg". It was a really good representation of the opera and I enjoyed it a lot. 

Here are some impressions from my night out at the opera:




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Pastry Tour: "Conditorei Schober" Zurich (Switzerland)






Sunday, November 13, 2011

Look of the Day

sweater: Fair Trade Cashmere
treggings: H&M
boots: Dior

Friday, November 11, 2011

Pastry Tour: "Café Sprüngli" Zurich (Switzerland)

Some weeks ago, I tried out "Café Sprüngli" in Zurich (Switzerland) and liked it a lot. The pastries I tried ("tartelette Saint-Honoré" and "Himbeertörtli") were great and I loved the interior: turn-of-the-century flair paired with a touch of alpine charm. Rating: Four stars out of five.

Me standing in front of "Café Sprüngli"

Sprüngli's variety of "petits fours" (they call them "Pariser Konfekt")

"Tartelette Saint-Honoré" and "Himbeertörtli"

My "Saint-Honoré" and I

Two of my Ladurée Favourites

I love anything Ladurée, but I do have my preferences. And here are two of my favourite boxes which I brought back from my last visit at Ladurée:

Two of my favourite Ladurée boxes, "Boîte Bouledogue" and "Réglette Napoléon III"

Me opening my "Réglette Napoléon III"

The contents of the boxes: "macarons chocolat", "macarons pétales de rose" and "truffes"

Thursday, November 10, 2011

At the 13th International Congress for Eighteenth Century Studies in Graz (Austria)

Last summer, I attended the 13th International Congress for Eighteenth Century Studies. This event, which only takes place every four years, was held from the 25th to the 29th of July 2011 at the University of Graz (Austria). Its main subjects were "Time in the Age of Enlightenment: Situating the Present, Imagining the Future" and "Central and Eastern Europe in the Age of Enlightenment".

1) Pictures taken on the Old Campus of the University of Graz:





 2) Activities done during leisure time:

Tea at the "Champagner-Bar" of Kastner & Öhler

Dinner at the "Aiola City"

Dinner at the "Aiola City"

Break at the "Hofbäckerei Edegger-Tax"

Break at the "Hofbäckerei Edegger-Tax"