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:
Monday, November 14, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
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.
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| Me standing in front of "Café Sprüngli" |
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| Sprüngli's variety of "petits fours" (they call them "Pariser Konfekt") |
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| "Tartelette Saint-Honoré" and "Himbeertörtli" |
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| 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:
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| Two of my favourite Ladurée boxes, "Boîte Bouledogue" and "Réglette Napoléon III" |
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| Me opening my "Réglette Napoléon III" |
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| 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:
1) Pictures taken on the Old Campus of the University of Graz:
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| Tea at the "Champagner-Bar" of Kastner & Öhler |
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| Dinner at the "Aiola City" |
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| Dinner at the "Aiola City" |
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| Break at the "Hofbäckerei Edegger-Tax" |
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| Break at the "Hofbäckerei Edegger-Tax" |
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Pastries of the Day: Pasticcini
I recently discovered "Il Dolce", a pasticceria in Tübingen (Germany), and immediately had to try out three of their pasticcini-creations - loved all of them!!!
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| Pasticcino Tiramisù |
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| Pasticcino Frutti |
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| Pasticcino Cioccolato |
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
Pastry Tour: "Theater Café" Lindau (Germany)
Welcome to a new feature on this blog: "PASTRY TOURS". I'm addicted to tea, and I love "thé gourmand", i. e. having my afternoon tea with a few small pastries. So the idea of regular "pastry tours" emerged.
Some weeks ago, I tried out the "Theater Café" in Lindau, Germany: I loved their chocolate truffles, and the petit four I had there was also great. As the location - cozy and comfortable - is nice, too, I give it a four-star-rating out of five.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Cookies of the Day: "Spitzbuben" from the Swiss Supermarket
My trip to a Swiss supermarket yielded this result: my cookie-favourites for today are the so-called "Spitzbuben", also called "coquins" or "discoletti".
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Coup de Coeur of the Week: Ladurée Zurich
A place not to be missed when in Zurich:
Ladurée, situated at 17 Kuttelgasse.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Halloween Follow-Up
Last night, I watched "Psycho" on television and I loved the Bates Mansion. That's why I had to take this screen capture of it:
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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