Winterspecial snack

Oliebollen

At New Year’s Eve, the Dutch treat themselves to ‘oliebollen’, which they often make themselves. They are hand size balls and taste a bit like donuts – especially when you put lots of sugar on them! See the recipe below.

Ingredients:
500 grams white flour
Yeast
2 deciliters lukewarm milk
1 egg
150 grams raisins
1 heaped tablespoon mixed candied peel
1 apple (peeled, cored and finely chopped)
The grated rind of half a lemon
A pinch of salt
Oil for deep-frying
Icing sugar

Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm milk, and mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Cover and allow rising for one hour in a warm place. Shape the dough into balls using two tablespoons. Fry a few at a time in the hot oil (200 degrees Celsius), until they are golden brown. Remove them from the oil and put them on a piece of kitchen towel to drain off any excess fat. Serve warm and generously decorated with icing sugar. ‘Oliebollen’ taste excellent with champagne!

i amsterdam card

I found out a website that An iamsterdam card consists of a chip-card, a public transport ticket and the full-colour guide. It offers free admission to some of the most important museums in Amsterdam, a free canal boat tour and use of public transport.

http://www.iamsterdamcard.com/

they offer 3 types card to option:
24 hours card would cost € 33
48 hours card would cost € 43
72 hours card would cost € 53

Included in the cost are:

Free use of buses, trams and underground.

Free admission to these museums:
Van Gogh Museum, De Oude Kerk, Rijksmuseum De Meesterwerken, Bijbels Museum, Stedelijk Museum CS, Museum van Loon, Rembrandthuis Museum, Hortus Botanicus, Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum, Stichting de Appel, Amsterdams Historisch Museum, De Nieuwe Kerk, Tropenmuseum, Allard Pierson Museum, Museum Amstelkring, Houseboatmuseum, Huis Marseille, Molen van Sloten, Joods Historisch Museum, FOAM Fotomuseum Amsterdam, Museum Willet Holthuysen, Holland Casino, Verzetsmuseum, Amsterdam Diamond Group, Hermitage Amsterdam, Museum Het Schip, Theatermuseum.

A free Canal Boat cruise Free: A croquette roll at sandwich bar van Dobben, Glas of liqueur at De Drie Fleschjes, Cup of coffee at Restaurant La Place, 5 postcards at Café Ristretto, Magna Plaza.

A full-colour guide.

a 25% discount on about 20 other attractions; including Amsterdam and Herring rolls, scampi rolls, smoked salmon rolls at Jonk's Herring Stand.
As if that's not enough, it also includes a 25% discount on various restaurants.

Musée ďOrsay, Paris, France

29/12/06

Musée d'Orsay, the nave
This picture quote by (c) musée d'Orsay, Sophie Boegly
Transversal section of the building
Gae Aulenti project
(c) Musée d'Orsay - rights reserved

Model of Musée ďOrsay

I took this photo in the ground floor. Section of model


One of Model's Opéra
*longitudinal section of the Opéra
* birds-eye view of the Opéra's surroundings














Art Nouveau

Cologne cathedral

above 2 photos quote by http://www.pbase.com/michael_w/image/39135574


31/12/06

This is our last stop
outside view of Cologne Cathedral

because of last day in 2006, some of catholics came here worship.

However, in the back of cathedral place a fake Davie's statue...funny ~

Gothic Quarter, barcelona, spain

Gothic Quarter

Gothic Quarter, which lies at the heart of the city, is a maze of narrow cobblestone streets, medieval buildings, and remnants of the past. Here visitors will find several of Barcelona’s most esteemed museums and monuments, as well as a plethora of art galleries, artisan boutiques, shops, and restaurants.

too many way can go for, let me check map first.

What kind of food we are looking for? not india food
nor cafe. he wanted me to try a specially food in spain, "tapas" and insisted this kind of food is really nice.

However, after walking a lot i don't wanna wait for finding the "tapas" otherwise as Santa did, climbing someones home get drink and take rest first.

eventually, we found it.

we didnt find out tapas in the Gothic Quarter when we left there.

Roasted pork knuckle in Cologne

Doggy: what are they waiting for
Piggy: ...

Doggy: wow!! looks very delicious.
Piggy: ...
We wanna find a place for our tea time...then we stroll around to here.

http://www.haxenhaus.de/index.php

hehe, pretending a waiter asks people coming inside.
pretty papermat I've got 3 for souvenir.

We do not even think about that we order the biggest meal in the tea time.

meau
Haxenspezialitäten
von € 13,90 bis € 18,85

order by Stephen

Buttermarkt

knusprig braun gegrillte Schweinshaxe serviert mit Sauerkraut und Kartoffelpüree (D) Grilled pork-knuckle served with "Sauerkraut" and mashed potatoes

What I order for

Salzgasse
gegrillte Schweinshaxe serviert mit Krautsalat und Bauernbrot (D)

Grilled pork-knuckle served with cabbage and bread

Süßes aus der Haxenhausküche - Desserts
von € 4,00 bis € 4,90

Junker Marzin
Marzipan-Birnen-PuddingPudding of marchpane and pears

Stephens'

Bergische Waffeln
hausgemachte Waffeln serviert wahlweise mit Sahne, Vanilleeis oder heißen SchattenmorellenHomemade waffles topped selectively with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or hot cherries