Thanks for a wonderful night, Jessy! It was great walking through the night market although it is nothing close to our Malaysian pasar malam! Thanks for the wonderful dinner and the early…
Tag: Food
Tonight’s Dinner was Epic
Yesterday, we make turkey soup with leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. Instead of having the soup with crackers, Grandma suggested we add dumplings (American style dumplings made with Bisquick) to the soup. It…
The Best Dessert in Bosnia: Tufahija
We went to Hotel Europe for a special Bosnian dessert called Tufahija (pronounced Tufaheeya). It’s apple poached in simple sugar syrup and stuffed with walnut or almond. It’s topped with whipped cream…
With Love, Sarajevo
Kenric had to stick his head out to make sure it was raining while I was trying to take a picture of the free jar of orange jam I got last night…
The Kindness of Strangers in Republika Srpska
The Berlin Wall came down on November 9th, 1989 (29 years ago, today). A few weeks later, the non-violent Velvet Revolution ended Communism in Czechoslovakia. Among the six republics that made up…
Picking Up a Cheese Pie
Finally! We have a candid photo of Arna. It was taken last night when we were summoned to pick up the cheese pie her Mom made for us. The cheese pie is…
We’re Total Freeloaders
We’ve visited Arna’s apartment twice and met up for dinner once. She’s really busy because she’s guiding as many tours as she can before the season dies down. Tourism this summer was…
Kelvin (now Mako) Gets a New Home
Sarajevo is just as beautiful as we remember. After a week of feeling really low, I was determined to leave the apartment today to get some sun. The major accomplishment today was…
Staying at a Tuscan Agriturismo
We are staying at Agriturismo Sant’Ulivieri which is an agricultural farm that offers room and board to tourists. It’s a mini cousins reunion with Kenric’s cousin, the cousin’s wife and their toddler….
Hello from Firenze
When the boyfriend procrastinates, the girlfriend gets this view, and I don’t even feel that bad this time. ? Also, this hurricane season, I shall use Firenze instead of Florence. La Cantinetta…