Istanbul
Thoroughly enjoyed Istanbul. Friendly, upbeat & vast, with multiple layers of history and identity. It was good to see people from along the Silk Road mixing in with everyone else. … Continue reading
Vienna II
A fab birthday treat – a weekend in Vienna :) This time (last visit was July) I had the brilliant company of my husband (WWI, second hand books, Freud). I … Continue reading
Vienna
I spent three weeks in Vienna as a teenager in the 70s and loved it: Klimt, the Ringstrasse, Blumen stalls, Cat Stevens tapes and being puzzled that almost everyone wore … Continue reading
Menus and history
Veal seems to be a regular on the menus here. I”ve been trying to get the simplest possible Bosnian or Balkan time-line together which goes something like Illyrian and other tribes, … Continue reading
Catriona Robertson 