Category: food & drinks
Gingerbread architecture, Oslo
In Oslo, with our ticket purchased for the National Museum in Oslo, we could use them to enter the National Museum of Architecture as well. This establishment was opened in 2008. The main building was completed in 1830 as a division office for Norges Bank. It was adapted and extended by Sverre Fehn (1924–2009), who…
Cube Houses and Markthal, Rotterdam
Cube Houses (Kubuswoningen) are a set of residential houses designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of “living as an urban roof”, i.e., high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level. It is built in the late 70’s over Overblaak Street between Blaak and Oude Haven. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house…
Exploring Haut-Médoc Châteaux: Bordeaux’s Left Bank Wine Route
Our journey through Bordeaux’s Haut-Médoc wine region began in Blanquefort, following the scenic D2 road along the Gironde River. This historic route winds past celebrated villages—Macau, Margaux, Saint-Julien, and Pauillac—each known for producing world-class wines. We stayed at Chateau Grattequina in Blanquedfort, see earlier post here, and drove north. Every commune in the Médoc has…
Château Lamothe Bergeron, Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Continuing with our travel in the Bordeaux-Medoc region … At Pauillac’s tourist information, we asked about any last minute tour and they suggested we try Château Lamothe Bergeron, Cussac-Fort-Médoc, without a reservation. By the time we got there, all the visitors had left already. The owner/manager saw us lingering and asked the guide to give…