Found the other day a nice place for macarons and cakes in Budapest. Worth paying visit if you happen to be somewhere near Paulay Ede utca. Desszert neked ('dessert for you') also organizes dessert courses - great idea!

Paulay Ede utca 17, 6th district.

Happy Valentine's!

Started the day with cupcakes...

Happy Valentine's Day to all my friends!

History of Valentine's Day:

It was not until the 14th century that this Christian feast day became definitively associated with love. It was Chaucer who first linked St. Valentine's Day with romance.

In 1381, Chaucer composed a poem in honor of the engagement between England's Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. As was the poetic tradition, Chaucer associated the occasion with a feast day. In "The Parliament of Fowls," the royal engagement, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine's Day are linked:

For this was on St. Valentine's Day, 

When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.

 Valentine's day gifts at the museum shop of Vizcaya.

More about impressive and unique Vizcaya coming up soon.

Cupcakes & More

Found this small cupcake place on Dessewffy utca 30.

Lovely!

The entrance is not so charming but 

when you peek through the window 

a whole new world opens up.

Preston torta
VI Budapest
Dessewffy utca 30

Ottolenghi

 One of the best places in London:

Ottolenghi

Especially if you happen to be an ultimate cake lover.

 Ottolenghi

287 Upper Street

Islington

N1 London

 Brought some blueberry-lemon cupcakes

on my way to meet friends for afternoon tea.

It's not only cakes,

look at that salad buffet!

“Our philosophy requires that everything is hand-crafted with

extreme care and attention, from basic raw ingredients.” 

Cakes!

 Something missing!

 Of course there should be some cakes with the coffee and tea!

 Which one to choose:

this chocolate mousse one

or the one in the previous pic with chocolate and vanilla mousse

and cherry topping?

- actually had the both ones...

 Found Caramel Bakery on the way back to the hotel from Mastihari

 Caramel Bakery shop in Antimahia

 Typical Greek sweet pastries

 Gorgeous bouganvilla in Antimahia

 Neptunus statue in the harbour of Mastihari village

 From Mastihari there's a ferry connection to

the island of Kalymnos

Not only sweets but also healthy Greek salad....

Cakes For Fashionista

 Fabulous!

 Chic!

 Gorgeous Tiffany box cake!

Perfect cakes for fashionistas on Holland Ernö utca

in XIII district, Budapest!

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 Had a slice of strawberry cream cake on

the terrace of Muvesz on Andrassy ut

- fresh and delicious!

On the way back home saw this funny "Beer Bike"

- it's not only drinking but getting fit too:

to get the bike moving everyone must do cycling

Royal Wedding Approaching

 Union Jacks on Regent Street

- London is ready for the big wedding

 Beautiful flowers everywhere

- well, there're always gorgeous flowers in London,

not only because of the wedding

- popped into Liberty's to buy a scent by

Maison Francis Kurkdjian:

Aqua Universalis

 Back to Regent Street

 Had time for a delicious fruit tartalet

at Caffe Concerto

And for a vanilla cupcake at Selfridges's...

Clips Of Hopetown

Hopetown beach

- gorgeous colours!
Bahama Telecommunications building

Elementary school next to the BT building
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Coffee house sign!
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Had break in this pittoresque
Hopetown Coffee House
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Banana -guava- nut muffin
with a cup of tea
- just love the cakes with banana!
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Later today had some mocca-almond-fudge

ice-cream at Sugar Shack

- the bicycle was not a joke!
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Xmas Muffin

Bought a Xmas muffin at Sugar Shop

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There's also something else in the box...

... lemon & lavender macaroons!
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Whoopies!

Whoopies!

Have you heard about Whoopies?

They are the new cupcakes & macaroons!

- bought some mini whoopies at Harrods

The dense American-style sponge cake sandwiched

together with buttercream has taken

Britain’s chic-est bakeries by storm

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The mini whoopies were well packed

in a box...

...but yet they were a bit ruined

after carrying them in a handbag for some time...
- they're nice but to be honest

macaroons are far better
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Had a tea at Gran Caffe Londre
opposite of Harrods
- ordered a macaroon
and got this one...

Anyway it wasn't so nice place,

the waiter hardly spoke English...
. Small box of sushi on Friday
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Bicycle Ride In Zell am See

The weather was rather wet on Saturday but after running 6 km and eating heavily at breakfast went for a bicycle tour around the lake, prpbably around 12km. Free bikes at the hotel Living Max.

Unfortunately in the middle of the ride it started to rain almost cats & dogs...

A view of the town of Zell am See from the opposite shore.

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Had a treat after the tour - a delicious piece of strawberry cake in a cafe in midtown.
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Visited also Intersport to buy some dry socks...

Austrian Summer Destination - Zell am See

Budapest felt too warm & the humidity too high so longed after a fresher air

- drove to Zell am See in Austria on Friday.

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On the way stopped for lunch - turkey schnitzel with pumkin seeds.

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Detail of a house in Zell am See.
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Waterfall designed by Austrian artist Hundertwasser.
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Zell am See.
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Park of Grand Hotel by the lake.
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A piece of strawberry cake, of course, for a snack...
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It started to rain in the late afternoon... but as mentioned before longed after fresher and cooler air!

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