Trip to Soave, Italy - part 2

If you are in the Veneto region, don't miss it - it gives you a sense of how Italy once was...

Trip to Soave, Italy - part 1

Soave is a beautiful little village located only 20 km away from Verona:

Japanese Garden in Kaiserslautern - part 2

Some more pictures form the Japanese garden in Kaiserslautern:

Japanese Garden in Kaiserslautern - part 1

If you visit Kaiserslautern, check out also the Japanese garden (EUR 3.5 entry fee):

Funny commercial from Renault - the "idiot rabbits"

These last days we've seen a very funny commercial:

Lamb stew - recipe (including photos)

Recently we cooked lamb stew and it was delicious.

Ingredients:

• 500 gr of lamb,
• 4 tomatoes,
• 2 bell peppers,
• tomato juice,
• 1 zucchini,
• parsley,
• garlic,
• salt,
• pepper
• laurel (leaves) 

First you have to boil the lamb for 2 hours over a slow fire.

Then, chop all the vegetables and let them boil together with the lamb for half of hour:

Pour the tomato juice:

After you turn off the fire, chop the the garlic and the parsley, put them over the stew and leave it covered for 10 minutes:

Bon appetit!

Very hot outside?

Apparently, the Ministry of Health in Luxembourg believes that we can have torrid days in Luxembourg.

Funny, we were always happy that in Luxembourg is quite cool even in the middle of the summer, compared to countries like Romania, Cyprus or Italy.

Anyway, should you need some advice on how to protect yourself on a scorching day, see below:

Free concerts at Philharmonie on Sunday, June 27, 2010

Celebrating its first 5 years, the Philharmonie in Luxembourg has organised a series of free concerts on Sunday, June 27, 2010.

The complete program of the event can be found at www.philharmonie.lu

Oversize art (VII) - Kaiserslautern

Continuing the series of extra-large sculptures:

Trip to Ottweiler, Germany - part 2

You might have heard of this village from their eponymous beer (usually the cheapest you can find in German supermarkets):