Tammy and Michael’s European VacationTravelsTumblr (3.0; @mtresillian)http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/One bottle we didn’t drink. This was the oldest bottle in...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lmcbKkCX1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One bottle we didn’t drink. This was the oldest bottle in a spiral display of Chateau d’Yquem, a Sauternes, from 1919 to 2011. The recently made bottles were a very light straw yellow and it darkens as it ages. It’s a sweet white wine made from grapes ‘spoiled’ by the botrytis fungus which gives it a pleasant mild tang.  Our much cheaper version is below. This one was 3000 Euros. Pass on that one.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23755030980http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23755030980Sat, 26 May 2012 07:57:00 +1000Dinner: 2003 Sauternes, Foie Gras. Dessert: Mille feuille...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ll06BVog1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ll06BVog1rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Dinner: 2003 Sauternes, Foie Gras. Dessert: Mille feuille (meaning 1000 leaves), otherwise known as vanilla slice but done properly. Jealous?</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23753289143http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23753289143Sat, 26 May 2012 07:28:53 +1000A little demonstration of electricity at the Grand Palais,...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lkts4MYl1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lkts4MYl1rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lkts4MYl1rufj8go4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lkts4MYl1rufj8go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A little demonstration of electricity at the Grand Palais, Paris’ exhibition hall and the last ‘Crystal Palace’ buildings built before electricity, the ceiling allowing light in. Building pics not taken by us.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23753060371http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23753060371Sat, 26 May 2012 07:25:00 +1000Our little street, at 175 Rue Saint Martin. Hot and balmy Paris....<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lkg6UAQW1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lkg6UAQW1rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lkg6UAQW1rufj8go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lkg6UAQW1rufj8go4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Our little street, at 175 Rue Saint Martin. Hot and balmy Paris. 27ºC, 9:30pm, and everybody is out enjoying the night. The Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris’ silhouette provides the backdrop.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23752581904http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23752581904Sat, 26 May 2012 07:16:00 +1000Street art and true love locked in. There wasn’t a padlock...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cd4pLJAu1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cd4pLJAu1rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cd4pLJAu1rufj8go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Street art and true love locked in. There wasn’t a padlock on this bridge in 2008.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23440831581http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23440831581Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:23 +1000A surprise find : South Indian in Paris, courtesy of a...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ccwkGvXZ1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ccwkGvXZ1rufj8go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ccwkGvXZ1rufj8go4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ccwkGvXZ1rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A surprise find : South Indian in Paris, courtesy of a chain from Tamil Nadu. As good as the food in South India. Tammy and I plan to return, a good break between large hunks of lamb shank and other hearty French meals. We seem to have rendered a few animals legless on this trip…</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23440537675http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23440537675Mon, 21 May 2012 07:55:00 +1000A Little culture…Musee D’Orsay and Vivaldi 4 seasons...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ccpySDBs1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ccpySDBs1rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ccpySDBs1rufj8go4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ccpySDBs1rufj8go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A Little culture…Musee D’Orsay and Vivaldi 4 seasons at La Madeleine.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23440297169http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23440297169Mon, 21 May 2012 07:51:32 +1000Photo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ccl205Ap1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ccl205Ap1rufj8go4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23440106693http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23440106693Mon, 21 May 2012 07:48:37 +1000Paris….Food… and the Dalai Lama<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cccpWxDZ1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cccpWxDZ1rufj8go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cccpWxDZ1rufj8go4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cccpWxDZ1rufj8go5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Paris….Food… and the Dalai Lama</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23439806402http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23439806402Mon, 21 May 2012 07:43:00 +1000Tammy pays the nuns at Sacre Coeur a visit.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cbrvS0dJ1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tammy pays the nuns at Sacre Coeur a visit.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23439022781http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/23439022781Mon, 21 May 2012 07:31:06 +1000Hotel and surrounds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sw2zxEsk1rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sw2zxEsk1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sw2zxEsk1rufj8go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sw2zxEsk1rufj8go4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Hotel and surrounds</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22772567775http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22772567775Thu, 10 May 2012 19:37:00 +1000Around the island called Procida.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sv6kk6ce1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sv6kk6ce1rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sv6kk6ce1rufj8go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sv6kk6ce1rufj8go4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sv6kk6ce1rufj8go5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Around the island called Procida.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22772228418http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22772228418Thu, 10 May 2012 19:18:15 +1000Drinks with Sam and Maaike who came to Naples to see us near the...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3stx57rce1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3stx57rce1rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3stx57rce1rufj8go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3stx57rce1rufj8go4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3stx57rce1rufj8go5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Drinks with Sam and Maaike who came to Naples to see us near the end of their Honeymoon. Hotel view with Vesuvius looming in background. Another dinner at Antica Pizzeria da Michele, considered the best pizza in Naples.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22771754930http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22771754930Thu, 10 May 2012 18:51:00 +1000Adventures in Naples, eight legged creatures, amazing old...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sth3e5PF1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sth3e5PF1rufj8go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sth3e5PF1rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sth3e5PF1rufj8go4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sth3e5PF1rufj8go5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Adventures in Naples, eight legged creatures, amazing old shopping mall and hungry lions.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22771580831http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22771580831Thu, 10 May 2012 18:41:00 +1000The Wall, and a snippet of those who died trying to get out of...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3irkadurb1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3irkadurb1rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The Wall, and a snippet of those who died trying to get out of the East.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22405205571http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22405205571Sat, 05 May 2012 08:24:08 +1000Jewish Memorial<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3irhzBZkd1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jewish Memorial</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22405109423http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22405109423Sat, 05 May 2012 08:22:46 +1000Summer in Berlin. <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3irgsmFJS1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Summer in Berlin. </p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22405064889http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22405064889Sat, 05 May 2012 08:22:03 +1000Supposedly the best pizzeria in the world. Expectations...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iqprpeR51rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iqprpeR51rufj8go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iqprpeR51rufj8go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Supposedly the best pizzeria in the world. Expectations exceeded.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22404041641http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22404041641Sat, 05 May 2012 08:05:49 +1000The best of the wurst… <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iqivzZdW1rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The best of the wurst… </p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22403752522http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22403752522Sat, 05 May 2012 08:01:42 +1000Berlin Rooftops.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iqhtb2o51rufj8go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Berlin Rooftops.</p>http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22403711926http://mtresillian.tumblr.com/post/22403711926Sat, 05 May 2012 08:01:04 +1000