1001 Places/Experiences to See or Savour #4 - Awfully Chocolate

1001 Places/Experiences to See or Savour After Remission #4



- awfully naughty chocolate cake from Awfully Chocolate

(Okay, it's 2000calories a slice but hey, lets give our tastebuds a massage now and again, right? And if you have indulged in it already, did you try their white Butterscotch caramel cake..just the name alone is seductive? Kudos to our local cake-boss talents!)

1001 Places/Experiences to See or Savour #3 - Crazy Xmas

1001 Places/Experiences to See or Savour After Remission #3






- the raw comedy of Broadway Beng and Kumar


(Yes, go belly-aching with these 2 originals..catch them on stage, solo or better still, as a duo, as was the case here at the Esplanade, for Crazy Xmas)

Exotic Eastern Europe - mystery, beauty

The mystery and history of Eastern Europe came to me under the cover of the coldest winter in 28 years. First, it was -7C in Prague, and then it went down to a brain-freezing -18C in Krakow..wow!

But without that deep chill, I wouldn't have picked up my first fox-skin ruskie-hat in Krakow, or brought the true horror of the Holocaust into reality..deep winter in striped pyjamas for the millions who perished in concentraion camps across Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic. What an experience indeed.

And then the beauty of Eastern Europe unfolds - exotic Prague, the Berlin Wall, the "Buda" and "Pest" sides of that beautiful city, followed by Vienna and Strasbourg. The contrast between the past and now for these cities is amazing and must be there to really appreciate it. Try to be there, for at least once in your life, if you can. Especially, in winter.