JOE & VALERY in Bratislava | Restaurant review.

Wie in meinem letzten Blogpost (Bratislava travel-diary) erwähnt gibt es heute einen top Restaurant Tipp für euch. Auf dem Weg vom Bahnhof in die Altstadt haben wir die Patisserie Joe&Valery gefunden. Adresse: Názov ulice 123 ; 821 01 Bratislava; Lorem ipsum. Wir haben kurz die Karte durchgelesen und sofort entschieden, dass wir dort Mittagessen wollen.

As I mentioned in my last blogpost - there is a top restaurant recommandation for you. On the way from the train station to the historic district we discovered the Joe & Valery patisserie. We read the menu and instantly decided to have lunch there.   

Neben dem Frühstücksangebot (Omlette, Bagel, Croissant (die Croissants sind übrigens überdimensional groß - könnt ihr weiter unten noch sehen ;)) bieten sie auch leckere Vorspeisen und Hauptgerichte an. Hummus mit Gemüse, Suppen, verschiedene Salate, Burger und Curry. Dann gibt es noch eine Auswahl an leckeren Nachspeisen und Kaffee.

Next to the breakfast options (omlette, bagel, croissant (which are pretty oversized ;)) they also have delicious first and main courses. Hummus with veggies, soups, salads, burgers and curry. They offer a wide range of delicious sweets and coffe as well. 

Vorspeise: HUMMUS mit GEMÜSESTICKS. Es war nicht nur schön anzusehen - es war auch sehr lecker und man hat sofort geschmeckt, dass der Hummus frisch und selbstgemacht war. TOP.

First course: Hummus with veggie sticks. It wasn't just pretty - it also was very delicious and you could instantly taste, that the hummus was fresh and selfmade. TOP.  

Hauptspeise: SALAT mit frischem Gemüse und TOFU. & JOE's BURGER mit Spiegelei, Speck, Käse und Rindpatty.

Main Course: Salad with fresh vegetables and TOFU. My boyfriend had "Joe's Burger" with fried egg, bacon, cheese and beef patty. 

hier die gigantischen Croissants von denen ich heute noch träume ;)

Nicht nur das Essen war super - die Inneneinrichtung hat mir auch richtig gut gefallen. Total mein Stil. Alles moden und simpel eingerichtet und mit coolen Bildern und hier und da mit kleinen, stylischen Details dekoriert.

Not only the food was amazing - the interior design impressed me as well. Totally my style. Everything modern and simple furnished with cool pictures and decorated with beautiful details.

 

Spontaner Trip nach SALZBURG. | travel diary.

,, Overplanning kills magic. "  

   

 Meiner Meinung nach sind spontane Reisen die Besten. Es müssen aber nicht nur Reisen sein - schon alleine die kleinsten Momente sind ungeplant einfach viel aufregender und schöner. Der 2-Tages Trip mit zwei meiner besten Freundinnen war auf jeden Fall aufregend und cool. Die Idee entstand am Abend davor - doch nach ein paar kleinen Hindernissen entschieden wir dann erst am nächsten Vormittag, dass wir nun wirklich fahren. Da wir nicht zu spät los wollten, waren wir etwas in Eile und haben schnell alles gepackt. Die Fahrt nach Salzburg war super lustig - wir haben die ganze Zeit Musik gehört, gesungen und auch eine kleine Pause am Mondee gemacht.

Am Nachmittag sind wir angekommen und sind dann entlang der Salzach Richtung Stadtzentrum von Salzburg spaziert. Die Einkaufsstraße (Getreidegasse) war unglaublich schön. Manche Geschäfte haben ihren ganz eigenen Flair - sogar MC Donalds and Spar haben uns beeindruckt ;). Fotos von dem Trip habe ich natürlich wieder unten für euch.

Wart Ihr schon mal in Salzburg? Wenn ja, was hat euch am Meisten gefallen? :) 

In my opinion, spontaneous trips are the best. But it doesn't have to be just trips, let alone moments -  unplanned often is so much more exciting. The 2-day trip with two of my best friends has definitely been exciting and cool. We kind of decided it the night before (to accompany one friend who wanted to pay a visit in Salzburg) but there have been some little obstacles so it wasn't 100% settled. In the morning, we just decided to do it. Because we didn't want to leave too late we kind of had to hurry and pack everything we need fast. The drive was just perfect and so much fun - we listened to music, sang and had a little break at the beautiful Mondsee.

We arrived in the afternoon and walked along the Salzach to the lovely centre of Salzburg. The shopping street/alley (Getreidegasse) is incredibly beautiful. You'll see some picutres down below. Even MC Donalds or Spar caught our eyes. You'll see some pictures of the trip down below.

Have you been to Salzburg before? What did you like the most?  :)

 

 

 

 

Mondsee

3 days BUDAPEST.

BUDAPEST. Capital and largest city of Hungary. Divided into Buda and Pest. Beautiful architecture and streets. More or less I knew about this city when we arrived.

13:00 : We travelled to Budapest by train (Budapest Kéleti) and bought a metro ticket to go to our Hotel. A single ticket costs 350 HUF (~ 1,20€). The metro system in Budapest is easy to understand and you can get around very fast. After arriving at our hotel, we explored the neighbourhood a bit. We saw a lot of cool restaurants and cafés we wanted to check out. We decided to walk along the big shopping street, where we discovered a little market. The only shop we were excited to go was Stradivarius because we already knew the others from our hometown. 
Afterwards we walked along the Danube River and crossed the Kettenbrücke. On this side you have the opportunity to go on the Burgberg by the funicular railway called Budavári Sikló. We decided to walk (because we were so motivated…..:P) On the top you have a beautiful view over the city. As we went along we discovered a little “village” with many restaurants, cafés, museums and churches.

view from our balcony (Hotel Bastion) http://www.bastionhotelbudapest.com/

Our hotel was located in a small street, therefore it was very peaceful. We were also very lucky to have a little balcony. The room was bright and the furniture was very modern and elegant. We felt very comfortable in our room.

little market

tram

Kettenbrücke

20:00: After our little adventure on Burgberg we decided to go to an Italian restaurant. ( La Coppola) The pizzas there were so delicious!!! 

nightlife Budapest - Gozsdu udvar (several bars to check out)

For our second day (Sunday) we planned a boat tour. Before, we went back to the shopping street and the market (both opened on Sunday – which is cool). We finally bought a “Baumkuchen” – you can choose between a lot of flavours (coconut, cinnamon, citrus and vanilla). It costs about 1000 HUF, which isn’t expensive at all. At the market, they made it fresh and you could see how it’s made. It was very tasty. We couldn’t eat all at once, so we basically had a delicious snack for our boat tour. The weather was perfect. In the beginning we had sunshine but then it got cloudy. BUT it didn’t rain, which was the most important thing . Afterwards, we went on the Gellértberg to get another beautiful view over the city.

Kürtöskalacs (Baumkuchen) Citrus

welcome drink - champagne

...and coffee :)

on top of Gellértberg

On our last full day we went to Gellért Thermal Bath. It kind of disappointed us, because we are used to our thermal baths in Austria. The architecture is amazing but the swimming pools, hygiene and offers were disappointing. We expected a little bit more. Thank god, we also booked a massage – it was very relaxing!! 
For dinner, we went to a restaurant called “Vintage Garden”. The atmosphere and decoration was absolutely amazing and beautiful. Exactly the decoration I love. The food was delicious and our dessert (Vintage Garden Chocolate Cake) was a brilliant ending.

restaurant: Vintage Garden

All in all, Budapest is a beautiful city. You can really see similarities between Budapest and Vienna, mostly in architecture and historical buildings. The prices (food, metro) are very fair compared to Vienna. The best way to get around and to see hidden beautiful places of the city is definitely walking. We've had beautiful, enjoyable and funny 3 days in Budapest. :)