Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Austria


 

 


Sacher cake is one of the most traditional cakes in Austria. Basically, it’s a chocolate cake made in a special way. Its taste was very unique. It melted immediately at the moment you put it into mouth. And it was very sweet. You couldn’t eat the sacher cake without drinking coffee or tea. Otherwise you would feel thirsty when you finished the dessert. The Vienna café named mélange café was also very famous. It tasted like cappuccino added with some smooth cream. Frankly speaking, the hot café is tastier than the cold one. You might feel a little bit disgusting when you finish the cold mélange café because it was added too much cream. But the hot café was much better.
 
 I went to the concert taking place in Musikverein. It was considered one of the most famous concert halls in the world. The performance was really fantastic. The music they performed was very melodious, and they all wore the clothes like what Mozart dressed like. It’s marvelous.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Czech


 
Kürtőskalács, which mean the chimney cake in Hungarian, was originated from Hungary. At first it was sold for celebrations like Easter and Christmas celebrations. As time passed by, it became one of Czech’s traditional desserts. They made dough into roll on the crowbar, slowly baking it, put sugar, walnut, and cinnamon mix onto it. Because they made the cake after you ordered it, I waited for a long time. But the chimney cake is worth waiting. It was certainly tasty, crunchy, and full of a sweet smell.


 
I thought Czech’s buildings were unique due to the pediment, specifically in Telc, a small town in Czech, listed as one of the World Heritage. So fascinating was Telc that I would never forget the excellent scenes there. Each architecture had its own characteristic. I preferred the black building in addition to its color. Most buildings were light color except it. It impressed me a lot because I had never seen constructions of that kind of style before.