I’m thinking of holidays, again. A warm heat, lazy afternoon tiredness, barefoot in the sand, ripe tomatoes and peaches, exploring the village sort of holiday. A proper trip away from it all.
Love this, and as Austria is my absolute favourite place I especially loved your recollections of there - I can really recommend it as a holiday destination for younger kids too!
Hi Rachel I hope you don't mind me hijacking your comment....we would love to holiday in Austria, we have a baby who is almost 1 and would like to do avoid dragging carseat etc...does anywhere spring to mind?
Sorry I’m only seeing this now Orla. I think it depends on how comfortable you are with public transport, we’ve always hired a car and are happy hiring car seats too.
Flying into Munich gives you lots of great options - get the Sbahn from inside the airport into either Ost or Haupt Bahnhof, then transfer to a train into Austria. The ‘Bayern’ ticket is a good option which will take you to Salzburg…from there the Salzkammergut area is close by and beautiful with lots of lakes etc.
We’ve stayed around Zell am See/Kaprun and also Mayerhofen/the Zillertal, both would also be great and are fairly accessible by train. Other places we’ve stayed include the Wildschönau valley, but I think that would be more tricky without a car.
We’ve also stayed in Vienna and that’s very doable by public transport, but our kids were all older on that trip.
Your lovely posts inspire me to daydream—about life and good food! and to be more adventurous in the kitchen too. Your writing always deepens my appreciation for nature and my garden.
I’ve got a rhubarb crop ready to pick…yes to rhubarb cake and crumble!
Yes Ann Marie it tastes a bit like vanilla, cinnamon and tonka bean. You can dry it for a few days to intensify the flavour or use it as an infusion. It contains a toxin called coumarin which can possibly be harmful if eaten in large amounts.
I think I knew that about sweet woodruff. Coumarin has anticoagulant properties, so people on blood thinners need to be careful about how much they ingest. I am going to have to try it though. It sounds so delicious. Thanks for your reply!
oh m god, that woodruff and rhubarb cake looks and sounds incredible.
Love this, and as Austria is my absolute favourite place I especially loved your recollections of there - I can really recommend it as a holiday destination for younger kids too!
Hi Rachel I hope you don't mind me hijacking your comment....we would love to holiday in Austria, we have a baby who is almost 1 and would like to do avoid dragging carseat etc...does anywhere spring to mind?
Sorry I’m only seeing this now Orla. I think it depends on how comfortable you are with public transport, we’ve always hired a car and are happy hiring car seats too.
Flying into Munich gives you lots of great options - get the Sbahn from inside the airport into either Ost or Haupt Bahnhof, then transfer to a train into Austria. The ‘Bayern’ ticket is a good option which will take you to Salzburg…from there the Salzkammergut area is close by and beautiful with lots of lakes etc.
We’ve stayed around Zell am See/Kaprun and also Mayerhofen/the Zillertal, both would also be great and are fairly accessible by train. Other places we’ve stayed include the Wildschönau valley, but I think that would be more tricky without a car.
We’ve also stayed in Vienna and that’s very doable by public transport, but our kids were all older on that trip.
Thank you ❤️ I'll save this msg and hopefully we might visit next year
Your lovely posts inspire me to daydream—about life and good food! and to be more adventurous in the kitchen too. Your writing always deepens my appreciation for nature and my garden.
I’ve got a rhubarb crop ready to pick…yes to rhubarb cake and crumble!
I have never eaten woodruff. Would you mind describing the flavor? It sounds incredible as I love an herbed cream. Thank you!
Yes Ann Marie it tastes a bit like vanilla, cinnamon and tonka bean. You can dry it for a few days to intensify the flavour or use it as an infusion. It contains a toxin called coumarin which can possibly be harmful if eaten in large amounts.
I think I knew that about sweet woodruff. Coumarin has anticoagulant properties, so people on blood thinners need to be careful about how much they ingest. I am going to have to try it though. It sounds so delicious. Thanks for your reply!
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