Traveling Adventures in Europe
Vienna was just an overnight stop on the way to Budapest. Derek and I did not expect to enjoy it so much. It might have helped that the guide for our free tour was an older Austrian man named Wolfgang.
We were suppose to have a full day and half in Munich learning about the Third Reich or taking a bike tour of the city. But after our 5 hour train ride turned into 10 hours followed by a 3 hour dinner with some new friends, we settled on a free walking tour. After the…
Prague is beautiful. The golden city of 500 spires. Land of the best Jewish artifacts in Eastern Europe. Home to the oldest gothic castle. Home to the largest ancient church. White swans line the river. The only problem is the tourist. Way too many tourist. And the money. Who uses only cash in this day…
Derek and I decided to maximize our 4 hour train ride from Warsaw to Krakow by watching Schindler’s List. Neither of us had seen it and it took place in Krakow. After 3-½ hours our eyes were blood shot and we were totally drained.
Warsaw is the capital of Poland and has more residents than the entire country of Estonia. It was a little bit of a shock to get off the bus in the center of the city after spending the last week in Northern Europe.
Tallinn is such a magical combination of mass history and shear beauty. I have taken more pictures in the two days we have been in Tallinn than the first two weeks of our trip.
On our way to Tallinn from Stockholm, we had a 2 hour lay over in Riga. I quickly looked at other flights and found that I could give us a 7 hour lay over which gave us 5 hours in the city.
After our world wind tour of Norway, it was good to have 3 nights in the same place in Stockholm.
My best description of Norway is the Pacific Northwest on steroids. The weather report really doesn’t mean a thing in Norway. The rain comes in regularly but in greater volumes. The wind will blow your jacket off if you don’t have it zipped. Every day is grey but it is accompanied by fog. And when…
Bergen is the 2nd largest city in Norway. It is the gateway to the fiords. And Goretex rain jackets are a necessity. We quickly learned just to leave it on when going outside. If it isn’t currently raining, it will be soon. We never did figure out the difference between a 0% forecast of rain…