What a special day today was. We had been looking forward to it ever since Simon left Australia in August last year. The flight from Hong Kong was on Finnair and the service on the plane was outstanding. Finnair like to feature the lovely Finnish designs of their country, I…
Our last day! I don’t count tomorrow as it’s purely a travel day. Luckily the sun was shining on us for our last day in Europe. The breakfast buffet was excellent and we noticed plenty of American accents at the egg counter, Americans do love their Marriotts! Id planned a…
Im glad we saw the mountains and the lake yesterday because this morning we woke to thick fog! It persisted throughout breakfast and we didnt shake it until we were well down the mountain on the road south. The route took us through very pretty, green rolling countryside tor several…
The rain was pouring down this morning as we drove out of Krakow. It wasnt long before we hit the countryside and began our climb up through the foothills of the Tatras mountain range. This part of the country is home to ski resorts, spas and, if the many signs…
It was hard to find an appropriate title for today’s post, but I guess A Mixed Day is about right. Anyone with an interest in history, or just an interest in humanity, could not come to Krakow without making the trip to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum. I know I don’t…
It was lovely to have a sleep in this morning! We were booked on a tour to the Weiliczka Salt Mine and weren’t due to be collected until 9.50am. You may never have heard of it but it is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Poland, is registered…
We’d originally planned to rise before dawn for some arty shots of the lights on a deserted Charles Bridge. However those plans went out the window when we realised that would mean getting up before 5 am! So we contented ourselves with a 6.15 am visit to the bridge. The…
Fortunately the bed in Prague is a post Communist era one, so we slept more comfortably last night. The room stayed warm despite the considerable drop in temperature overnight, but we put on our warm jackets again before setting out to see the sights across in the Old Town. …
We had planned to give ourselves a sleep in this morning but the bed in our hotel must have dated from the pre-Iron Curtain era and didn’t encourage the worker to lie in bed and rest! So we rose like good little communists and went to have breakfast before getting…
An early start for us this morning as we had ordered a taxi for 8.15 to take us to the Hertz office at the Marriott Hotel. This meant we had to have the suitcases outside the door by 7.15! At least we could keep the room til departure so after…
The sun was still shining on us this morning as we cruised into the final destination for our cruise, Budapest. Not bad vews from our breakfast table in the lounge. We docked a little west of Gellert hill on the Buda side of town. Budapest is really a combination…
We had to break out the t-shirts today in Bratislava! Such a nice change especially for Gae, Greg, Jo and Steve who had started their holidays in bitter cold and snow. The boat was docked right in the Old Town of this little capital of Slovakia, a new country for…
