Jetlag is a beast! I suppose I was lucky that I slept through to 5am but there was no way my bodyclock was going to let me sleep any later. We had another slow start, with a leisurely breakfast and a bit of blogging but we decided to head outside…
A good night’s sleep in a proper bed is like heaven after 2 days of travel! The bed was comfy and breakfast was abundant – some interesting options on the breakfast buffet that are very familiar to Finns but new to us – Karelian Pies are an oval pastry tart…
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…
It’s been a long time coming but we’re finally on our way. We indulged ourselves with a “night before” stay at the Rydges at Sydney Airport. It’s lovely to toast the start of the trip with some bubbly in the bar and on our last two stays we’ve been upgraded…
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…