Monthly Archives: June 2015
West Berlin and Wittenberg
Tickets were booked months ago for entrance into the Reichstag, Berlin’s Parliament and seat of democracy. The building is an architectural wonder — steel and glass with the best use of natural resources depicting openness in design and structure. That … Continue reading
Berlin on a Sunday
Sunday is a quieter day, even in Berlin. The German History Museum was open so we spent 4 hours there to start things off, then strolled the laneways and parks along with Berliners. The photos show some of what we … Continue reading
A Time to Laugh
In every city we’ve visited, on nearly every street corner ticket sellers for the Hop On, Hop Off buses call out their product and force pamphlets in our faces. We’ve learned to say “no, thank you” in Dutch, Flemish, German, … Continue reading
On the Topic of Food
I may have mentioned this in an earlier post, but in case I haven’t — a necessary aspect to travel and key to experiencing foreign culture is eating in it. Robert Farrar Capon in his book, The Supper of the … Continue reading
Warsaw — Old and New
After breakfast we met Monica, a 20-something graduate student who offers custom walking tours of Warsaw. We have learned through trial and error that it’s important to state our expectations (politely, of course) from the beginning of a custom tour … Continue reading
Warsaw
It’s just a 2 hour train ride from Krakow to Warsaw and the journey is a relaxing one. The lush plains of central Poland are a patchwork of fields and ceramic tiled hamlets. What a lovely way to see the … Continue reading
A Day in Krakow
It was a quiet day of exploring in Krakow, interrupted only by the delicious indulgence of naptime midday. First, the massive Galeria Krakowska with its 5 floors and 270 shops towers over the train station and includes familiar names like … Continue reading
Budapest to Krakow
My train buff was set on taking a night train and consequently, we had a day of waiting to board our 8pm ride. Since we had seen all the Budapest sites we had in mind we did something we never … Continue reading
Budapest in Photos
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Taken by Surprise
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Hungary or Magyarorszag, as the people call their homeland. With its Communist history and my travels through former Yugoslavia during its Communist rule, I thought it might feel dark and oppressive like Yugoslavia … Continue reading