travel beyond the obvious
While a Central Europe itinerary can include a number of countries, my three-week road trip in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Vienna, and Krakow was a great way to explore this fascinating – and often overlooked Read More …
While we wait for the bus in Salzburg, Austria, local residents stop by to have their bikes checked and tuned. This was on a main transit corridor where the street was lined with bus stops Read More …
All my life I have heard my father talk about his time in the army when he was stationed in Berlin. It is a place I have always wanted to visit with him and I Read More …
Previous post: Getreidegasse You can see Hohensalzburg Fortress from all over the city, so why am I having so much trouble finding the funicular that will take me there? At last we find it! We Read More …
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Previous post: Settling In It takes us awhile to find it, but Rick Steves is correct and there is a stop for bus 840 to Berchtesgaden. It looks as if we have about ½ Read More …
Previous post: Troublesome Transfers Despite the train’s relative comfort, we are both tired when we arrive in Salzburg. I can’t wait to get to the hotel! Thus it is especially frustrating to find that the Read More …
I too frustrated trying to find a suitable hotel in Berchtesgaden (located in a walkable area and affordable), so I asked my dad how he felt about staying in Salzburg instead. Turns out he didn’t Read More …
It was a college seminar and it was the single best/most important/transformative experience I had in four years of college in that it made the wider world a real place in a way that no Read More …