Posted in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Wales on Jul 7th, 2012
All in all, this was a very successful trip. While the pace was a bit hurried (I think we could have easily used an extra day in every hotel location, save St.Gallen), we did very well in terms of improving our country count, managed to visit mostly new places, and never felt as though we […]
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Posted in Austria, Hungary, Rental Car, Slovakia on Jun 28th, 2012
Feeling better this morning, I popped out early to the local bakery to pick up coffees and breakfast. We then all bundled into the car and headed for Hungary. Hungary? Yes, Hungary… it turns out that you can get from Vienna to Bratislava (in Slovakia) by a slightly longer route through Hungary. So, we took […]
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Posted in Austria on Jun 27th, 2012
When on vacation, I’ve found that some travel days are easier or better than others. For example, despite the rain, I really enjoyed Day #10 between St. Gallen and Salzburg. Today, for no particular or discernible reason, was one of the less enjoyable ones for me on this trip—despite Vienna being one of my favorite […]
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Posted in Austria, Rental Car on Jun 26th, 2012
After three busy days of driving, the pace of our trip changed today. We began not by bundling into the care for a three-hour sojourn across hills and valleys. Instead, we started the day by exploring Salzburg on foot. We started at the manicured Mirabell Gardens (opposite our hotel) and then crossed the river into […]
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We awoke to overcast skies and fairly steady rain. Departing a little after 8am, we headed for our first destination of the day: the tiny country of Liechtenstein (sixth smallest in the world and barely larger than Manhattan). From St. Gallen, we reached our destination in less than an hour and arrived around 9am. While […]
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