Jul 11
Texel is the largest of the Dutch Wadden Islands and caught our eye when preparing for this trip. On the first day of our trip to the island, we went down (Han’s) memory lane in a few towns and did sightseeing from the car. Our first stopover was in Amersfoort, a old town near the …
Jul 02
July 2 – Bus, Boat, Feet! However Mainly Feet Were Our Modes of Transportation Today Jumped on the bus, walked to Dock 10 to board boat trip down the Danube and sat back to enjoy. The boat was incredibly crowded but we finally found a lovely little breezy spot to cool off and relax. We …
Jun 30
June 30 – Arrive in Budapest Hungary, once a city of power during the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Train trip was fine, had a table we could use and get some work done. Arrived right on time, the train station was within walking distance to the hotel Hungaria and we were able to check in immediately. My …
Jun 24
June 23rd – Han and I have been stuck in the house some, due to me being down with allergies and quite a ways out of the city, so we had the great idea of walking to the grocery store in almost 90 degree weather. Mind you, not the brightest idea, especially on my part. About …
Jun 15
This morning we woke up SO sore. My calves felt like they had run a marathon. It was a rainy day, so we lazed around, I ate most of my noodles for breakfast, Han had the rest which he mixed with eggs. We planned on a chill kinda of day, no rushing, limited sightseeing aka …
Jun 12
June 11 – Leaving Berlin, we had one of the most non-stressful taxi rides to the train station. Simple solution, ask the driver to take it easy. If they don’t comply, no tip. Easy-Peasy! We left Berlin this morning to catch my first real train ride. Subways don’t count. We continually saw ever-changing scenes to keep …
Jun 10
Got up this morning so very excited to fly to Berlin. I was so ready that even my little fear of flying did not get in the way of escaping back to just Han and I keeping each other company. We turned the car in, checked in, had a little lunch then headed towards our …
Jun 05
We checked-out of the B&B and checked-in with brother Eef and his wife Marlies. We slept in Han’s childhood bedroom. How cool is that? I slept on a single bed, while Han insisted he take the single floor mattress. It was kinda of like camping out. Every morning we were woken up by their roosters …
Jun 01
Our hotel/B&B is lovely, owners are very informative and friendly, enough room in our suite to spread out, IKEA furnishings, it is on the outskirts of town so is very quiet unless the farmers decide to work at night, morning birds are very happy, chipper and loud, breakfast is European fare of boiled eggs, expensive …
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