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June 30, 2016 – Once Mysterious Budapest

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 …

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June 25 – Salzburg is Special, Plan on More Than One Day to Explore

We (Han, Niki, Mia and myself) took off for Salzburg today about 300km to the west and encountered some beautiful countryside with charming homes and farms along the way. Stopped at a roadside eatery for lunch called Landzeit Market. If you ever see one, keep on going. It is a tourist trap with subpar food …

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June 16th – My First Real Vision of Vienna Austria

June 16th – A Day in Vienna Austria   Niki took the day off from work and we rode into Vienna via bus then train. We went for breakfast at his friend’s restaurant and my breakfast was quite good, then we went across the street to the oldest tea room in Vienna. Niki purchased some …

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June 14 -15: Sad to leave Prague, but Happy to see Nikki

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 …

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June 13: Good Morning Prague

Good morning Prague! Few bites to eat, out the door to meet with the Tour van driver. Loaded up, picked up five more passengers along the way and drove up to the Prague castle. Met George (Jiri), our tour guide, everyone introduced themselves and where they were from and we began our tour. We had …

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June 11 – 12: Heavenly First Two Days In Prague – An Architects Delight

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 …

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June 8 – 11: The Promise of Berlin Builds Excitement

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 …

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June 1-June 5 – Exploring Heerlen, Han’s Home Town

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 …

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A Week In The Countryside Of Valkenburg, Netherlands and Beyond

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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Long Trips Spawn Ambitious Plans

May 6 – Woke up to a sunnier day but was definitely not ready to deal with the insane drivers in the West Virginia Mountains on I-64. They literally drive crazier in the mountains. Myself? I just let them go on by and avoid them at all cost. There are also a couple of long scary …

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