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 …
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Jul 03
July 3 – Adventures Happen Naturally on Trains
Our mode of transportation today was walk to Budapest central train station, grab the train to Vienna, change trains at Vienna’s Hauptbahnhof (main station) for a regional train to Liesing; and there get on the bus to Breitenfurt to get off at bus stop to finish our trip by foot (approx 2/3 mile) pulling our …
Jul 01
July 1 – Do I Dare Say, “Not Impressed” but Still Thankful to Travel
We went sightseeing on uncovered bus today. We are going to get suntans because it is a real scorcher outside. There are some beautiful buildings of old and new, sculptures, art work and an excellent selection of humans to watch. The tour bus guide and driver were not particularly friendly, but we hear it’s because …
Jun 30
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 …
Jun 29
June 29 – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Some “Not Worth Repeating”
Today Niki took off from work so we could all go back into Vienna to spend time together. We were supposed to stop (I thought) before reaching Vienna for some breakfast. I have an issue with low blood sugar, so by the time it hit 11:00am, we were pulling into the parking garage in Vienna …

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