Category: Sightseeing Tips

July 9 – Our Interesting Three Day Trek to Texel

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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July 4-5 Surprising Train Adventure from Austria to the Nederlands

July 4th – Today was Independence Day in the states with picnics and fireworks. We did not have fireworks, but we did have the most amazing barbecue dinner with Nik and his family. I did not miss the fireworks, since we were in the best company with delicious food to enjoy. Katherina (Nik’s mom) brought the …

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July 2 – Feet Were Our Modes of Transportation Today

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 …

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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 …

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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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