This morning out ship sailed through Vienna and docked in Nussdorf. It is a little distance from the city. After breakfast we left the ship at 08:30 for our tour of the city. The bus drove us around to see some of the beautiful buildings and then dropped us off at Hofburg Palace. We walked…
This morning I took a bit of rest, the ship will not arrive until the afternoon, so the tour of Bratislava is scheduled for after lunch. In the morning before we arrived I got a tour of the wheelhouse. It was quite interesting with two large radar screens and a large gps screen. The ship…
This morning I woke up and had breakfast, it was nice to have an American breakfast for a change. Eggs, bacon, sausage, toast. It was all good. We started our adventure at 0900 with a bus tour of Budapest. The tour guide was great and gave us a lot of information. I was surprised we…
This morning I planned to visit the national archives, but when I arrived I was told it was closed. I walked around Castle Hill a little before taking a bus to Wekerle estate which was interesting, but not worth the time to travel there and back. Castle Hill Photos: Wekerle Estate Photos: I took the…
I started this morning doing some research on places to visit. Then I went and had a quick breakfast at the hotel. My plans started to unravel. My first stop, the museum of applied arts was closed – apparently for over a year now. I saw an interesting church on the map – when I…
So against my common sense I decided to start the day with a 8:15 AM tour of the Hungarian Parliament. Too early for a tour on vacation. The tour was fairly short, but the building was spectacular – although there were massive repairs made after WWII. Don’t believe me – click here: https://www.superb-vacations.com/wp-content/uploads/attachments/File:Lanc_hid_-_Budapest_3_Febr_1946_Foto_Takkk_Hungary.jpg After the…
This morning I woke up and pleasantly surprised that my luggage was delivered last night. Due to a couple of days with less than optimal sleep I started the day a bit later than I wanted. I had breakfast inside the hotel (a room of the amazing New York Cafe). I took the metro and…
I arrived in Budapest this morning. My checked bag did not. I’m not very surprised, I barely made my connection in O’Hare, but usually the bags are faster than the people. The terminal change was the culprit. The bag did eventually make it, but as of 11 PM it still hasn’t been delivered. After filing…
Today I’m flying on British Airways (yes, again) to Houston.
This morning I arrived in London from Dubai. My flight arrived on time, 0625 AM. After going through immigration I ditched most of my luggage at the luggage storage place at Terminal 5 in Heathrow. I went to the British Airways arrival lounge and took a shower, which is nice when spending the night in…
Today I drove from Abu Dhabi to Dubai to get my flight to London. I decided to do some touristy things today that I never do although I’m always in Dubai. On the way up at the border I stopped at ‘Last Exit’. It’s a bunch of food trucks…. Even a Hardee’s and KFC… I…
Today I drove from the desert to Abu Dhabi. I’m staying at the Yas Hotel (used to be called the Viceroy) which is at the Viceroy) which is at the Formula 1 track. e Viceroy) which is at the Formula 1 track.
Today I am returning to Houston. The Day started fine, woke up on time, returned the rental car, got the shuttle bus to the airport, but when I checked in it started going bad. My London to Houston boarding pass has the “SSSS” on it. After boarding the flight to London the captain announced a…
This morning I left Le Creusot and drove to Geneva. On the way I stopped at Chalon-sur-Saone. They had a tourist information center near where I parked and they gave me a nice map for a short walking tour of the city. The city even had markers on the sidewalk to help guide you on…
This afternoon I drive through the French countryside to Mancion, which is a medieval city. It wasn’t as impressive as Perouges, but still interesting, and the drive was fun. The castle doesn’t open until April….
This morning I checked out of the hotel and drove up the hill to Croix Rousseau. I joined another free walking tour by the same tour guide as yesterday. We walked through a street market and then down the hill. There were a few nice viewpoints along the way. Near the end we started to…
This morning I started with a free walking tour of View Lyon. It rained for most of it, but I learned quite a bit despite the guide being Dutch. In the afternoon I drive to Perouges. It was a small, but beautiful medieval town. It was about a 30 minute drive from my hotel.
This morning I arrived in Geneva, Switzerland. I managed to get a rental car with a manual transmission. I drove to Lyon, stopping at a petrol station along the way for breakfast. I was unable to check in to the hotel, so I continued to Lyon and walked around Vieux Lyon and up to Fourviere….
A simple overnight flight on Qatar Airways. Tomorrow I’ll be arriving in Geneva and then driving to Lyon, France.
When I checked in for my flight this morning I was disappointed… I got the special ‘SSSS’ on my LHR-IAH flight. For those who don’t know what that means, it’s the supposedly randomly selected security screening which is performed at the gate. My visa stamp… I thought this shot through the vinyl on the jet…