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 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.
Early start today. 0700 flight to Amsterdam. I checked out of the hotel, paid for the parking, drove to a petrol station, filled the rental car with diesel and drove back to the airport. I had no problem finding the rental car return, I think. I left the car in the parking lot with a…
I drove on the Autobahn from my hotel near the hotel to Wolfrathausen. In the evening I decided to park at a Park & Ride and take the metro to the Christmas Market in downtown Munich. The Christmas Market was not huge, but had a good selection of crafts, Christmas ornaments, food and of course…
My last day to explore Prague… I checked out of the hotel at around 0800 (sunrise) and left my luggage at the hotel. I walked to Charles Bridge first to take photos since the only other time I visited I didn’t make it across the bridge before I lost light. I walked to the Astronomical…
I woke up early this morning…. I was hoping for a sunrise… I should have known better. I hiked up the hill to get to a viewpoint on the lower part of the Prague Castle to try and take a picture of Prague with a sunrise. Light eventually got better, but no colors and then…