Kraków, also Cracow, is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centers of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life and is one of Poland’s most […]
So, after the visit to Auschwitz, we walked (surprisingly) back to the train station, caught the last train back to Krakow, picked up our luggage and schlepped it to the place William rented for us. First I have to say that he does an awesome job picking places – another two bedroom one bath place […]
Doing laundry – and Auschwitz post was emotional. I will be back….
We arrive in Krakow in the morning, sleeping on the train was everything I expected – I loved it, and would love to do it again! We take our luggage to left luggage lockers (William is great to travel with, he has traveled overseas enough to have an innate understanding of navigation for train stations, […]
Sadly, we leave Budapest today. William books us a sleeper for this evening to head to Poland – next stop! Fantastic buildings, museums, architecture, historical landmarks, I can’t begin to express what a phenomenal experience it was to be in this beautiful and historically important city. The Budapest you’ll see today is the result of […]
So, we are on full day two in Budapest – William wants to walk (duh), and we set out to find a café for breakfast and plan our day. Today, May 8 is the anniversary of Bill’s death. Even after 4 years it still causes me physical pain to know that he is no longer […]
I am learning to blog – it is hard to figure out how to do this and do it well, I hope that I am able to connect with followers – I am working on it! Libby
HUNGARY: Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Its capital, Budapest, is bisected by the Danube River. Its cityscape is studded with architectural landmarks from Buda’s medieval Castle Hill and grand neoclassical buildings along Pest’s Andrássy Avenue to the 19th-century Chain Bridge. Turkish and Roman influence on Hungarian culture includes the popularity of mineral […]
May 3, 2017 Okay, so I am flying to Berlin. First I want to tell anyone that would like to fly Business Class (expensive, but highly recommended) I have a great guy! So I am headed to Berlin to visit my son William, and take a tour of a couple of cities in Eastern Europe. […]
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