22 May 2018, Tuesday After five wonderful days in Austria, it’s time to move on to another country – Czech Republic, the sixth country of the trip so far. Before heading to the capital Prague, we will be spending a night at Český Krumlov, located in the southern part of the Czech Republic and near […]
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21 May 2018, Monday After yesterday’s wonderful visit to Berchtesgaden, we have an entire day today to fully explore Salzburg. The weather forecast showed that it would be a sunny day ahead, with temperatures ranging from 14 degrees Celsius in the morning to 23 degrees in the afternoon. Perfect conditions for walking in the city. […]
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The Grand Adventure: Day 20 – Austria (Salzburg) / Germany (Berchtesgaden)
20 May 2018, Sunday For once, we started the day with a proper breakfast. This was our first hotel stay for the trip (as opposed to Airbnb apartments for the past 19 days), and it felt really good to be pampered with a buffet spread and freshly ground coffee for our first meal of the […]
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The Grand Adventure: Day 19 – Austria (Vienna / Salzburg)
19 May 2018, Saturday After two days in Vienna, it was time to head west to Salzburg, the fourth largest city of Austria. Salzburg was one of the places I was really excited about, because like many others, I grew up watching the classic 1965 film The Sound of Music, and the songs from the […]
18 May 2018, Friday The main agenda for today is a visit to Schönbrunn Palace, aka Schloss Schönbrunn (click here). It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and it is Vienna’s most-visited tourist attraction. Schönbrunn Palace was the summer residence for the Habsburg rulers and it dates back to the year 1569. The palace building […]
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The Grand Adventure: Day 17 – Hungary (Budapest) / Austria (Vienna)
17 May 2018, Thursday Rise and shine, it’s time to move on to another city! At about 7:40am, we checked out of our Budapest Airbnb apartment and took the Metro to the railway station. The approximately 245km train journey to Vienna, the capital of Austria, takes just under three hours. Compared to the 8.5-hour train […]