Today was relax day. After a very lazy morning enjoying our beautiful attic apartment we headed into Brasov. The weather certainly was not making us feel guilty of our choice of staying inside as it was foggy and cold. We were only about 10 mins walk from the city and soon found ourselves in theContinue reading “Brasov and relaxing”
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Castles around Brasov
In between all the relaxing in Brasov we wanted to go and see a couple of the castles nearby. The main attraction here is Bran’s Castle and was only 30kms away. The sun was out and it was a beautiful day for sightseeing and the countryside just looked fantastic as we drove down to theContinue reading “Castles around Brasov”
Sighisoara
We decided that we couldn’t come to Romania and not go to Vlad “The Impaler” Tepes’ (Supposed Dracula) birthplace. The town itself was apparently worth a look so we jumped in the car and headed the 200 or so kilometers north. Pretty much from the moment we arrived we decided it was worth it. AllContinue reading “Sighisoara”
Szeged and Szentendre
The trip to Transylvania had been superb and the number of castles and picturesque small towns we saw was unbelievable. While beautiful in appearance though it has to be said that Romania has seemed very far behind the rest of Europe in terms of development. It’s all well and good to embrace the quaint beautyContinue reading “Szeged and Szentendre”
Arrival in Vienna (and the West!)
We didn’t realize how tired we were until we woke up today after a relatively easy week feeling a million dollars. Not that we are complaining in the slightest it’s just that being on the go for so long really takes it out of you. We both are looking forward to unpacking our bags inContinue reading “Arrival in Vienna (and the West!)”
24hrs in Vienna!
Having been quite taken with Vienna after our arrival yesterday we were very much looking forward to a walk around the city today. We were still pinching ourselves that just a few days ago we were in Transylvania and Hungary feeling as if we were in the third world and yet a couple of hundredContinue reading “24hrs in Vienna!”
Catching up with friends in Wartberg!
We were lucky enough to meet two Austrians Silvia and Werner on our travels in South America who were traveling for 5 months and we managed a few chance meetings as we all crossed paths. On our last meeting we were told to come visit when we made it to Austria. So we hopped onContinue reading “Catching up with friends in Wartberg!”
Prague
From the moment we arrived in Prague the beauty of the city was apparent. Sarah had managed to find an apartment right in the middle of old town which was bigger than some hostels we had stayed in!! Lucky us!! It was dark by the time we arrived (5 pm!) we were cold but hadContinue reading “Prague”
Prague and Carlstejn
It was another beautiful cold sunny day in Prague and after a slow start decided to head out to Karlstejn which was a little town with a beautiful castle. We walked to the train station via the river and old town again and just had a wonderful time soaking up the sights. I must admitContinue reading “Prague and Carlstejn”
Arrival in Berlin
Berlin was a lot bigger than everywhere else we had been and arriving on the ring road by bus in the rain probably wasn’t ever going to be the most wonderful way of seeing the city for the first time! First appearances, big, grey and just like any other Western European major city. Still weContinue reading “Arrival in Berlin”