Salzburg, Austria June 19th 2010 The birthplace of Mozart. The setting for ‘The Sound of Music’. That’s all I knew of Salzburg. It was as pretty as they say it was. It rained the whole time I was there but there in lay a hidden silver lining. I love arriving to a freshly cleaned hostel…
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Vienna, Austria
Vienna, Austria June 17th, 18th 2010 It took me about an hour to get to Vienna from Bratislava. I arrived at a train station all the way across town from where my hostel was at. I managed to take the metro (underground trains) all the way to Hutteldorf, which was on the outskirts of Vienna…
Bratislava, Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia June 16th 2010 It was raining when I arrived. My damn rain jacket was at the bottom of my backpack. What was I going to do, I had to unpack everything just to get to it. It always takes me a while to get my bearings straight when I arrive in a new…
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, Hungary June 14th, 15th 2010 WARNING : Reading further may cause nausea and temporary trauma I am now temporarily blind. Ok, don’t panic just yet, it’s only a metaphor.I was over at the famous Gellert thermal baths yesterday, trying to relax after a long walk from Pest to Buda (and up and down and…
Krakow, Poland
Krakow, Poland June 11th, 12th, 13th 2010 Pianos everywhere. That’s how I would describe Krakow. Seriously, there are random pianos lying in various parts of the town, I don’t know what they symbolize and neither do the locals apparently (at least the young fellow I asked). They’re just…there. Krakow town square is flooded with people,…
Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic June 7th and 8th 2010 Cesky Budejovice June 9th 2010 day time I was a 60 year old for two days. I hung out with Jack, Mel, Kevin, and Heather while in Cesky Krumlov. The youngest of the group besides myself was Jack, who turned 60 this year. The rest were…
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic June 5th and 6th 2010 This is my third time trying to type up a Prague entry. To be honest, I just can’t find the inspiration to write up a good entry. I tried to type up paragraphs of things I did, people I met, beer I drank, funny shit that happened…
Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany May 3rd and 4th 2010 I am an idiot for missing the 9:00 am bus to Prague by 5 minutes. I am an idiot. Spent another €22.50 to get another ticket to Prague at 3:00 pm. I am an absolute idiot. Good job by me dilly dallying around the kitchen, chatting with random…
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands May 30th, 31st, June 1st My hostel is located in the middle of the Red Light District. Yes, I am serious. The group of American students I met in Brussels recommended this hostel and with no hostel reservations yet, I decided to stay there. It had the best rooms/showers I’ve had during my…
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium May 29th 2010 The Godfather of Toilets I arrive in Brussels late in the evening on the 29th. It was drizzling when I got here so I pulled out my €8 umbrella and opened it up. The first gust of wind pretty much took it out. It wasn’t even a strong wind. The…