Prague & Nearby Karlovy Vary in Czech Republic

Prague & Nearby Karlovy Vary in Czech Republic

Prague was the first of the many cities that we visited with pedestrian-only sections, in at least part, if not all of the central districts. This makes the ambiance wonderful. Despite our timing of late May (the “shoulder” season), the city was busier than we...
Vienna, Austria – the Jewel of the Habsburg Empire

Vienna, Austria – the Jewel of the Habsburg Empire

We set off on our 2+-hour tour of Vienna armed only with a large, unwieldy map in German/Austrian that only showed the streets on one side. Descriptions of buildings and sights were on the only on the back. Though we weren’t thrilled about feeling as if we had...
Budapest, Hungary–our favorite former Austro-Hungarian city

Budapest, Hungary–our favorite former Austro-Hungarian city

Budapest, Hungary is a city of both historical and modern culture with elaborate architecture built from the 1700s forward. It was the 3rd stop on our May 2017 tour of Eastern Europe, and our favorite “big city” in the former Habsburg or Austro-Hungarian...
Slovenia’s Charming Ljubljana & Lake Bled in Julian Alps

Slovenia’s Charming Ljubljana & Lake Bled in Julian Alps

Ljubljana is a totally charming small city—though it is capital of Slovenia and its largest city at under 300,000 residents.  The whole country’s population is only 2 million but of the former Yugoslavia countries, it was the 1st to leave and is the most successful....
Croatia–from Zagreb & Rovinj to Dalmatian Coast

Croatia–from Zagreb & Rovinj to Dalmatian Coast

Highlights: Zagreb, Postojna Caves, Prejama Castle, Rovinj and hill towns of the Istrian Peninsula, Plitvice Lakes National Park, and Split (our 1st stop on Croatia’s famous Dalmatian Coast). In Zagreb (ZAH-greb), we met our friends with whom we traveled for the...