Day: 198-199 Location: Delphi, Greece June 18-19, 2018 My little mishap with the car rental cost us more than the 11euro non-refundable rental fee : it cost us time (and comfort)! Unable to drive ourselves, we were at the mercy of the Greek bus and train schedules. And it was terrible. We waited what seemed Read More
Month: October 2019
300 Stairs to Heaven
Day:197-198 Location: Kastraki, Thessaly, Greece Weather: a bit rainy but ok! June 17-18, 2018 When I started planning the Greece trip, I asked friends for recommendations. Most came back with the obvious: the islands. However, on two separate occasions, various friends recommended a destination in Greece I had never heard of: Meteora. I was told this Read More
It’s All Greek To Me
Day: 195-197 Location: Athens, Greece Weather: Hot, Hot Hot! June 15-17, 2018 The first king of Athens, King Cecrops, set out a competition to establish a patron deity for his city state. Athena and Poseidon both desired to be the patron of the Athens, and to settle the rivalry a contest was suggested, the winner Read More
Quintessentially German
Day: 67 Location: Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany December 5, 2017 Once again, Google came to my rescue and pointed me towards Rothenburg ob der Tauber, for what was touted to be a ‘quintessentially German village experience”. And boy, did it not disappoint. Shortly after walking off the bus, I soon found myself facing an imposing city Read More
Bed Bugs and Advent Calendars
Day: 64-65 Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany December 2-3, 2017 As the bus slowly departed Dresden, I settled into my seat, ready to drift to sleep and awake in the morning in a new city, that of Munich. I really despised these overnight buses (or trains!) but couldn’t resist saving on accommodation, so I dealt with Read More
In The City of a Hundred Spires
Location: Prague, Czech Republic Weather: Sunny, 10C December 1, 2017 One of the really great things about travelling in Europe is that you can easily move around from one historic city to another, as everything is so close. I took advantage of this and hoped on a bus headed to the capital city of the Czech Republic, Read More
Dresden: The Florence on the Elbe
Day: 64-68 Location: Dresden, Germany Weather: Cold, rainy, 5C November 28 – December 2, 2017 Germany was still an unfamiliar country to me, however a quick Google search of “the best German Christmas Markets” brought me to the historic city of Dresden. Located in Saxony in Eastern Germany, the city has long been the capital and Read More
Ich bin ein Berliner
Day: 59-63 Location: Berlin, Germany Weather: Cold, rainy, 5-10C November 23-27, 2017 After an enjoyable few weeks in Spain, the weather was starting to change and the first whiff of Christmas was in the air: it was time to start heading north. First stop: Berlin! Now, I must make a confession: I had picked Berlin Read More