Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Airplane, England, Germany, London, Rental Car, United Kingdom on Jul 4th, 2012
Quick update: I’m writing this at London Heathrow on Day #19. After spending the morning yesterday in a drizzly Berlin (looking at art and having lunch), we flew to London Heathrow. We’re all set for our onward flight home — just didn’t have a chance to write more yesterday. Will provide full updates on Day […]
Posted in Germany, Poland, Rental Car on Jul 2nd, 2012
We departed Krakow a little after 8am and (aside from rest stops and a brief detour into Wroclaw, Poland) drove the ~600km straight through arriving at our hotel around 2pm. A four-to-six lane highway (starting as the A4 in Krakow) runs directly to Berlin, making the drive very easy. However, while the countryside is attractive […]
Posted in Czech Republic, Poland, Rental Car on Jun 29th, 2012
Today we drove from Vienna (departing around 8:30am) to Krakow (arriving around 4:30pm). The route took us across the eastern side (Moravia) of the Czech Republic. Originally, we’d intended to stop in Moravsky Krumlov the long-standing home of Alfons Mucha’s Slavic Epic series of paintings. However, they’ve been moved to Prague, which is probably a […]
Posted in Austria, Hungary, Rental Car, Slovakia on Jun 28th, 2012
Feeling better this morning, I popped out early to the local bakery to pick up coffees and breakfast. We then all bundled into the car and headed for Hungary. Hungary? Yes, Hungary… it turns out that you can get from Vienna to Bratislava (in Slovakia) by a slightly longer route through Hungary. So, we took […]
Posted in Austria, Rental Car on Jun 26th, 2012
After three busy days of driving, the pace of our trip changed today. We began not by bundling into the care for a three-hour sojourn across hills and valleys. Instead, we started the day by exploring Salzburg on foot. We started at the manicured Mirabell Gardens (opposite our hotel) and then crossed the river into […]