Posted in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Wales on Jul 7th, 2012
All in all, this was a very successful trip. While the pace was a bit hurried (I think we could have easily used an extra day in every hotel location, save St.Gallen), we did very well in terms of improving our country count, managed to visit mostly new places, and never felt as though we […]
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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 […]
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Posted in Germany on Jul 2nd, 2012
This morning we ventured out to Zoo Berlin on the U-Bahn. Unlike yesterday, our somewhat drab neighborhood seemed more alive with the hustle and bustle of a weekday morning. Likewise, the zoo—with parents and kids, school groups, etc.—was also very vibrant and quite enjoyable. Although rain was expected later in the day, the morning was […]
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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 […]
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We awoke to overcast skies and fairly steady rain. Departing a little after 8am, we headed for our first destination of the day: the tiny country of Liechtenstein (sixth smallest in the world and barely larger than Manhattan). From St. Gallen, we reached our destination in less than an hour and arrived around 9am. While […]
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