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Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / 2 I've decided to organize this trip by topic, as I'm bored with the chronology approach, and also because I realized that often, when I scan others' blogs for info about locations, I want the dish on the details. So, since I'm a woman, and I'm writing this… Continue reading Hairdryers and Toiletries
Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / 1 Mar. 11, 2016 • Friday Leave Los Angeles at 3:10 p.m. on Lufthansa March 12, 2016 • Saturday Arrive Frankfurt, Germany at 11:05 a.m. the next morning Change Planes. Connect time in Frankfurt, DE (FRA) is 2 hours 15 minutes. Lv. Frankfurt at 1:20 p.m. on TAP… Continue reading Itinerary for Portugal and Spain 2016
Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / 5 En Route: The noses of the Renfe trains look differently, but they all go really really fast, like up to 300 km/h (below). Like children with shiny toys, we were fascinated by the changing speeds, and nudged each other when it hit the top speed. I could move… Continue reading Surface Travel: Train, Bus and Trolley
(This is the 22nd and final post of our Croatia-Budapest trip, June-July 2014) Tuesday, July 1 We continued walking down the main boulevard, and seeing this one we both instantly thought of all the Communist propaganda that must have spilled from this building, the Hungarian State Television building. It's now been converted into luxury offices… Continue reading Final Hours in Budapest (Day 3)
(This is the 21st post of our Croatia-Budapest trip, June-July 2014) Tuesday, July 1 Yep. Today is the day to get into the Parliament Building--the building that dominates much of the skyline on the Pest side of the river. We worked through the concierge in our hotel, and they were able to get us in,… Continue reading Budapest’s Final Morning (Day 3)–Parliament and Environs
(This is the 19th post of our Croatia-Budapest trip, June-July 2014) Monday, June 30 Revived by a break in the action, we head back out, up the graffiti-ed escalator, getting out at the Opera Stop, for I'd heard you could just walk into that building and look around. I think we need this for our… Continue reading Budapest, Day 2: Finding our Rhythm in the City
(This is the 19th post of our Croatia-Budapest trip, June-July 2014) Monday, June 30 We begin Day 2 in the rain, but still have to stop to see the beautiful manhole covers. I know there are plain-jane ones in these countries we travel in, and perhaps this is just putting on the dog for the… Continue reading Budapest, Day 2: Tourists in the Rain
(This is the 18th post of our Croatia-Budapest trip, June-July 2014) Sunday, June 29 We start this day with breakfast, which is the lower level, but open to the main floor. This is looking down into the eating area. What follows are all the different stations and possibilities for breakfast. Breakfast Salad Orange juicing station… Continue reading Buda and Pest: Budapest–Day 1
(This is the 17th post of our Croatia-Budapest trip, June-July 2014) Saturday, June 28 We ate another amazing breakfast, sneaking seeded rolls & slices of ham back to our table, then making small sandwiches for the train ride ahead. Good thing we did. We thought we had paid for a high-speed first-class rail ticket, but… Continue reading A Train to Budapest
(This is the 16th post of our Croatia-Budapest trip, June-July 2014) Friday, June 27 When I say wander around Zagreb, I'm not kidding. Dave turned on his Endomundo app in the morning, and checked it at dinner that night; this is what we saw. Spot #1 is where we met up at the St. Francis… Continue reading Zagreb, Croatioa–Part II
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