Budapest is a city of palaces, cathedrals and synagogues, coffee houses and squares, a gilded Opera House and 500-year-old Turkish baths. It’s one of the loveliest cities in Europe, especially when seen from the banks of the Danube at night. … Read More ›
Central/Eastern Europe
Information on places we visited and lived in Central and Eastern Europe
3 Days in Prague… on and off the beaten path…
The Prague skyline evoked a gasp as did our drink tab on the Old Town square. That’s the paradox of Prague. It’s a menage of tourist rip offs and heart stopping scenery, mind-blowing crowds and cobble stoned medieval streets. In… Read More ›
Day Trip: Sturovo, Slovakia and Esztergom, Hungary
Some breakups are painful – “Breaking up is hard to do“… There are the famous breakups; John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Ike and Tina Turner, Shaq and Kobe. The Germans blew up the bridge connecting Sturovo and Esztergom on their way out-of-town. It was a painful breakup… Read More ›