You’ve likely seen posts for a weekend or a day spent in a city (maybe, say, “Berlin in a Weekend”). This is hopefully the most abbreviated city tour I’ll ever write about. While I do love that we had a chance to see Budapest, even a tiny bit longer would’ve been lovely. How did… Continue reading One Hour in Budapest
Category: Western & Central
Berlin in a Weekend
Saturday Our 2 am arrival was no match for our 4am departure, leaving us just over 48 hours in Berlin, sleeps included. Day one started slowly, as recovery from our dreadful journey the night before took precedence over sight-seeing. We jumped on the 2pm free walking tour (yes, another one). It starts at the Brandenburg Gate,… Continue reading Berlin in a Weekend
Hamburg Horror
Okay, so “horror” might be just a tad dramatic. But it was pretty terrible. I noticed was my Norwegian app was showing my ticket as having a Hamburg destination instead of our flight booked to Berlin…odd. So, I called; as is all too common with customer service lines, I was on hold for far too… Continue reading Hamburg Horror
Another Old Town-Warsaw
We found tickets for 3.40zl to catch the bus from Warsaw Central to Stare Miesto (Old Town). Arriving within about 10 minutes, we hopped off and made our way up the stairs to get on level with the cobblestone plaza in front of the Royal Palace, as well as our hotel: Castle Inn. Castle Inn… Continue reading Another Old Town-Warsaw
Krakow in 3 Hours
Waking up the only morning we had in Krakow, we repacked quickly and readied for a fast-paced morning. We left our bags at the hotel reception, where she kindly agreed to also print an email of our boarding passes while we spent the day on another (apparently the original) free walking tour. Missing an opportunity… Continue reading Krakow in 3 Hours
Warsaw to Zakopane
After a fairly uncomfortable 7.5 hours on train “beds,” with frequent and abrupt stopping, we arrived at Zakopane, and dropped into the station’s restaurant, for a coffee to start and to formulate our day-plan. Our original hotel, Willa Bor, was near to the station and to central Zakopane (Krupowki Street). Due to some extremely frustrating Expedia problems, where… Continue reading Warsaw to Zakopane
Zakopane to Krakow
For lunch, upon recommendation from the ultra sweet Aga innkeeper, we went to Dobra Kasza Nasza (we’ve also seen a location in Krakow) for a terrifically Polish lunch of baked fish, saurkraut soup, groat (not goat) pancakes accompanied with tzatziki-esque sauce, and some Ceylon tea with cherry vodka. Everthing was damn smaczne! After wandering the… Continue reading Zakopane to Krakow
Day Around Warsaw
We began our only full day in Warsaw the right way: with a couple dozen pierogi, borscht and hot rum cyder. Our meal at Zapiecek rivaled some family Christmas dinners of my childhood. The favorites of the meal were the Ruskie and the wild mushroom pierogi. Filled to the brim, we began our Maps-plotted route to… Continue reading Day Around Warsaw
Warsaw Arrival
Upon arrival into Modlin Airport, I was shocked and delighted to stroll right out! It was because we’d come from an Italy instead of the U.S! (Within the Schengen Area many airports have border-control free entry for Schengen flights) We deplaned, passed through the baggage area and the “nothing to declare line” (we had nothing to… Continue reading Warsaw Arrival