Hallstatt
15 oktober 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Unfortunately it got rainy, windy, and cold on me when I arrived so I haven't done the town walk yet and had to nix the viewpoint, but the views are still gorgeous and I have a little balcony in myMeer informatie
Hallstatt town walk + Hallstattweg hike
16 oktober 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
So happy I had beautiful weather this morning! It made up for having to cut my day short yesterday due to stormy weather all afternoon and evening. Those little stairways and tiny alleys are theirMeer informatie
Hallstatt Museum and Church Bone Chapel
16 oktober 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
Hallstatt is home to the world's oldest salt mine (it's still in operation!) and one of the best stone-age settlement finds in Europe (to the extent that era in central European history is actuallyMeer informatie
Vienna
17 oktober 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
I have to admit it, this is a very pretty city. Got assorted pics from my city walk today (during which I also bought way too many pastries).
St Stephen's Cathedral+Kaisergruft Crypt
17 oktober 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
This is hands-down one of the most beautiful cathedral exteriors I've seen. Interior doesn't hurt either :P The small painting is one of those that allegedly "wept" back in the day. The pulpit is aMeer informatie
Hofburg Palace complex
18 oktober 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
The Habsburg palace, including the Imperial State rooms (unable to take pics of those), the Sisi Museum, and the Treasury. The model shows how the completed complex would have looked (they almost gotMeer informatie
Kunsthistorisches+Natural History Museum
18 oktober 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Both of these museums were absolutely fantastic, with a really nice variety of displays. (And they're right across from each other, next to the Hofburg palace, which is convenient.) The Greek, Roman,Meer informatie
Schönbrunn Palace
19 oktober 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
The Habsburg summer residence, and alleged to be one of the only palaces that could have rivaled Versailles in its heyday. No pics allowed in the State Rooms (although I did sneak one of the BanquetMeer informatie
Weltmuseum Vienna
19 oktober 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Vienna's World Museum, which has a nice multi-room Ethnographic exhibit, and an extensive permanent collection of medieval armor and old historic instruments. (Most of that was part of the HabsburgMeer informatie
Bern
21 oktober 2023, Zwitserland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Got to walk around Switzerland's really pretty capital this morning. Small for a capital city, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Golden Pass scenic train ride
21 oktober 2023, Zwitserland ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Really glad I took this scenic route with the panoramic trains. So much pretty scenery, I hardly knew where to look 😂 Sorry for the window glare in some of them -- it's hard getting good pics on aMeer informatie
Lausanne and Lake Geneva
21 oktober 2023, Zwitserland ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Lausanne's not quite as cute as Bern, but it does still have a respectable number of nice highlights, and of course Lake Geneva :) (The C-shaped thingy is actually a weathervane for the sailors.) IMeer informatie
Lauterbrunnen and Staubbach Falls hike
22 oktober 2023, Zwitserland ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
I cannot get over how gorgeous this whole area is. The Swiss Alps definitely deserve their reputation. This is a contender for prettiest surroundings I've been in.
Schilthorn (part 1)
23 oktober 2023, Zwitserland ⋅ ☁️ 32 °F
This is a top contender for prettiest place I've seen, bar none. These views were ridiculous, and include Jungfrau. Schilthorn is one of the Alps' most famous peaks for good reason, it seems. (It wasMeer informatie
Schilthorn (part 2)
23 oktober 2023, Zwitserland ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
Here's the rest, including the Skyline "Thrill Walk" at Birg (with the glass floors at parts and the bit where you walk a metal tightrope with a net under you). Was neat!
Murren to Gimmelwald hike
23 oktober 2023, Zwitserland ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Murren and Gimmelwald are both adorable alpine villages. Murren is for sure the more touristy one, while Gimmelwald is more authentic (and I got me some real alpine cheese there, sold by the localMeer informatie
Stechelberg to Lauterbrunnen hike
23 oktober 2023, Zwitserland ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Hike back from the base of the Schilthorn cable car (which is one of the world's steepest, by the way) back to Lauterbrunnen along the valley floor.
Trummelbach Falls
23 oktober 2023, Zwitserland ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Switzerland's "waterfall inside a mountain." A really cool experience, actually. Trummelbach is the Alps' most powerful waterfall and it actually is inside the mountain, twisting and thunderingMeer informatie
Kleine Scheidegg to Wengen hike
24 oktober 2023, Zwitserland ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Doesn't have those spectacular alpine views, but still a very pretty area to hike through. Route took me past some nice variety -- more remote stretches as well as a few farms and teeny towns. I JUSTMeer informatie
Zürich
25 oktober 2023, Zwitserland ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
I wasn't expecting all that much out of Zurich (it's just a stopover on the way to Paris), but it's surprisingly pleasant once you get away from the high-end commercial and business area.
The Louvre
27 oktober 2023, Frankrijk ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
The Looooooooouvre 🥰 'Nuff said lol. (And yes, instead of doors I took pics with Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo in the background, because you kinda have to.)
Champs Elysees+Jardin des Tuileries
27 oktober 2023, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Fun walk, commercial but lots of history layered underneath (and it's possible I bought more macarons). The Rugby World Cup is being hosted here, right at the Place de Concorde, so I wasn't able toMeer informatie
Rue Cler and Eiffel Tower
28 oktober 2023, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Didn't actually go up the Eiffel Tower, but it made a nice backdrop for a picnic lunch from Rue Cler 😁 (Neat little food shops and whatnot -- the little red store is the cheese shop.) Here we alsoMeer informatie
Père-Lachaise Cemetery
28 oktober 2023, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
This was definitely one of the neater cemeteries to visit, and the overcast weather actually added to the ambiance nicely. Lots of famous burials. The lineup here features Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison,Meer informatie
Historic Paris walk (part 1)
29 oktober 2023, Frankrijk ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Featuring Notre Dame (amidst its state of reconstruction), the Latin Quarter, St. Severin, and Place St. Michel.























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































ReizigerNeat little area. And very nice crane.