Hallstatt
15 октября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ 🌧 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 myЧитать далее
Hallstatt town walk + Hallstattweg hike
16 октября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 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 theirЧитать далее
Hallstatt Museum and Church Bone Chapel
16 октября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 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 actuallyЧитать далее
Vienna
17 октября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 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 октября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 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 aЧитать далее
Hofburg Palace complex
18 октября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 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 gotЧитать далее
Kunsthistorisches+Natural History Museum
18 октября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 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,Читать далее
Schönbrunn Palace
19 октября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 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 BanquetЧитать далее
Weltmuseum Vienna
19 октября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 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 HabsburgЧитать далее
Bern
21 октября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 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 октября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 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 aЧитать далее
Lausanne and Lake Geneva
21 октября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 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.) IЧитать далее
Lauterbrunnen and Staubbach Falls hike
22 октября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 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 октября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 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 wasЧитать далее
ПутешественникThis whole area will be very hard to beat for awesome beauty
Schilthorn (part 2)
23 октября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 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!
ПутешественникThanks for not telling us about the thrill walk beforehand.
Murren to Gimmelwald hike
23 октября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 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 localЧитать далее
Stechelberg to Lauterbrunnen hike
23 октября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 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 октября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 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 thunderingЧитать далее
Kleine Scheidegg to Wengen hike
24 октября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ 🌧 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 JUSTЧитать далее
Zürich
25 октября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 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.
I just get to visit by your video and narration of your travels. Stay safe [Unc]
The Louvre
27 октября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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 октября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 toЧитать далее
Rue Cler and Eiffel Tower
28 октября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 alsoЧитать далее
Père-Lachaise Cemetery
28 октября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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,Читать далее
Historic Paris walk (part 1)
29 октября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Featuring Notre Dame (amidst its state of reconstruction), the Latin Quarter, St. Severin, and Place St. Michel.
ПутешественникNeat little area. And very nice crane.