Beach morning
July 30, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Very busy beach but beautiful clear water and not too cold.
Wandering around Rijeka.
July 31, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
2nd night train. Croatia to Hungary.
July 31, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Possibly the hottest night train possible when we got on it. Also the hottest day of the summer so far (38 degree feels like). Thankfully cooled down a lot through the night with the window open. ButRead more
Budapest apartment
August 1, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Very grateful that the host let us into our apartment early. And what an apartment! It is huge and lovely and a brilliant location.
Budapest baths
August 2, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
An early morning start (7am at the baths) to try to enjoy them while they were quiet. Worked well and managed to do lengths as well as enjoy the varying temperature pools as well as jets for backRead more
Danube river dinner cruise
August 2, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Actually a really lovely dinner cruise with Hungarian music and dancing and buffet food with drinks.
Lounge access
August 4, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Budapest was the first place we have had lounge access as part of our ticket and it didn’t disappoint. Free food and drink offerings where we had toasted sandwiches, bottled cocoa cola and hotRead more
Comfortable train and another lounge
August 4, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Lovely and quiet in our small cabin on the train. And we were early for the next apartment so made use of the lounge in Vienna which we also had access to with our ticket. More free food and drinks!
Vienna apartment
August 4, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Really well thought out small apartment. Perfect for what we needed.
Exploring Vienna
August 5, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
On the way to Prague
August 6, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Another trip to the lounge (complete bonus) and a 4 hour train to Prague. It went so quickly! Comfortable seats that reclined and tonnes of leg room.
Arrival (ish)
August 6, 2024 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Got to Prague and went to check in to our apartment. Only to find that one of the windows was missing! The owner had tried to hide it by pulling a blind over it…. Needless to say we said we didn’tRead more
Arrival (finally!)
August 6, 2024 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Finally got to the hotel we’d then quickly booked online. I think we were shocked by how nice it was. Still in a very central location and definitely a 4* hotel. Had all amenities you could want andRead more
Trdelnik
August 6, 2024 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Chimney cake in Prague.
First night wander
August 6, 2024 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A day in Prague
August 7, 2024 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Beautiful day to have in Prague exploring. The castle grounds were outstanding and peaceful.
Dinner by the astronomical clock
August 7, 2024 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Date night meal out with cocktails. Feels more like a treat when we are mainly cooking on our travels.
Night train to Krakow
August 8, 2024 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Much nicer night train with air con. Only disadvantage was the time it was supposed to get in (6:10) meaning an early start. Although it was late. Then had a nightmare finding lockers that took notesRead more
New favourite donuts
August 9, 2024 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
It is no understatement when I say these are now my new favourite donuts. They may be all I eat in Poland….
A morning in Krakow
August 9, 2024 in Poland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Before getting the bus to Zakopane where we are staying for a few nights, we decided to wander around Krakow to see the sights.
Zakopane apartment
August 9, 2024 in Poland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Hiking in Zakopane
August 10, 2024 in Poland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Zakopane town
August 10, 2024 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
A lovely little town. Ski town so all of the buildings had a distinctive look to them but also tonnes of hiking routes.
Wieliczka salt mine- Miners Route
August 12, 2024 in Poland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Although I’ve done the tourist route before, the miners route offered something completely different. Decked out in boiler suits, helmets, head torch and gas mask we walked through the mine andRead more
Travel to Lithuania
August 13, 2024 in Lithuania ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Country number 41 for me and number 31 for Richard. Very long travel day starting with a 4:55am train in Krakow, taking us across the border and quick change into Lithuanian train to arrive at VilniusRead more