Beach morning
30. juli 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Very busy beach but beautiful clear water and not too cold.
Wandering around Rijeka.
31. juli 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
2nd night train. Croatia to Hungary.
31. juli 2024, Kroatia ⋅ ☀️ 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. ButLes mer
Budapest apartment
1. august 2024, Ungarn ⋅ ☁️ 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
2. august 2024, Ungarn ⋅ ☁️ 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 backLes mer
Danube river dinner cruise
2. august 2024, Ungarn ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Actually a really lovely dinner cruise with Hungarian music and dancing and buffet food with drinks.
Lounge access
4. august 2024, Ungarn ⋅ ⛅ 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 hotLes mer
Comfortable train and another lounge
4. august 2024, Østerrike ⋅ ☁️ 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
4. august 2024, Østerrike ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Really well thought out small apartment. Perfect for what we needed.
Exploring Vienna
5. august 2024, Østerrike ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
On the way to Prague
6. august 2024, Østerrike ⋅ ☀️ 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)
6. august 2024, Tsjekkisk Republikk ⋅ ☀️ 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’tLes mer
Arrival (finally!)
6. august 2024, Tsjekkisk Republikk ⋅ ⛅ 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 andLes mer
Trdelnik
6. august 2024, Tsjekkisk Republikk ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Chimney cake in Prague.
First night wander
6. august 2024, Tsjekkisk Republikk ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A day in Prague
7. august 2024, Tsjekkisk Republikk ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Beautiful day to have in Prague exploring. The castle grounds were outstanding and peaceful.
Dinner by the astronomical clock
7. august 2024, Tsjekkisk Republikk ⋅ ⛅ 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
8. august 2024, Tsjekkisk Republikk ⋅ ⛅ 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 notesLes mer
New favourite donuts
9. august 2024, Polen ⋅ ⛅ 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
9. august 2024, Polen ⋅ ☀️ 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
9. august 2024, Polen ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Hiking in Zakopane
10. august 2024, Polen ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Zakopane town
10. august 2024, Polen ⋅ ⛅ 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
12. august 2024, Polen ⋅ ☀️ 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 andLes mer
Travel to Lithuania
13. august 2024, Litauen ⋅ ⛅ 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 VilniusLes mer