• Linda Hoover
  • Linda Hoover

Amsterdam to Prague

Left today for Europe Read more
  • Trip start
    September 15, 2023
  • Amsterdam

    September 16, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    Landed in Amsterdam at 7:50 am today, 12:50 am KC time. Haven't slept yet! 64 degrees, sunny and beautiful. Lots, I mean lots of bike riders!

  • Day in Amsterdam

    September 16, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F

    Its now 75 degrees, took an hr guided walking tour. There's 900,000 people living here, and 200, 000 tourists. Billions of bike riders, have to watch out for them

  • Kinderdijk

    September 17, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

    Today was cool and rainy, did a guided walking tour of the Windmills. Total of 19, built in 1737, 1738. All still working, Some have families living in them.

    Kinderdijk is a village community in the Alblasserwaard province, South Holland

    The Netherlands produces 1.4 billion pounds of cheese, two-thirds of which is exported. Edam & Gouda are the most popular
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  • Koblenz,Germany

    September 19, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F

    Koblenz is a traditional German country town where the 2 rivers of Rhine & Moselle converge founded more than 2,000 yrs ago. A former trading settlement has many cobblestone streets, wood-beamed houses adorned with flowers, ancient market square & medieval churches, the oldest building dates back to 836.Read more

  • Freudenberg & Miltenberg Germany

    September 20, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

    This a small mediveal town situated in the German province of North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the most popular German towns,20,000 residents covering an area of 54.5 square kilometers. Close by is the Franconian town of Miltenberg. This town is nestled between the Main River and Greinberg Mountain is one of Germany's fine wine producing regions. Stroll along the cobblestone streets, timber-framed houses and crooked lanes. Didnt need to be rebuilt after WWII.Read more

  • Wurzburg, Germany

    September 21, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F

    Surrounded by Franconian vineyards, Wurzburg was heavily damaged during WWII, but has since been completely restored. This prestigious university city is a jewel of baroque architecture. The most pristine example is the great Bishops Residents palace built between 1720-1744 with a sweeping staircase & magnificent ceiling frescoes. The city remains a major wine-making center, hosting Germany's oldest & largest vineyard.Read more

  • Bamberg, Germany

    September 22, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

    Founded in 902, Bamberg is scenically situated on seven hills, each crowned by a beautiful church. Bisected by rivers & canals, the town has a jumble of crooked lanes,medieval buildings & a skyline punctuated by church steeples. Its equally famous for its smoky beer called rauchbier. It is also one of the few cities not bombed during WWIIRead more

  • Nuremberg, Germany

    September 23, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

    The second largest city in Bavaria is filled with half-timbered houses & Gothic churches with intricate spires. Nearly destroyed during WWII,the remaining medieval city walls stretch some 3 miles & feature original gateways & 80 original watchtowers. Nuremberg is infamous for its role in WWII as the site of Zeppelin Fields Nazi rallies and the war crimes trials at the Palace of Justice. The boycott of Jewish businesses began & outlawing Jewish citizenship were enacted.Read more

  • Regensburg Germany

    September 24, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    Regensburg escaped major damage during WWII, is one of Europe's best preserved medieval cities, oldest city along the Danube. The old stone bridge constructed in the 12th century, is a masterpiece of medieval engineering with its 16 arches. St. Peter's Cathedral is widly considered Bavaria's best Gothic architectural work. The town square was the site of Nazi book burningsRead more

  • Passau,Germany

    September 25, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

    Founded more than 2,000 years ago,one of the Bavaria's oldest city. Known as the "City of Three Rivers, it rests at the confluence of the Inn, IIz & Danube Rivers. Its where two nations meet, it is here that the German-Austrian border beginsRead more

  • Melk, Austria

    September 26, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F

    Set amid an important wine-growing region of picturesque villages and hilltop castles, the city lies at the confluence of the Danube & Melk Rivers at the base of the Machau Valley. An imposing 900 year old Benedictine Abby overlooks the town has 365 windows. Its beautiful library houses over 80, 000 priceless medieval manuscripts, and black-robed Benedictine monks still stroll amid the marble sculptures & frescoed walls.Read more

  • Vienna Austria

    September 27, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

    Renowned as the "City of Waltzes" is Europe's center of classical music. Strauss & Mozart composed many of their finest pieces here. Vienna has a long history as an important cultural center and in the lives of many of the world's most beloved musicians, painters, actors and thinkers.Read more

  • Budapest Hungary

    September 29, 2023 in Slovakia ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

    Hungary is divided into east and west by the Danube River. Eastern Hungary consists mostly of flat plains. In the west,rolling hills & low mountains form the Transdanubian region. The Carpathian Mountains rise in the north. Hungary's rich agricultural industry can feed the entire country. Hungary is a parliamentary republic.Read more

  • Prague, Czeck Republic

    October 1, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

    Prague the capital city of Czech Republic is bisected by the Vltava River. Nicknamed the " city of 100 spires",its known for its Old Town Square,the heart of its historic core with colorful baroque buildings, Gothic Churches & the Medieval Astronomical Clock, which gives an animated hourly show. Completed in 1402, pedestrian Charles Bridge is lined with statues of Catholic saints. Outside the capital is countryside filled with farms, forests, villages and castles.Read more

  • Trip end
    October 3, 2023