Driving from Vienna to Poreč in Croatia
30 november 2023, Kroatië ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Today was a day of driving through various forms of precipitation... snow, extreme rain and fog. On the wrong side of the road. In a foreign car. What could go wrong?
Thankfully nothing! Craig andMeer informatie
The Danube, Schloss Schönbrunn & Rebecca
29 november 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
We woke up to a thin layer of snow on the cars in the street, which didn't seem to melt all day, probably because it didn't get above 2°C. A little bit exciting!
Craig and I went out to forage forMeer informatie
Cafe Hawelka, Belvedere Palace
28 november 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Today's adventure started a bit later due to the drizzle, but after a bit of meandering we ended up stumbling across Cafe Hawelka and got a table straightaway in a cafe which has been in operationMeer informatie
Vienna
27 november 2023, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Craig and I woke up early(ish) and went to the local supermarket to stock up on some breakfast items. A little bit drizzly out. Breakfast back at the unit with the best supermarket home brand muesliMeer informatie
Brisbane to Vienna via Doha
26 november 2023, Katar ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Leaving late in the evening made the entire trip seem to go past really quickly. Doha International Airport was huge outside, quite lovely inside with a domed rainforest setting. We arrived to a tempMeer informatie
Home again, home again... the verdict
27 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Finn's favourite things:
Snow, Germany
Kate's favourite things
Seeing Mena and Mia again, the summer toboggan, top of the Eiffel Tower, and Mum in the pharmacy in Paris saying "Excusez-moi, je neMeer informatie
Kiel
25 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
It was then on to Kiel to meet up with Mia after she finished Uni. Mia did try to give us the fishbun experience of Kiel, however the weather was not being kind to us and the food trucks along theMeer informatie
Hamelin
25 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We had a beautiful breakfast back with the Stolper family. The kids got to feed and hold Britte's rabbits, we had a tour of the tractors and said farewell to Mena for a long time to come now.
Berlin to Hamelin via Wernigerode
24 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Up bright and early this morning to set off for Wernigerode which was 3.5 hours drive away to pick up Mena en route to Hamelin where we were staying the night. Mena made us a lovely lunch in herMeer informatie
Berlin - Fishing at Oberbaum Bridge
22 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We ended up at the Oberbaum Bridge, which was an impressive structure. It signified a divide between two boroughs of Berlin so has since become an important symbol of reunification.
Down by theMeer informatie
East Side Gallery (III)
22 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
East Side Gallery (II)
22 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
East Side Gallery (I)
22 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Given we had seen everything on the sightseeing schedule and it was only just after lunch, we decided to walk to the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km section of the Berlin Wall which was established as anMeer informatie
Berlins - Buildings
22 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Some of the buildings we came across on our walk to the East Side Gallery...
Berlin - Brandenburg Gate
22 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We were at the Brandenburg Gate on a Sunday morning, and a stage was set up right outside the gate with some hip-hop artists singing something, people were carrying placards, rainbow flags waving.Meer informatie
Berlin - Potsdamer Platz
22 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
The Potsdamer Platz housed the Sony Centre which has a rather spectacular roof and we found the Corroboree Bar where you can apparently enjoy a currywurst with Corroboree curry sauce and Aussie cutMeer informatie
Berlin - Checkpoint Charlie
22 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We had a massive walking day today of just over 15km! Berlin is very flat so walking is quite easy, and I think I had underestimated just how much we would be able to get through on foot in one day.Meer informatie
Bavaria to Berlin
21 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
It was a day of travel today - 5.5 hours to Berlin. We were all packed up by 9.15am, only to discover that in checking the entire AirBnB for anything we left behind, we neglected to notice the carMeer informatie
Our last night in Bavaria
20 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
A few other odds and ends from our time in Bavaria...
Our day trips have included a lot of time driving on small country lanes in the rural parts of Bavaria. A few days ago we started to notice largeMeer informatie
Red rooves of Rothenburg
20 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The red roofs of the village are the defining feature and are how the village got its name. The certainly were quaint and very steep.
Rothenburg - Old Town
20 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The town was picture perfect! Impossible not to take gazillions of photos of beautiful houses.
The beautiful signs hanging from the shops were a drawcard for me too!
But the highlight (Craig, myMeer informatie
Rothenburg - Spital Gate
20 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
At the end of the walkable wall, we came across Spital Gate, which was a fortification built in the 16th century in a figure eight pattern to defend the southern end of the village. Inside there wereMeer informatie
Rothenburg - Medieval City Walls
20 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We paid a visit to Rothenburg today and it was fabulous! It is only a 30-minute drive from where we are staying, so we were able to have a shortish sightseeing day on our last day in Bavaria.
WeMeer informatie
Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Nuremberg
19 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We spent a couple of hours walking around what remains of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to go through the museum which is housed in the unfinished Congress Hall.Meer informatie
Unschlitthaus, Nuremberg
19 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
As we were making our way back to the Haupmarkt, we came across a series of bridges across the Pegnith River - breathtakingly beautiful!
Walking back to the car, we followed the city walls. IMeer informatie
Nuremberg Bratwurst
19 oktober 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We stopped at a restaurant today, whose sole menu offerings were a plate of either 6, 8, 10 or 12 bratwurst with a side of potato salad or sauerkraut.
They were the yummiest sausages!
Took someMeer informatie
























































































































































































































ReizigerIt’s as gorgeous as the previews were. Wow. 120kms/hr is quite fast!!!
It only felt fast with the "drift" when the left-hand-driving driver slowly moved across to the right, scaring this passenger witless. [Gabrielle Ingram]