Entrevaux
18 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Scenic 🚉 # 1 today out of Nice to Entrevaux!
The line, known as the Train des Pignes (Pine Train), tollows a scenic route through the alps. My clips do not do it justice.
I alighted at EntrevauxЧитать далее
Milan
19 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
🚉 # 13 and 14 meant au revoir to 🇫🇷 and ciao 🇮🇹 !
It is Fashion Week👗 in Milan this week... who knew?! It is good then that I am making a quick escape tomorrow but not before seeingЧитать далее
Torre dei Lamberti
20 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Whistle stop in Milan before 🚉 # 15 to Verona!
Synonymous with Romeo and Juliet, and steeped in history, another very beautiful city. The Torre dei Lamberti stairs lead to a spectacular view! HadЧитать далее
Walking Verona
21 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Verona, I know why Shakespeare fell for you ❤️
The walking tour was excellent to bring her history to life. The views from the hill were amazing! The lovely ladies from Glasgow who asked me toЧитать далее
Brenner Pass
22 сентября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Arrived safely into 🇦🇹 🥰
It was a perfect day for a combined 7.5-hour journey on 🚉 # 16 and 17 but not so good for viewing the Dolomites in all their glory. It 🌧 non-stop!
And, theЧитать далее
Naschmarkt
23 сентября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
The Naschmarkt for breakfast...fully clothed for the first time 😁
Vienna's most popular market, with 16th-century origins, with more than 100 food & vintage stalls, plus restaurants, stretchingЧитать далее
Building Safari
23 сентября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Guru Guide was right... the walking tour was definitely a building safari! My highlights:
The copy of the last supper (as I didn't view the original in Milan). It is a mosaic of 20,000 individualЧитать далее
Vienna State Opera
23 сентября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Opera in an Opera House:
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
I watched the Barber of Seville, more enjoyable due to individual translation screens...Danke Staatsoper!
Fully enjoyed it...❤️
House of Austrian History
24 сентября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
A hundred years after the founding of the First Republic, the House of Austrian History on Heldenplatz casts light on our country's eventful history after 1918. The balcony where Adolf HilterЧитать далее
Sigmund Freud Museum
24 сентября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Hungry after history, I headed for a hot dog at St Stephensplatz before making my way to the next museum.... History and Food Day 😋
Sigmund lived here in Vienna for 47 years. As a Jew he fledЧитать далее
Prater Amusement Park
24 сентября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Vienesse Caffè first for a slice of cake then off to the famous Wiener Riesenrad...🎡
🇬🇧 designed the 64.75-metre (212 ft) tall Ferris Wheel constructed in 1897 and was the world's tallestЧитать далее
Croatia Bus Zagreb
25 сентября 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
International 🚍 # 1
Arrived safely into Zagreb, and despite crossing another border, my passport has yet to be checked... a Sex Shop at the Bus Depot, though, so all the essentials coveredЧитать далее
Walking Zagreb
25 сентября 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
In 1851, the medieval Gradec and Kaptol joined, naming it Zagreb and making it Hrvatska's (Croatia's) 🇭🇷capital.
In 2020, earthquakes hit Zagreb, killing 1, injuring 27, and damaging 1900Читать далее
Museum of Broken Relationships
25 сентября 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Our societies acknowledge marriages, funerals, and even graduation farewells but deny us any formal recognition of the demise of a relationship despite its strong emotional effect 💔
The concept:Читать далее
ПутешественникYes, I thought so! They take the concept on tour, which I think they put on the website locations where they are holding exhibitions 💔
Museum of Yugoslavia
26 сентября 2023 г., Сербия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Well, who knew that such a thing as a trolley 🚎 existed?!
I caught #41 to the museum to begin my education in the history of this region. In summary, it is extremely complex, with cruelty andЧитать далее
Walking Belgrade
27 сентября 2023 г., Сербия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Belgrade, having been destroyed and rebuilt 40 times, is socially, politically and architecturally very mixed. Brutalist architecture was the most interesting part for me! 😁
Emerged in the UK inЧитать далее
Serbia to Sofia 🚍
28 сентября 2023 г., Болгария ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
International 🚍 #3... and 9 hours later... my journey from Serbia to Sofia is complete!
This is by far the nicest and homely hostel I have stayed in, even if it was like Crystal Maze to complete aЧитать далее
Walking Sofia
29 сентября 2023 г., Болгария ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Free Sofia Tours guide Tommy did an excellent job trimming 7000 years worth of history into 2 hours!
Roman 'Serdika' was central to the empire as the mid-point between Rome and Instanbul, and sinceЧитать далее
Museum of Socialist Art
29 сентября 2023 г., Болгария ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The star symbolises protection, while the ☭ as the union of workers and peasants. By 1924, it became part of the Soviet flag and the official emblem of the Soviet Union.
Interesting fact: it wasЧитать далее
Walking Communism
29 сентября 2023 г., Болгария ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Unfortunately, as the Red Flat Museum was busy, I went to get 🍦and sit in the ☀️ until it was time to start the walking tour...😁
This tour was about narrative, not 📸 and has left meЧитать далее
ПутешественникI always thought that the Mensheviks would have been a better option than the Bolsheviks.
ПутешественникI am inclined to agree, but then to a degree, isn't that the approach we take under democracy... and where is that getting us?
ПутешественникMight have developed differently though? I feel that there might not have been the absolutism and genocide under Stalin, but as ever those who shout loudest…
Museum of Photography
30 сентября 2023 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Final (for now!) International 🚍 #4 to Thessaloniki, Greece...
I definitely made the most of the half day here with the Museum of Photography and a free walking tour organised by the Hostel,Читать далее
Piraeus
1 октября 2023 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Domestic 🚍 # 1 to complete week 4 travels to Port Piraeus. I wandered to find the Ferry Gate for tomorrow's journey; the event of the day! 😆
It was a long, practical day, but a little rest andЧитать далее
Ermoupoli Port, Syros
2 октября 2023 г., Греция ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
I have arrived safely to Syros on ⛴️ #1
Apano Meria SCE my home for the next 3 weeks, and I am so excited to get started. After a walk of the island this evening, I am now just as excited toЧитать далее
ПутешественникMeanwhile, back here, Stoke-on-Trent Live have reported that today is “National Michelle Day”. I’m not making this up - they actually did post that. So… happy day…
Путешественник😆 brilliant.... there is actually a day for everything! Will add it to 02/10 in the calendar so Mike can treat me next year 🤣
Which Development?
3 октября 2023 г., Греция ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Apano Meria SCE 👩💻 aims to influence municipality development plans for Syros.
The 2007-2009 Greek Financial Crisis hit Syros hard; infrastructure hinting at a place that had at one time hadЧитать далее
Hiking Kini Failure
4 октября 2023 г., Греция ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Local Greek 🚌 # 1
Waiting at a stop that was temporarily closed meant a 2.5-hour wait... then 2.15pm, school kid chaos! I managed to get on at the central bus station, which could be mistaken forЧитать далее