Mozart
August 6, 2017 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Had a little visit with Mozart while in Salzburg!
Salzburg
August 7, 2017 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
'The Hills Are Alive With The Sound of Music'.
'Climbed Every Mountain' again!
August 7, 2017 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Love Salzburg! 3rd time I've been to Salzburg but this time in summer. Took the cable car up the Untersburg then hiked to the top! Views down onto Salzburg beautiful. We also visited lots of 'Sound ofRead more
Mondsee
August 8, 2017 in Austria ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
'Sound of Music' wedding church. You'll all be pleased to know that this is the last Sound of Music 🎶 post- however can there ever be too much of it??
High on a Hill Was a Lonely Goat Herd!
August 8, 2017 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Sorry- promise this is now the last one!
Cesky Krumlov
August 8, 2017 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Drove northeast back into the Chez Republic again for 2 nights in the ancient walled city of Cesky Krumlov. We are staying in a lovely old hotel on the centre of the walled city. The is our hotel andRead more
Castle & town Cesky Krumlov
August 9, 2017 in Czech Republic ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
In the morning we did a walking tour of the town and up to the castle. This is the 2nd biggest palace complex in Chez R after Prague Castle. The town and castle here are world heritage listed andRead more
Dinner last night
August 9, 2017 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We went to a little traditional Chez BBQ restaurant for dinner last night- goooooood!
Melk Benedictine Abbey
August 10, 2017 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Back in Austria driving through to Vienna and visited the town of Melk. Above the town is the massive and beautiful Abbey- one of the biggest Baroque structure. It's a Benedictine Order Abbey andRead more
Vienna
August 12, 2017 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Spending 5 nights in Vienna. So much to look at. Today we did the first day of our Hop On, Hop Off. Vienna was and still is the cultural hub of Austria.
Drinks, Coffee, Tea and snacks! Vienna
August 12, 2017 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The last photo is from a cake shop- we didn't eat this one! This shop has been decorating cakes since 1786.
Concert at the Musikverein Goldener Saal
August 13, 2017 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Last night we went to a concert at the 'Golden' Concert Hall in Vienna. Mostly Mozart music but the concert finished with some Strauss waltzes. It was wonderful to think that much of the Music wasRead more
Esterhazy Estate
August 13, 2017 in Austria ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
I'm so exited today to have visited the Esterhazy Estate where Joseph Haydn 'the Father of the Symphony ' worked for the very wealthy Esterhazy family/princes for around 30 years and where he composedRead more
Vienna
August 13, 2017 in Austria ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Just so much to see!
Danube River
August 14, 2017 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
After visiting the massive Schonbrunn Palace and Gardens in the morning, we took a boat trip down part of the Danube River. Went through one loch. I'm always surprised at how fast the rivers flow hereRead more
Budapest! Hungary
August 15, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
At last! We arrived in Budapest today and I can now cross another thing off my bucket list! and so pleased I came- lives up to all my expectations. It was late afternoon by the time we reached ourRead more
Budapest
August 15, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The Danube River in Budapest is so much wider and busier than Vienna.
Budapest highlights
August 17, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
So many things to see in Budapest. Part of today was spent visiting the Heroes Square where there are massive monuments to Hungary's past and the nearby park where there is a castle snd also one ofRead more
Hot Springs
August 17, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Beautiful inside the baths
Roslyn BrownNo- way too many people! I've been in the ones in Banff and just so crowded so just went into the building which is beautiful
Opera House, Budapest
August 17, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Danube by night
August 19, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
River cruise tonight down the Danube. The really beautiful building is the Parliament building, I just can't help taking photos of it.
Shoes on the Danube
August 19, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
In the morning we visited the 'Shoes on the Danube'. This is a memorial to the Budapest Jewish people during WW11 who were sadly taken to the banks of the Danube, told to remove their shoes and thenRead more
Last day in Budapest!
August 19, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
What a great time we've had in Budapest and to finish off tomorrow is the National Day of Hungary with festivals and celebrations all over Budapest today and tomorrow. The Chain Bridge and many of theRead more
Goodbye Budapest
August 19, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Ljubljana, Slovenia
August 20, 2017 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Even after so many beautiful and amazing places that we've seen, my breath is taken away again! We have now left Hungary and travelled into 🇸🇮 Slovenia. Our first stop is for 3 nights inRead more