We had a four-night stay at Budapest. The location was absolutely perfect—centrally located, and about a five-minute walk to three different subway lines and multiple trams stops and bus stops. An Aldi was a five-minute walk. Dinner our first night was at a restaurant recommended by our host that was a short walk from the apartment. […]
Europe
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. Like Vienna, it is on the Danube River. Our hotel in Bratislava for two nights was not in the Old Town. Because we had a chance to use points, we picked this hotel that would have been a long walk to the Old Town but is right next to […]
Vienna
We arrived mid-afternoon and took an uber to our hotel. Vienna is where we splurged on a high-end hotel for our three nights. The hotel was, of course, nearly 200 years old, and in the Innere Stadt, which is the city center where most of the sights are. While Vienna is very walkable, we also […]
Maribor, Slovenia
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia. If one is headed from Zagreb to Vienna as we were, you pass through Maribor. We decided to spend one night there and see the place. It turns out that we had the most enjoyable evening of our entire vacation that night. We had booked a three-hour […]
Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary
A little planning and a flight to ZagrebIn Tom’s solo trip to Croatia in 2023, he stayed close to the Adriatic Sea and never made it very far inland. A couple in his group last year had visited Zagreb, Croatia’s capital city, and loved it. After hearing that, Tom put Zagreb on his wish list. […]
Montenegro and the end of the trip
As we headed south on our bus from Dubrovnik, we passed the Dubrovnik airport, then stopped for lunch at restaurant in a small village in the Konavle region of Croatia. Trout was the main course. Next came the border crossing into Montenegro. Montenegro is a small country, less than 700,000 people. Montenegro is not a […]