Adios Spain, Bonjour France!
Today began with a 6:30am wakeup call. Everyone looked tired as we ate the same breakfast as yesterday. At 8am, we boarded the bus and left Barcelona, headed for France! Though the majority of...
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Barcelona – Day 4
We started our morning with a breakfast of fresh croissants, butter, strawberry jam, orange juice and the equivalent of honey smacks cereal. Kendra, Jenn and I also had café con leches to help get...
Hola Madrid!
After landing on time this morning, Madrid welcomed us with beautiful, sunny weather. It was a nice change from the colder temperature of home! Our tour guide, Jesus, met up with us as we...
Neuschwanstein Castle, Innsbruck, Lichtenstein and Luzern
We’ve had two more adventurous days! We awoke yesterday to several inches of snow on the ground, and even more falling from the sky. Though it made the driving slow, we easily made it...
Valentine’s Day in Vienna
Happy Valentine’s Day! We had an easy morning that started with a breakfast of cornflakes, bologna, cheese, bread, juice, coffee and tea. The kids were a bit surprised by the warm milk, but it...
Vienna, Austria – Day 2
Today was an emotional one for us. We started the day with breakfast in the Pension, and then set out with Derek for the Schonbrunn Palace. It was an easy ride on the U-Bahn....
Vienna, Austria – Day 1
Last night we arrived in Vienna at about 7 pm. As we were standing in line for a Bankomat in the train station in Vienna, we literally bumped into our roommate from Prague. Derek...
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Today was a difficult day for both of us – we traveled to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp outside of Krakow. The sheer number of people visiting the camp surprised me. At first, the crowds...
Krakow – Who Knew?
We arrived in Krakow, Poland at 7am this morning, over an hour late. Apparently our train had broken down at some point during the night, however I did not mind because getting into Krakow...
Farewell, Budapest
Is it already August? Today Jen and I packed our bags and headed for the train station. It is amazing how we feel like we know a city after using the public transportation for...