Last Wednesday was the first sunny day we had in Munich since our arrival on Friday, so we decided to take advantage of the weather and headed to the Englischer Garten (i.e. English Garden). We took the trusty U-Bahn/subway to what we thought was the correct stop and managed to wander through a neighborhood before stumbling…
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Street Corner Randomness
Unlike my previous street corner experience, we had a rather pleasant encounter the other day. It was our first day in Munich, and we were just getting oriented with the neighborhood around the hotel. It was 20:00, and we noticed that there was hardly anything open. We were trying to find a grocery store or…
The Hills Really Are Alive…
Again … apologies for the delay in posting. Internet has been intermittent and expensive for the last few days, so I, being the lesser overall priority, have not been able to send anything out and the catching up has been all-absorbing. We are now in Munich, or Muenchen, as the locals call it. We stayed…
Whoever You Are, I Want To Thank You
I know, I know. I really should write more. Too often, Charity is the only one updating this blog. Let it be known that I’m not a complete slacker– just a little bit after I’m pau (finished) with work. So on that subject… As many of you know, I am lucky enough to have a…
Salzburg: Mozart’s town
Today was a day for low-key touring and lots of picture-taking. As I mentioned before, the town is absolutely stunning with mountains pressing right up to it and even becoming a part of the architecture. Many of the buildings in the old town date from the 1400s, so the wandering was a lot of fun.…
Wifi, wifi everywhere … and then it’s gone…
We left Vienna today and traveled to Salzburg – through some beautiful, idyllic towns with rolling hills and bucolic farmland. Vienna was fantastic – gentile and refined and amazingly there were wifi cafes everywhere – especially in the neighborhood where we stayed (this comes into play later). We saw some amazing architecture and enjoyed the…
Dining with MJ and the Habsburgs
We had a fantastic dinner tonight at the City Grill in a suburban mall in Vienna. Yes, a mall. But a mall like none you’ve seen in the US. It has a little bit of everything, lots of restaurants both fast and fancy as well as clothing, supermarkets, computer stores, and even a radio station. …
The Importance of Updated Guidebooks
We spent much of this afternoon trying to take a self-guided tram ride throughout the center ring surrounding Vienna. According to our 2008 guidebook, there would be two different tram lines that would circle the city, close to interesting monuments and museums to aid the visitor in getting their bearings around town. We took the…
Well-Preserved Prague
We are suffering in Vienna with no a/c but at long last we have reliable and consistent internet access. This is very appreciated. We arrived yesterday evening but have mainly been at the hotel so Maylene could try to get some work done after a series of access issues and tool revisions that has made…
Combustible Berlin
Sorry for the radio silence – we’ve had intermittent internet access since leaving Amsterdam and when we do have it I end up spending most of my time searching for a hotel room in the next city or catching up on personal business. Anywho – we’re getting ready to leave Prague tomorrow but I’ll back-up…