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Walking into a Fairy Tale – Bratislava and Slovakia
We left Budapest and Hungary today. It was quite rainy so it was a good choice to head towards Austria. We transited through Slovakia again and had lunch in Bratislava. What a great town. You cross a bridge with an unusual design … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, International, Slovakia, Syria Protest, Travel
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The bus stops are the hottest spots in Hungary!
Many stop for the bathrooms But most of the crowd load up on booze and candy at low prices to party!
Buda Called!
We hopped over the bridge to check out the other side of Budapest known by its gang name “Buda”. We had visited this site previously in 2008, so we did not feel the need to spend a whole day on … Continue reading
A Pesty Afternoon in Budapest
We spent a little more time exploring some more on the Pest side of Budapest. One of the places we got to visit was the second largest Jewish synagogue in the world. It is a special sect of Judaism specific … Continue reading
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The Pest of Budapest
We got into Budapest in the evening so we took a cruise along the Danube for a little local food, wine and music. That was the famous chain bridge of course. You can take some of the best photos of … Continue reading
Running in Budapest
We arrived in Budapest late yesterday and checked in the new Ritz-Carlton. What an AMAZING hotel. They cater to runners, so we could not resist running first thing this morning 🙂 We ran down by the Danube of course, it … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, Budapest, Hungary, Running, Travel
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Travelling through Slovakia
Before we left Krakow, we did decide to be American tourists and have lunch at the Hard Rock Café. A little bit of a tradition for us…it was a great location on the square and a nice opportunity to observe … Continue reading
Remembering Auschwitz
We kicked off the day in Krakow touring around some of the historical WWII sites before we headed out of town to visit Auschwitz. This is an important historical story to tell and experience. If it is your first time … Continue reading
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Tagged Auschwitz, blog, ghetto, Holocaust, Museum, Poland, Schindlers factory, tour, Travel, WWII
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Krakow Running Club
As you may have seen in my Warsaw blog post, Warsaw is all about bikers and we found that Krakow is where all the runners are. Yes, I know this picture has bikers, but trust me, the trail was full … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, graffiti, International, Krakow, Poland, reactor, Research, Running, trails, Travel
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Headed to Krakow (Poland)
We trekked east to Krakow today. A little rain, but nothing miserable. The waves of yellow rapeseeds (canola oil) was quite scenic as we drive for 5 hours. Some fields were a mile long. Sorry for the window reflection. As … Continue reading