Tag Archives: Travel

Vienna – Departing Thoughts

Posted on May 17, 2016 by David Cross

Last night, we had dinner at the Imperial Hotel since John Kerry and company had a dinner event in our hotel taking all the tables.  Learn more about the peace conference in this posting.  So we needed an alternate choice … Continue reading →

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Searching through the side streets of Vienna

Posted on May 16, 2016 by David Cross

Over the past 24 hours, we have been able to visit and see many things around Vienna that are hard to describe in a single theme.  So, I used a random number generator seeded with fresh entropy to put together … Continue reading →

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Syria Peace Conference in Vienna Austria

Posted on May 16, 2016 by David Cross

After exploring Vienna the day before in this blog posting, this day took a different twist! There are so many great places to eat in Vienna, the choices are hard. We were lucky and Platinum AMEX concierge got us into … Continue reading →

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Exploring Vienna (Wien)

Posted on May 15, 2016 by David Cross

OK – time to walk around an explore Vienna.  We are at a great historic hotel Bristol in the old city center. People love to walk around and in the city center, to promote LGBT+ awareness and acceptance, the street … Continue reading →

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Running in Vienna (Wien)

Posted on May 15, 2016 by David Cross

OK – it is the weekend, so it is time for a long run 🙂 We ran along the canal and headed to the Danube from the City Center in Vienna. If I can only ran another kilometer, I would … Continue reading →

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Walking into a Fairy Tale – Bratislava and Slovakia

Posted on May 14, 2016 by David Cross

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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The bus stops are the hottest spots in Hungary!

Posted on May 14, 2016 by David Cross

Many stop for the bathrooms But most of the crowd load up on booze and candy at low prices to party!

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A Pesty Afternoon in Budapest

Posted on May 13, 2016 by David Cross

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

Posted on May 12, 2016 by David Cross

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 →

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Running in Budapest

Posted on May 12, 2016 by David Cross

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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