London Calling: Our (Shopping) Blitz does little damage. City left mostly intact.
We traveled from Amsterdam to London via train with a change of trains in Brussels, Belgium. Of all our travels on this trip around the world, we have not passed […]
Amsterdam – Canals, Windmills, Art, Apple Pie & Bicycles.
I’ve been to more than a few train stations on this trip, from China to London. Hands down the prettiest train station exterior is Amsterdam’s Centraal Station. A true cathedral […]
Berlin – Mr. Gorbachev, I hardly recognize the place since the wall was torn down.
A guest blog by Holly Melton. The train trip from Prague to Berlin is beautiful. For the first 2 1/2 hours of the trip, the train tracks follow along a […]
Prague – We Czech in on this ancient capital.
When we were planning this trip, very early on Holly made it clear that she wanted to visit Prague. I could pick almost any cities/countries to visit – but Prague […]
We Waltz Through Vienna!
We have a new routine when we arrive in a new city: 1. We go to an ATM to get local cash. 2. We buy our train tickets for the […]
Budapest – I’m Hungary, where’s the goulash?
I have to admit to virtually no knowledge of Hungary before we arrived in Budapest. I associated Hungary with three things: Goulash – I was pretty sure it’s a soup. […]
Ukraine – A Country at a Cross-roads – Avoiding protest and police in rainy Kiev
We arrived in Kiev early on a rainy Friday morning (November 22, 2013) on an overnight train from Moscow. For the portion of our trip through China, Mongolia and Russia, […]
St. Petersburg – Peter the Great’s European City in Russia
A guest blog by Holly Melton: Our sweet ride from Moscow to St. Petersburg (and back): Mark and I are becoming experienced train riders on this trip. On this trip […]
Moscow – Center of the Russian Universe – Part 1
This was my first visit to Moscow, I was a blank slate. Holly on the other hand had visited Moscow during the depths of the cold-war with the Soviet Union […]
Moscow – Center of the Russian Universe – Part 2
If Moscow is the center of the Russian universe, the Kremlin is the holy of holies, the seat of the Russian government and at one time the center of the […]
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