¡Madrid!
There are some gaps in the trip, I know! We are safely home in KC and I owe this blog about a week's worth of adventures. Here is a post…
“The Romans were everywhere!”
We let ourselves sleep in - til all of 10:00! Then it's up and at 'em. Our "B&B" provided cereal and instant coffee, which I have quite the affinity for…
Woke up in Budapest, fell asleep in Rome
Travel day between Budapest and Rome was an early one, with the added stress of it being the first time traveling by plane after landing in London the first day.…
Setting records in Budapest
In Budapest we met up with one of my roommates from college, Rebecca. She's currently teaching English and Spanish in Hungary for the summer before returning to Spain to teach…
New Europe Tours: Munich
In our search for things to discover in all of these new cities, we've come across some excellent tip-based tours (read: advertised as free but you're expected to tip the…
Getting lost in a Mercedes is way more fun
Everything you've heard about the autobahn is just about true. Things I didn't realize:1 - it's not just one stretch of road, it's Germany's entire highway network2 - some parts…
Hardy and Anka at the Jodlerwirt
We realized Munich would be fun when we found the Jodlerwirt and met Hardy & Anka. We had a big day of driving on the autobahn and through castle road…
Turn off the Internet, turn off exploring?
The train rise from Köln (Cologne) to Frankfurt, Germany is so far much more interesting - visually - than other routes we've been on (and awake for) this trip. There…
Yes, I’ll try the European sampler platter, please.
We know our trip's itinerary it pretty ambitious, but that's what we want to do - see as much as we can and go hard while we're here. When we…
Brussels, please; hold the sprouts.
The alternate title to this post is, "Things I Learned About Brussels that Might Not Be Entirely Accurate Because I Took the Tour One Day and Two Countries Ago"1. It…