European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #11, Venice, IT to Florence, IT
Friday, June 22, 2012 – Breakfast was the first thing on our mind when we woke up, but with the National public transportation strike happening today, we quickly got showered & dressed before heading downstairs. We had packed up our suitcases the night before, so Julia & I were able to get downstairs and through [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #10, Venice, IT
Thursday, June 21, 2012 – The first thing we noticed about Venice when we arrived yesterday was just how hot & muggy it was. Luckily our room at Hotel Rialto was equipped with a working air conditioner, so we opted to have a nice, comfortable sleep before leaving to explore one of the most [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #9, Salzburg, AU to Venice, IT
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 – With today being a travel day, Julia & I were up at 6:45 am and checked out of Hotel Villa Carlton in Salzburg, Austria by 7:30 am and walked to the train station. At Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, we picked up croissants, bottles of water and some juice, to get ready for [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #8, Salzburg, AU
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 – For the first time on our trip, the weather was actually beautiful – we had a great sleep with the A/C on in our little pet-friendly boutique hotel. Our number one mission once we woke up was to find me some sunscreen, that I had forgotten to pack before we [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #7, Amsterdam, NL to Salzburg, AU
Monday, June 18, 2012 – The train ride from Amsterdam to Salzburg left the Centraal Station at 7am, so it was an early day for Julia & me. Having learned about the whole first-class option on our previous train rides, we were sure to find the first-class car for our early morning journey. Since we [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #6, Amsterdam, NL
Sunday, June 17, 2012 – After a pretty late night we slept in and had breakfast at the crepebar across the street from our hotel, for some crepes – a Dutch specialty. While the service was a little on the slow side, and the menu that they were set to launch in the coming weeks [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #5, Amsterdam, NL
Saturday, June 16, 2012 – Because of the EuRail pass and only being an hour outside of Amsterdam, Julia & I were in no rush to check-out and get to the train station. Regardless, we were out of the hotel room by 11am and made the 15-minute walk from the hotel to the train station. [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #3, Paris
Thursday, June 14, 2012 – Since today was set to be our last official day in Paris, we left our hotel and walked to the metro to hop on a train towards the Eiffel Tower. It was suggested that we start our walk of the Parisian landmarks at the Trocadero metro stop, for the best [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #2, Paris
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 – Julia & I woke up and headed down for breakfast in the restaurant at Hotel Design de la Sorbonne, since we had made a reservation the night before. We had high expectations for our meal, since we were told it was a ‘buffet’ and it was setting us back 18 € [...]
Suad in Spain, 2012: Part Four – Museums
(Text and photos: Suad Bejtovic) About the only thing I knew about Madrid before going there was that it is the home of one of the world’s most famous museums, Prado. After doing some research before the visit, I realized that at least two other Madrid museums are worth the visit – Reina Sofia and [...]
