Blogs from Europe - page 11961

If I had to choose one word to describe what we did today, it would be the word walk, because basically that’s all we did. We woke up, had the complimentary breakfast in the hotel, and just walked. Not far from our hotel was situated not another famous tourist attraction, but the most famous attraction, Stodolni Street. This street is literally crazy, it was crowded with people. The atmosphere was hyper and upbeat and had somewhat of a music-based theme. Whether you’re an oldies type of person or a new, hip, today type of person, anyone could find their type of music. Abby and I stuck together and explored every single type of music that was there. It was pretty fun!! Another feature that this street contained was something that I’ll never forget; I swear there ... read more

Day 12...beers and Capri We arrived in Sorrento on an overnight train from Venice. The train was a little rough, and sleep was minimal, however the moneys sove from the night's accomodations proved great for some nice "made in Sorrento" in-laid wood souvenirs. The train from Naples was a little dis-heartening, with young children begging for change while their parents looked on, and constant warnings of pick-pockets. Susan was feeling a little uneasy, and I admit so was I. However, upon arriving in Sorrento she quickly understood why I insisted we add this location to our Italian Honeymoon. After checking into our hotel room (Hotel del Corso - just off the main square) and getting cleaned up we walked down to the marina (Piccola) and enjoyed a couple of cold beers while taking in the wonderful ... read more

Long weekend, long drive, worth it for the scenery! ... read more

Yep - you can do all that (and probably more) in Amsterdam, where I headed on the bank holiday weekend (that’s what they call them here, instead of ‘long weekend’) with Grace (a friend from Oz who now works with me - yes it is a small world), her husband and a mate of his. Before we went, we had some difficulty getting accommodation. We were trying for a houseboat or an apartment, but the fact that we only wanted to stay two nights meant nothing was available. There was also a lack of hotel rooms (excepting the extraordinarily expensive ones). However, at the last minute, we managed to get an apartment after all!! Could not have worked out better - the apartment was great, heaps of space, great view and right in town. Nevertheless, I ... read more

Hello everyone -- writing tonight about our day spent yesterday on Ireland's lovely Dingle Peninsula! We got an early start out of Killarney and headed northwest toward Dingle. Our first stop along the long and winding road was Inch Spit... a long sandbar in a town called Inch. It was actually totally, shockingly lovely -- it was quite warm, cloudless and beautiful. Almost like we were in Hawaii again. We've included some photos below... Erin was inspired, as you can see. Well, Kevin was inspired to make her do that... We got back on the road and eventually made it to Dingle town, the place of Rick Steves' dreams. It really is a fantastic place -- reminded us of a New England coastal town somehow. We arranged for a boat tour (more on that in a ... read more